Originally Posted by davistev

......The policy that allows changes for all bookings after March 10th is purely for marketing to raise revenue. Customers who booked prior have no such rights - why?

However, I would love to be able to postpone my trips to October or November. As it stands now, Qantas has no provision for existing bookings made before March 10 to be postponed for 6 months due to the coronavirus. Qantas will reduce frequencies and consolidate flights but will not give passengers the option of travelling later when everything has calmed down a bit unless you pay the fare change and fare difference fees. The Australian government today issued a directive to Australians to avoid all non-urgent international travel.........