QF WP

I was having a bit of a quiet afternoon and thinking how I needed to save some more web addresses that I have found in FT Forums that are very useful...and wondering why it has never been done on the QF Forum . Well, some time later I have compiled this list (which is by no means complete, but is a handy start). I'll be updating it further tonight.

Now this list is not mine, it's ours. Please let me know if I have missed any that you find useful, so that I can update it. (I'm wondering just what I am getting myself in for here ).

I will have separate posts for each of the different areas, just in case one post gets too big.

Firstly, if you are new to Flyertalk's Qantas Forum, we speak a slightly different language here than on other forums. as to what all these abbreviations are about...then you need to head to these posts first:

thadocta's For those new to the QF Board thread:
Qantas Forum's newly designed Status Levels & Initials

Now if you're flying QF domestically, have access to the Qantas Club (now better known as the QP) and want to meet any fellow Flyertalkers who might be there, head to the following meeting points where we congregate:

FT Corners - SYD T3, BNE, MEL
FT Corners - ADL, CBR, SYD T2, PER

Now that you've read them (and hopefully understood just how different we really are )...

QF WP

QANTAS:

Is the Qantas Frequent Flyer program suitable for me?

The scheme is open to anyone, wherever they happen to live in the world. However, in order to attain or maintain any type of status, you will have to fly at least 4 qualifying QF segments each membership year.

This includes eligible fares on codeshare services operated by other carriers (see Codeshares and the Joint Service Agreement), but for those without a travel pattern which takes them to Australia / New Zealand / South East Asia during each membership year, it could prove difficult or more costly to attain or maintain membership status.


Bookings:
Flights - Domestic
Flights - International (click on International Tab)
Flights - Group Travel
Flights - Change Booking (only those made online)

Flights - Jetstar (Airline code JQ)

Flights - Jetstar Asia
Flights - Jetstar Asia FAQ's
Flights - Jetstar Asia Promotions
Flights - Jetstar Asia (can I earn &/or redeem my QFF points)

Hotel Rooms (a.k.a. Ready Rooms) - General Booking Page
Hotel Rooms in ADL
Hotel Rooms in BNE
Hotel Rooms in CBR
Hotel Rooms in DRW
Hotel Rooms in MEL
Hotel Rooms in PER
Hotel Rooms in SYD
Hotel Rooms Bonus Offer (ANZ CC)

Rental Cars

Retrieve Bookings - Reservations: Flights (Dom & Intl) plus Car

Booking - Travel Insurance
Booking - Conferences On-line

Contact information:
Frequent Flyer
Internet Bookings - Domestic & International
Telephone Sales & QF Offices - Domestic & International
Qantas Club Service Centre
Qantas Freight
Travel Centres (Australia)

Qantas website - Japan
Qantas website - NZ
Qantas website - USA web site
Qantas website - Singapore web site
Qantas website - UK web site
Qantas website - Other worldwide websites

Qantas Share Registry (ASX Code QAN)

Fares/Specials:
Red e-deal Specials (subscribe)
Red e-deals from ADL
Red e-deals from BNE
Red e-deals from CBR
Red e-deals from DRW
Red e-deals from MEL
Red e-deals from PER
Red e-deals from SYD
Red e-deals International
Round The World Fares Page (Oneworld Explorer)…a.k.a. xONEx
Round The World Fares Page (Global Explorer) …a.k.a. GLOBxx

Qantas Holidays Special Deals

Flight Information:
Arrivals
Departures
On-Time Performance
Route Maps - International
Route Maps - Domestic
Route Maps - New Zealand
Seat Maps - QF Metal
Timetables
Timetable via PDF (updated weekly, Sunday PM)
Timetable for PDA
Timetable for PC (a.k.a. Qantim)

Frequent Flyer - post 25 May 2005:
About The Program (header page)
Join QFF
Login - Your Account
Points Calculators - Earning Points
Points Calculators - Redeeming Points
Award Flight Opportunities
Cabin Bags (purchase)

Points - Earning
Points - Using
Points - Current Award Points Tables (Qantas, Oneworld, then Partner airline)
Points - Claim Missing Ones
Customer Commitment
Terms & Conditions (from 25 May 05)
Partners/Alliances (header page)
Partners/Alliances – Air
Partners/Alliances – Car
Partners/Alliances - Hotel
Partners/Alliances - Shopping
Partners/Alliances – Travel
Partners/Alliances - Credit Cards
Partners/Alliances – Financial Services
Partners/Alliances – Fin Services Special Offer (E*trade Bonus Points)
Partners Alliances - Real Estate & Utilities

