Frequent flyer charges
Aug 10, 2016, 4:36 am
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Frequent flyer charges
Hi everyone,
I have made a one-way frequent flyer booking through the Qantas Frequent Flyer scheme.
It is for a one way flight from Dubai to Nice on Emirates in First Class.
The charges for this direct 6 hour 50 minute direct flight come to $530!
The Qantas ff scheme charges have always been high, but this just seems enormous for such a short flight.
Beware if you are booking award flights ex-Dubai.
I have made a one-way frequent flyer booking through the Qantas Frequent Flyer scheme.
It is for a one way flight from Dubai to Nice on Emirates in First Class.
The charges for this direct 6 hour 50 minute direct flight come to $530!
The Qantas ff scheme charges have always been high, but this just seems enormous for such a short flight.
Beware if you are booking award flights ex-Dubai.
Aug 10, 2016, 5:12 am
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According to The Matrix EK's charges YQ of USD152 if Economy, but USD370 if in Business or First
So Qantas is kindly collecting that for Emirates
So Qantas is kindly collecting that for Emirates
Aug 10, 2016, 5:55 am
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Aug 10, 2016, 6:52 am
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You are not being less scammed - that Qantas is collecting it doesn not necessarily imply that it is passing it on to Emirates
Regardless , carrier surcharges are a scam - there is no good justification for their existence
Regardless , carrier surcharges are a scam - there is no good justification for their existence
Aug 10, 2016, 2:05 pm
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Aug 10, 2016, 3:52 pm
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This make there there even less basis for their continued application to other routes/bookings such as awards other than their bottom line.
Aug 10, 2016, 7:43 pm
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Is this the media release in question? QANTAS LOWERS FREQUENT FLYER CHARGES, REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL FARE STRUCTURE
Aug 10, 2016, 7:54 pm
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Is this the media release in question? QANTAS LOWERS FREQUENT FLYER CHARGES, REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL FARE STRUCTURE
"move to gradually restructure its international tariffs so that fuel surcharges are absorbed into base fares."
Aug 10, 2016, 8:37 pm
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After one year, there is no excuse for the charges not to yet be merged. any arguments to do with having to file fares is lost at 1 year I would suggest
Even more so with situations where A-B may have a surcharge, but B-A doesnt
e.g. LHR-SYD r/t in business class has the staggering £718.00 in surcharges, whilst there is none for SYD-LHR r/t
Aug 12, 2016, 6:21 pm
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I thought QF has already removed surcharges from QF coded flights it sells commercially. But it hasn't for award flights.
It did reduce surcharges on award tickets issued in Australia, but you also have the situation where carrier surcharges for award tickets issued outside Australia can be more than double for those issued in Australia (eg carrier surcharges SIN-MEL-SIN are more than double those for MEL-SIN-MEL).
It did reduce surcharges on award tickets issued in Australia, but you also have the situation where carrier surcharges for award tickets issued outside Australia can be more than double for those issued in Australia (eg carrier surcharges SIN-MEL-SIN are more than double those for MEL-SIN-MEL).