Qantas and Flying Blue: new partnership
 

Qantas


Hi All,

I would like to share the following news: Qantas (QF) will join Flying Blue as a partner airline as of 9 December 2019. In case you would like to know what this means for you, please read below (and also on the Flying Blue website).

As of 9 December 2019, all Flying Blue members will be able to:
- earn miles;
- earn XP on eligible flights (provided flights are booked in a mileage earning fare class);
- earn Elite bonus miles;
- spend miles
- extent overall validity of miles.

Earn miles

Earning will take place based on the fare class and distance flown according to the following scheme:

- First class: F, A (150%);
- Business class: J, C, D (125%); I (100%);
- Premium economy: W (110%); R (100%); T (75%);
- Economy: Y, B (100%); H (75%); K, M (50%); L, S, V (25%); G, N, O, Q (20%).

Elite benefits

In addition, Flying Blue Silver members will receive the following benefits when flying QF:
- additional baggage (1 piece or 23 KG above standard allowance).

In addition, Flying Blue Gold, Platinum (Ultimate) and Club 2000 (Skipper) will receive the following benefits when flying QF:
- additional baggage (1 piece or 23 KG above standard allowance);
- priority check-in;
- priority baggage handling;
- priority boarding;
- access to preferred seats.

QF Silver members travelling on AF/KL will receive the following benefits:
- additional baggage (1 piece above standard allowance).

QF Gold, Platinum and Platinum One members travelling on AF/KL will receive the Skypriority designation benefits when flying AF/KL. Their benefits include the following benefits:
- additional baggage (1 piece above standard allowance);
- priority check-in;
- priority baggage handling;
- priority boarding;
- access to preferred seats.

Final remarks

In case if you have any questions regarding the new partnership, please post your question. I will see if FB can answer the questions where possible.

Best regards,

Gajan

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/me...utch-airlines/

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-...-airlines.html

Is it also the other way around?

As a Flying Blue member we can earn miles and XP from Qantas flight?


Source in French says yes but not sure about that: https://investir.lesechos.fr/actions...as-1884944.php

Reciprocal lounge access isn't listed for Gold and above traveling in coach on international itineraries.

Yes, see above and now on the French version of the FB website (not appearing on the list of partnres on the other country versions yet, but the Qantas page is available on other country version websites too):
https://www.flyingblue.fr/en/partner...s/presentation

Any QFF members finding themselves in an AF or KL lounge are likely to be shocked at what they find!!!!

Yes just saw that after my post ahah

But did someone in this forum told that all FB partners (expect Transavia) can give you XP?
MH,JL,WS and now QF all give XP

Yes, it's been like this for a few months now (the title of the thread is misleading/obsolete)....

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...-airlines.html

https://www.flyingblue.nl/en/news/xp-scope-changes
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/atta...1&d=1570627797

Once again saw the thread after my post, but nevertheless thanks for the answer

as long as I can't get on a cheap Y to the lounge with my FF card...not seeing much that would be a benefit for me..

Given that you are BA silver, you could gain access to the lounge using your BA card and yet earn XPs to your FB account. What's not to like in having additional options like this?

QF -AF/KLM code sharing was announced July 2018
This announcement is an extension of that

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qant...ly-2018-a.html

I like charts so here are some from Pointsfromthepacific:

One important thing to know is that sadly, you will be unable to use your Qantas points for first redemptions on Air France as they only allow their top elite members to book these flights.

https://pointsfromthepacific.boardin...9-13.59.58.png

And here are the benefits for KLM flights for Qantas elites:

https://pointsfromthepacific.boardin...9-14.04.37.png https://pointsfromthepacific.boardin...9-14.04.58.png

And here are the benefits for elites for flights operated by Air France:https://pointsfromthepacific.boardin...9-14.05.35.png https://pointsfromthepacific.boardin...9-14.05.51.png

To find out exactly what you’ll earn for the AF/KLM flights, use the calculator here and to find exactly how many points you’ll need for a redemption, use this calculator.

Excellent news, although the lack of reciprocal lounge access is a disappointment.
But there is more than that in the today’s announcement
- BKK will join SIN and HKG as connecting point between CDG/AMS and Oz routes. So, BKK flights will be also code-shared
- there will be a code-share agreement with JetStar to cover some routes from SIN to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. Also from DPS to Oz (to connect to/from the KL flight to DPS).

https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/air-...n-qantas-group

Do you need to be on a code share flight to accrue miles and XP? From what I read, I don’t think you have to. I lives in SFO, so I should be able to fly Qanta to Sydney and credit my flight to FB and gain miles and XP. Isn’t that correct?

No codeshare. QF native probably for ff miles, but no status earn, assuming is going to be the reciprocal of QF on KLM/AF
But would need confirmation.

From the other side:- QF freq flyers earning on KLM/AF native flights.
Earn QF ff points (~miles) but no earn for status.
That's the same as QF flyers on EK flights (EK flight number EK operated)
Link--> https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...r-partnerships
Guessing QF operated KLM marketed [=codeshare] will earn for KLM/AF status. But needs confirmation