Have qantas just halved the value of all frequent flyer points?
Aug 30, 2017, 12:52 am
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Have qantas just halved the value of all frequent flyer points?
ok I dont get what has happened. can someone explain as it doesnt seem like it should be legal?
A trip from Brisbane to Melbourne using points used to always cost 12000 points. It cost this much earlier this year and in all previous years.
Now I look to purchase flights with frequent flyer points on the same route and every single flight for all the months I have looked now costs 24,000 points one way.
Have they just halved the value of the frequent flyer program? If so why are more people not in arms about this? Ive seen nothing in the media about it. Is this a common increase to all routes or just Brisbane to Melbourne. Have Qantas tried to justify it by providing other value to being a frequent flyer and if so what are they?
really confused.
A trip from Brisbane to Melbourne using points used to always cost 12000 points. It cost this much earlier this year and in all previous years.
Now I look to purchase flights with frequent flyer points on the same route and every single flight for all the months I have looked now costs 24,000 points one way.
Have they just halved the value of the frequent flyer program? If so why are more people not in arms about this? Ive seen nothing in the media about it. Is this a common increase to all routes or just Brisbane to Melbourne. Have Qantas tried to justify it by providing other value to being a frequent flyer and if so what are they?
really confused.
Sep 4, 2017, 5:00 am
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ok I dont get what has happened. can someone explain as it doesnt seem like it should be legal?
A trip from Brisbane to Melbourne using points used to always cost 12000 points. It cost this much earlier this year and in all previous years.
Now I look to purchase flights with frequent flyer points on the same route and every single flight for all the months I have looked now costs 24,000 points one way.
Have they just halved the value of the frequent flyer program? If so why are more people not in arms about this? Ive seen nothing in the media about it. Is this a common increase to all routes or just Brisbane to Melbourne. Have Qantas tried to justify it by providing other value to being a frequent flyer and if so what are they?
really confused.
A trip from Brisbane to Melbourne using points used to always cost 12000 points. It cost this much earlier this year and in all previous years.
Now I look to purchase flights with frequent flyer points on the same route and every single flight for all the months I have looked now costs 24,000 points one way.
Have they just halved the value of the frequent flyer program? If so why are more people not in arms about this? Ive seen nothing in the media about it. Is this a common increase to all routes or just Brisbane to Melbourne. Have Qantas tried to justify it by providing other value to being a frequent flyer and if so what are they?
really confused.
Or perhaps you are looking at business class.
The underlying points (12000) hasn't changed.