New 10 zone SC Earning Table (from 25 May 05) **IMPORTANT**
Alternate Destination Chart - Domestic (supplied courtesy of KiwiFlyer)
Alternate Destination Chart - International (supplied courtesy of KiwiFlyer)

News & Program Updates
Store (Point + Pay)
News - Special Offers of the Week (Dom & Intl)
Earn Points & SC's flying JetFlex Fares (from 01/03/05)


General:

Travel Questions:

Frequently Asked Questions- Codeshare Flights
Questions – Before You Travel
Questions – Baggage Allowances (Hand Luggage, Checked Luggage, etc)
Questions – Children & Infants
Questions – Flying For the First Time
Questions – Fitness for Travel
Questions – Travel Requirements

At the Airport - Airport Information
At the Airport - Check-in procedures
At the Airport - Check-in (Self Service) (a.k.a. QuickCheck)
At the Airport - Valet Parking
At the Airport - Limousine Service (a.k.a. Qantas Drive)
At the Airport - SYD Terminals Map
At the Airport - SYD Transfers between Terminals
At the Airport - Oneworld city guide - (info on worldwide airports incl. transfers, maps & city guides.)

Qantas Club - Summary Page
Qantas Club - Benefits
Qantas Club - Business Facilities
Qantas Club - Airport Locations & Access (Intl & Dom)
Qantas Club - Membership Types
Qantas Club - Join Here
Qantas Club - Contacts
Qantas Club - Terms & Conditions
Qantas Club - News (Lounge Updates, etc)
Qantas Club - Access at a Glance (**VERY IMPORTANT**)
BA Lounges - Access at a glance for QFF's (very important for UK and Europe travels)

In the Air - Summary Page
In the Air - Inflight Entertainment (Dom & Intl)
In the Air - Communication (Inflight SMS, Pax2Pax, Pax2Ground Calls, PC Power)
In the Air - Inflight Duty Free (includes link to catalogue)
In the Air - Inflight Magazine (current issue)
In the Air - Your Inflight Health

Travel Classes - Summary Page
Travel Classes - First (International)
Travel Classes - Business (International)
Travel Classes - Business (International) Skybed
Travel Classes - Skybed Roll-Out Schedule
Travel Classes - Business (Domestic)
Travel Classes - Economy (International)
Travel Classes - Economy (Domestic)

Destination Guide - Australia (City information)
Weather Conditions (current) - International Destinations
Weather Conditions (current) - Australian Destinations
Weather Conditions (current) - New Zealand Destinations

Business Traveller - Summary Page
Business Traveller - American Express ® Qantas Corporate Card
Business Traveller - Qantas Charge Card
Business Traveller - CitiFlyer Update
Business Traveller - SMS Flight Update
Business Traveller - Qantas Travel Reports
Business Traveller - WAP Services (Wireless Access Protocol)
Business Traveller - Corporate Newsletter (a.k.a. Perspective)

About Qantas – Press Releases
About Qantas - Our Company
About Qantas – Community Involvement
About Qantas - Investor Updates
About Qantas – Qantas Shop
About Qantas – Employment
About Qantas - Fleet Details
About Qantas - Fleet information (courtesy of QF NB and beno) (updated regularly)

QF Staff Travel
Industry Sales (Agents) Web Site
Domesic Fares - Domestic Fare Structure [from August 2007, reflects the replacement of WIPOX with BIPOX (FlexiSaver) & D class Business] **VERY IMPORTANT**
Published Fares - Oneworld/Global Explorer access no longer available :cry:
Fare Levels - AONE*/DONE*/L#ONE* access no longer available
Fare Rules - AONE*/DONE*/L#ONE* access no longer available
Fare Rules - AGLOB*/DGLOB*/L#GLOB* access no longer available
Fare Rules - ACIR**/DCIR**/LCIR** access no longer available
Fare Guide - contains links to all of the fees/rules/FF earn classes for each destination and fare type.


