Sep 26, 2019, 6:52 pm
Last edit by: Mwenenzi
Qantas routes Australia to/from USA Canada
Looking for awards only on LAX-SYD route restricts your options.
AS award chart:---> https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...s/award-charts
Note these routes and/or aircraft type may change. Not all routes have flights every day.
May not be up to date
The QF A380 have first, business, premium economy & economy classes. Only the A380 has first class.
The QF B787's have, business, premium economy & economy classes. The B787’s do not have first class.
All QF B747's have been retired and sent to the Mojave desert. (July 2020)
QF starts to release their awards 353 days out to QF frequent flyers. But awards can be released any time out to departure. Anyone can join the QF ffp and then search for award availability. Be careful about mixed economy/business QF awards. These have an identifying symbol on the award flight.
A business class flight will give access to the Qantas Club or Qantas Business lounge. Major domestic airports have both a Qantas Club lounge, for mid level Oneworld status holders and paid QF club members, and a better Business lounge, with access by business class of service or top level Oneworld status. Domestic lounges can get very busy at morning and late afternoon peaks.
From QF web site QF seat maps
Qantas Australia domestic
Award availability on QF domestic routes in both business & economy is usually OK. Can be harder on longer routes (say 3~ 4 hour flights).
The workhorse of QF Mainline domestic fleet is the B737-800. QF have 75 of these in a 12J162Y configuration. Some schedules have a A330, some of which have international style business seats. These 2 aircraft types are also used on trans Tasman routes (Australia to New Zealand).
General Qantas information Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas
The QantasLink brand is used on regional routes to smaller cities and towns. The aircraft used are Dash 8's (de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200, Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 & Q400) in all an Y configuration, Foker 100 in all 105Y configuration and B717's in 12JY98 or 125Y configuration.
General QantasLink information Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QantasLink
Qantas information Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QantasLink
AA sub forum thread They have the same problems getting awards on QF and to AU/NZ & South Pacific--->
AA miles awards: using / redeeming AA miles on Qantas (QF) & related (consolidated)
AA MileSAAver award to / from Australia, New Zealand (master thread)
FJ / Fiji Airways (ex-Air Pacific) and AA, miles, awards, etc. (consolidated)
AA Miles Award: TN / Air Tahiti Nui award redemptions (master thread)
Revisions
11 Jun 2022 QF announcements removed (except for 2) as AU is open and QF is flying AU<--->USA
15 Jun 2022 Deleted some dead links
11 Dec 2022 Remove redundant links. Revise routes
27 Dec 2022 MEL DFW added
25 Feb 2023 Formatting
13 Aug 2023 Added SYD-SFO
Looking for awards only on LAX-SYD route restricts your options.
AS award chart:---> https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...s/award-charts
Note these routes and/or aircraft type may change. Not all routes have flights every day.
May not be up to date
BNE-LAX B330
MEL-DFW B787
MEL-LAX B787 (was the first A380 route for Qantas on 21 October 2008)
MEL-DFW B787
SYD-DFW B787 A380
SYD-HNL
SYD-AKL-JFK B787 (from June 2023)
SYD-LAX A380 B787
SYD-SFO
SYD-YVR
GeneralMEL-DFW B787
MEL-LAX B787 (was the first A380 route for Qantas on 21 October 2008)
MEL-DFW B787
SYD-DFW B787 A380
SYD-HNL
SYD-AKL-JFK B787 (from June 2023)
SYD-LAX A380 B787
SYD-SFO
SYD-YVR
The QF A380 have first, business, premium economy & economy classes. Only the A380 has first class.
The QF B787's have, business, premium economy & economy classes. The B787’s do not have first class.
All QF B747's have been retired and sent to the Mojave desert. (July 2020)
QF starts to release their awards 353 days out to QF frequent flyers. But awards can be released any time out to departure. Anyone can join the QF ffp and then search for award availability. Be careful about mixed economy/business QF awards. These have an identifying symbol on the award flight.
A business class flight will give access to the Qantas Club or Qantas Business lounge. Major domestic airports have both a Qantas Club lounge, for mid level Oneworld status holders and paid QF club members, and a better Business lounge, with access by business class of service or top level Oneworld status. Domestic lounges can get very busy at morning and late afternoon peaks.
From QF web site QF seat maps
Qantas Australia domestic
Award availability on QF domestic routes in both business & economy is usually OK. Can be harder on longer routes (say 3~ 4 hour flights).
The workhorse of QF Mainline domestic fleet is the B737-800. QF have 75 of these in a 12J162Y configuration. Some schedules have a A330, some of which have international style business seats. These 2 aircraft types are also used on trans Tasman routes (Australia to New Zealand).
General Qantas information Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas
The QantasLink brand is used on regional routes to smaller cities and towns. The aircraft used are Dash 8's (de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200, Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 & Q400) in all an Y configuration, Foker 100 in all 105Y configuration and B717's in 12JY98 or 125Y configuration.
