So Qantas came back to me this morning and quoted me a price of $5,500 AUD, but with some incorrect flight dates for the first flights.

So I worked with an agent this morning to change the flights, and they went and repriced the ticket but came back and told me that it had gone up and they couldn't ticket it at that price anymore.

The lady on the phone I was dealing with was super helpful, probably the best customer service agent I have ever dealt with from an airline, and what ended up happening was they agreed to honour the original fair because they had quoted it to me this morning.

So with the new recruiting, I got a DONE5 ex-MPM for a final cost of $5,400AUD.

Taught me a lesson in ticket first, change later. But those dates really wouldn't have worked, specifically for the first flight.

I gave them my credit card details but I haven't yet been charged. Still fingers crossed until an eticket arrives in my inbox.