Glossary of Flying Terms
Helpful travel information - World Clock
Helpful travel information - Conversion Tables (area, length, temperature, volume, weight)
Helpful travel information - Currency Converter

Current Promotions:
Qantas - Current promotions thread (courtesy of QF NB)

Relevant Flyertalk topic links:
Miletracker (freeware that tracks your FF points, CC points, etc)
Dave Noble's Fare Classes - Qantas
AndrewCX's Australian Frequent Flyer Resources (list of retailers linked to CC & FF programs)

QF WP

AMERICAN AIRLINES: (Airline Code AA)

Gold & Plat Challenge information
Partner Airline Mileage Charts
AA Lounge Access (Lounge Entry Policy, plus links)

AA Forum Sticky: Unofficial Guide to AAdvantage


BRITISH AIRWAYS: (Airline Code BA)

Australian website
Online Check-in
Special Offers (Australia)
BA Lounge Access (including links to a list of all their lounges and a virtual tour)

BA Forum Sticky: The Ultimate BA Guide


CATHAY: (Airline Code CX)

CX Lounge Access


FINNAIR: (Airline Code AY)

AY Lounge Access


IBERIA: (Airline Code IB)

IB Lounge Access (click on 'VIP Lounges')


LANCHILE: (Airline Code LA)

Home Page
LAN information on on tickets, including a breakdown of taxes

Other helpful related websites:

Availability Tools/Seating/Reservations:

Availability Tools
KVS Availability Tool main page and QF Specific information
Carlson Wagonlit Travel ITN tool
Cathay Pacific ITN Tool
Travelocity (great for fare rule explanations)

Seating
Seat Guru (best/worst seats on particular aircraft configurations)
Seat Expert

Reservations:
Find Bookings via Amadeus - Check My Trip
Find Bookings via Galileo - View Trip
Find Bookings via Sabre - Virtually There

Calculators
Mileage & Status Credit
WebFlyer's Mileage Marker (mileage only)
Mileage Monkey's Oneworld SC & points calculator (QF, BA and AA; one-way, return, point-2-point and OW explorer)

Taxes & Surcharges
Country tax and Airline Surcharge calculator
Country Specific Taxes - Countries A to G
Country Specific Taxes - Countries H to Z
Insurance & Fuel Levies - Listed by Carrier

Other FT-related items:

Comparison Table for Hotel Frequent Guest programs
This truly is a work of art from NM: NM's "prefered seat by aircraft type" table

Kiwi Flyer

OW and major airline routings (warning large 13 megs)

willyroo

Team,

In order to keep "Stickies" to a manageable level, I'm adding to this excellent guide:

Qantas keeps its head low in the news lately

Boeing Fred

Brain not functioning very well, but here goes, as a BA Silver/OW Sapphire, if you are travelling on Jetstar, does that mean you can get lounge access?

Thanks
BF

Aus_Mal

Official answer is no (except if you are flying StarClass Internationally). Only Qantas Club/Gold/Plat/CL members get access to the lounge when flying Jetstar. In practice, this is up to the discretion of the entry staffer at the lounge and I've heard stories about BA members getting in.

perthite

New Domestic clue card (reflects the replacement of WIPOX with BIPOX)

http://www.qantas.com.au/agents/dyn/...eCardAug07.pdf

QF WP

LGA, thanks for the updated link - I've added it to the CX area in post #3.

TAZ MAN, this is a guide to the QFF website, not to cities in Australia....

rmorales

I'm moving to Australia in a couple of months and have been doing some research on Qantas FF program, just read this on their webpage:

From 1 July 2013, only Status credits earned from flights with a Qantas flight number (including partner airline flights with a QF flight number) will contribute to the Status credits calculation for the Loyalty bonus. Tier qualification and retention requirements will remain unchanged.

In general QF program it's not really tempting at all, this makes it much worse.

serfty

Yes, it does make things worse for those who gain much of the SCX's from travel on QF's oneworld partners.

More here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...lty-bonus.html

trooper

And on the off chance there are any other Target shooters (or hunters) on these boards...

To get the "Approval Letter" for carriage of firearms on QF send an e-mail to [email protected] requesting same. Include full name, License number and initial flight number (the letter is good for 12 months)

Take the letter to check in when travelling with firearms.

DArne

Jetstar is not part of OneWorld.

thadocta

Nobody has ever said it is!

Dave

QF WP

One wonders why DArne, with their first post, responded to a comment that is 8 year old