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Old Dec 11, 2016 | 9:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
Unfortunately there is no mandatory compensation that is required for downgrades in Australia and the fare for the journey would be the same whether you flew in business class or economy class from Sydney to Brisbane
Does this rule apply to all domestic flights or just those booked as part of an international itinerary (e.g. SYD-MEL-DXB)?

If I were to book a flight (QF506) from Sydney to Brisbane in Business class on Saturday, January 21st 2017 it would cost $739 with a fully flexible Economy fare costing $399 and discount Economy $125.

Let's say for arguments sake the abovementioned flight is overbooked in Business and I am involuntarily downgraded at the gate (or at check in) to Economy class.

Would I not be entitled to claim the fare difference between Business and either flexible Economy ($340) or discount Economy ($614) depending on what was available at the time of booking (or the amount of status credits and points Qantas awarded for the downgraded flight)?
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