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Frequent flyer programs are attractive to people who fly often as they can get some benefits back in exchange for the money spent on flights. Some frequent flyer programs allow you to earn points on purchases other than flights too. Qantas frequent flyer program is one of them.
This article is a guide to the Qantas frequent flyer program. You’ll get to know what it is, how you can earn and spend Qantas points, how you can book a free flight, what the membership tiers and their benefits are, and how you can become a member.
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Qantas Frequent Flyer is the loyalty program of Qantas. It’s considered to be Australia’s largest loyalty business.¹
A Qantas frequent flyer membership allows you to earn points when you spend money on eligible flights, hotels, travel, cards, banking, shopping and more. These points can then be used for flights, food, wine, and other products.
You can also earn Status Credits that open up exclusive benefits if you continue to stack up Qantas points.
The Qantas frequent flyer program offers a number of ways to earn Qantas points. Following is a breakdown of the avenues where you can earn Qantas points and the program’s partners:
Earn points on eligible flights with Qantas. Since Qantas is a founding member of oneworld, an airline alliance, you can also earn points when you fly with one of oneworld’s member and partner airlines including²:
You can earn points when you book hotels, accommodations or travel experiences through Qantas’s dedicated portals of Qantas Hotels, Qantas Activities, Qantas Cruises, Qantas Holidays and Qantas Valet Parking. The program also has partners that let you earn points. Some of them include³:
When you’re shopping for footwear, clothing, homewares, food, wines and other products, you can link your Qantas frequent flyer details online or present it in-store to earn points. Some of the program’s partners are⁵:
You can earn Qantas points with certain credit cards, bank accounts, home loans, investments and insurance⁴.
Red Energy and Optus phone customers can earn Qantas points by paying their bills. You can also earn points on Solargain’s solar products and services⁶.
Earn Qantas points for every litre of fuel or every dollar spent on eligible BP products. Booking cars and other transport with the following brands can also get you points⁷:
Collect points by using the following entertainment, health and fitness products and services:
Qantas frequent flyer has five membership tiers – Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One. Your membership tier is determined by the number of Status Credits you earn. Status Credits can be earned by flying on eligible Qantas, Jetstar, oneworld member airlines. Status Credits are different from Qantas points but both can be earned at the same time.
You’ll need to take at least four eligible Qantas or Jetstar flights and earn the minimum number of Status Credits in a membership year to move up through the membership tiers.⁸
Joining the Qantas frequent flyer comes with many benefits, some of which vary between membership tiers. Following is an overview of the benefits you can expect⁹:
Benefits | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Platinum One |
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Earn Qantas points and Status Credits on eligible flights | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Earn Qantas points on eligible products & services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Domestic priority check-in | No | At select airports | At select airports | At select airports | At select airports |
International priority check-in | No | Business counters | Business counters | Business counters | Business counters |
Priority boarding | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Additional checked baggage allowance | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Premium security lanes | No | No | Domestic only | Where available | Where available |
Priority checked baggage | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Preferred seating | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access to Qantas Classic Flight Reward seats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Preferential access to Qantas Classic Flight Reward seats | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Qantas Club | No | One complimentary Lounge invitation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access to over 600 lounges including oneworld member airline and Emirates Business | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Loyalty bonus reward at 500 Status Credits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Complimentary Qantas Wine premium membership | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Bonus Qantas points upon reaching 5,000 and 7,000 Status Credits | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Highest flight upgrade priority | No | No | No | No | Yes |
As seen on 1 December 2023
Qantas frequent flyer program has a once-off joining fee of AUD$99.50.¹⁰
You can easily join the Qantas frequent flyer program online by following these steps to fill in the required details:
The number of Qantas points needed for a free flight depends on a few factors such as the distance you’re planning to travel and the travel class.
You can book a free flight for less than 10,000 points. For instance, you can book domestic one-way flights between Melbourne and Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, or Melbourne and Canberra, starting from 8,000 Qantas points¹¹.
In addition to using your Qantas points to book a free flight, you can also use them in the following ways¹²:
Your Qantas points won’t expire as long as you earn or spend them at least once every 18 months.
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