General QantasLink information Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QantasLink
Qantas information Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QantasLink
AA sub forum thread They have the same problems getting awards on QF and to AU/NZ & South Pacific--->
AA miles awards: using / redeeming AA miles on Qantas (QF) & related (consolidated)
AA MileSAAver award to / from Australia, New Zealand (master thread)
FJ / Fiji Airways (ex-Air Pacific) and AA, miles, awards, etc. (consolidated)
AA Miles Award: TN / Air Tahiti Nui award redemptions (master thread)
Revisions
11 Jun 2022 QF announcements removed (except for 2) as AU is open and QF is flying AU<--->USA
15 Jun 2022 Deleted some dead links
11 Dec 2022 Remove redundant links. Revise routes
27 Dec 2022 MEL DFW added
25 Feb 2023 Formatting
13 Aug 2023 Added SYD-SFO
Consolidated Qantas (QF) Awards Availability/Booking/Routing Thread
Jun 27, 2019, 7:03 am
#241
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SYD
Programs: Asiana Diamond+, Qantas Gold, Virgin Gold
Posts: 59
Successfully ticketed J class MEL - BNE - LAX on the 7 August and back in J on the same routing on the 17th. Having historically seen literally no availability for months on end at times on all QF TPAC sectors in either direction with AS, it was hard to believe my eyes scoring a return itinerary I actually wanted and on the 787 to boot. Especially with QF increasing points needed to fly J class on their own metal later this year, the timing may be perfect.
I also noted SFO - MEL in J on the 787 on 11 August, if anyone else is interested.
I also noted SFO - MEL in J on the 787 on 11 August, if anyone else is interested.
Jun 27, 2019, 5:35 pm
#243
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I don't like to call in on these type of changes if possible.
In your case, I would call and see if they can do that for you. If OAK is a no-go, I would try SFO or SJC. Of course you will need to find a flight with A space if you want to fly first. A change fee would also be charged if you don't have a waiver. James
Last edited by Flying for Fun; Jun 27, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Jun 28, 2019, 9:31 am
#244
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 454
Were you able to book the SYD-DFW, DAL-SFO online on your own? I don't have direct experience with a similar itinerary but a double open jaw might be a challenge. However, DFW & DAL are coterminals as are SFO & OAK so I wouldn't rule out the possibility. I anticipate that you are not stopping over between DFW/DAL as that would prevent a second stopover in the Bay Area. I don't think it would be possible to change your itinerary online as you are trying to add another segment. The time I changed the last leg of my itinerary online. I changed JFK-LAX to JFK-LAX-PVR adding a 2 month stopover at the JFK gateway from JL F. There was no ability to add LAX-PVR with an LAX stopover online.
I don't like to call in on these type of changes if possible. In your case, I would call and see if they can do that for you. If OAK is a no-go, I would try SFO or SJC. Of course you will need to find a flight with A space if you want to fly first. A change fee would also be charged if you don't have a waiver.
James
I don't like to call in on these type of changes if possible.
In your case, I would call and see if they can do that for you. If OAK is a no-go, I would try SFO or SJC. Of course you will need to find a flight with A space if you want to fly first. A change fee would also be charged if you don't have a waiver.James
Jun 28, 2019, 4:16 pm
#245
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
Programs: DL DM, AL MVPG 75K, SQ Gold, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 599
Booked my first Qantas F flight out of LAX. Saw that Qantas operates JFK to LAX flight as well. Can AS book that flight? (Obviously in conjunction with an AUS bound flight?
Jun 28, 2019, 4:25 pm
#246
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,035
From 2018 --> https://onemileatatime.com/qantas-fined-jfk-lax/
Jun 28, 2019, 4:33 pm
#247
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
Programs: DL DM, AL MVPG 75K, SQ Gold, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 599
That flight QF12JFK LAX does not have first class, even though follow on QF12 LAX SYD does. The JFK flight uses the B787 aircraft that comes in from BNE. The QF JFK LAX can only be booked in conjunction with a QF flight to Aust. But do not know if the AS award rules allow that.
From 2018 --> https://onemileatatime.com/qantas-fined-jfk-lax/
From 2018 --> https://onemileatatime.com/qantas-fined-jfk-lax/
Jun 28, 2019, 10:26 pm
#248
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: NZ
Posts: 1,556
I have seen JFK/LAX offered as part of a JFK/Australia award using AS miles, though I have never booked it. The problem you will likely have is getting J on that sector (assuming you are flying J or F out of LAX). Most times it was offering PE.
Jun 30, 2019, 8:27 am
#250
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
You will want to check with Qantas, whether you mean Alaska (AS) or American (AA) operated, the rules and award chart of the Qantas program apply as that is the "currency" you are using.
Jun 30, 2019, 3:56 pm
#251
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,035
And then wanting to use your (new) Qantas ff points(miles) for an award flight on AA for someone else? With QF you can do that,subject to the rules. Note you cannot sell/barter awards or receive payment from the other person.
To use QF points for an AA flight there needs to be an AA saver award (not AAnytime). It is becoming harder to get awards on AA. On what route are you/friend/family wanting an award?
Have requested the moderator move these 3 posts over to the QF forum as your questions seem to concern QF ffp and not the AS ffp
Jul 1, 2019, 11:17 am
#252
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 52
I'd like to book an award ticket on Qantas from South-East Asia (preferably SIN) to either MEL or SYD in second half of August 2019. However I can't find any availability on Alaska website. Does the availability of award space is so limited, that I can't pull any dates or should I use other website to check the award space?
Jul 1, 2019, 11:24 am
#254
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I'd like to book an award ticket on Qantas from South-East Asia (preferably SIN) to either MEL or SYD in second half of August 2019. However I can't find any availability on Alaska website. Does the availability of award space is so limited, that I can't pull any dates or should I use other website to check the award space?
For valid routings for each partner airline click here.
James
Jul 1, 2019, 11:25 am
#255
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263