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Every Economy Seat to Japan to Be a Reward Seat: Qantas & Jetstar 11/May-20/Jun 2023, Jetstar Only 11/Oct-30/Nov 2022

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Every Economy Seat to Japan to Be a Reward Seat: Qantas & Jetstar 11/May-20/Jun 2023, Jetstar Only 11/Oct-30/Nov 2022
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beatthatflight on 07/10/2022 - 11:11 qantasnewsroom.com.au (3307 clicks)
Last edited 07/10/2022 - 13:27 by 1 other user

Frequent flyers will be able to take advantage of thousands more reward seats as Qantas and Jetstar celebrate the reopening of Japan for international travellers following years of COVID restrictions.

Both airlines will make every Economy seat between Australia and Japan available as a Classic Flight Reward over a six-week period from 11 May to 20 June 2023. All Economy seats on Jetstar flights between Australia and Japan between 11 October to 30 November 2022 will also be available as Classic Flight Rewards.

Up to 100,000 reward seats will be available across six routes:

  • Qantas flights between:
    • Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda)
    • Brisbane and Tokyo (Haneda)
    • Melbourne and Tokyo (Haneda)
  • Jetstar flights between:
    • Cairns and Tokyo (Narita)
    • Cairns and Osaka (Kansai)
    • Gold Coast and Tokyo (Narita)

To mark the beginning of the six weeks of reward seats, Qantas will operate two Points Planes between Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda) on 10 May 2023, meaning every seat in every cabin, including Business, can be booked as a Classic Flight Reward.

Qantas will also offer Points Planes between Sydney and Hong Kong on 30 January 2023 when the airline restarts its Hong Kong flights.

The additional Classic Flight Reward seats and Points Planes will be available for booking from 10am today until 13 October 2022. Seats on these flights can also be purchased with cash.

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  • ChickenDinner123 on 07/10/2022 - 11:13
    +12

    I wish there were some cheaper flights to Japan in Dec 2022/Jan 2023. Everything is like $2.5k-$4k for economy except Phillipines airlines which is like $1.6k.

    • try2bhelpful on 07/10/2022 - 11:17
      +7

      School holidays coming out of Covid. Not really surprising

      • ChickenDinner123 on 07/10/2022 - 11:20
        +35

        Yeah I know…I'm just sad cause I'm poor…

        • try2bhelpful on 07/10/2022 - 11:23
          +2

          I want to go to Japan too and I can’t stomach the airfares either. Might be worth waiting a tad longer to let the pressure valve off.

          • ja912son on 07/10/2022 - 11:41
            +4

            @try2bhelpful: Wait until you see the price for hotel and airbnb.

          • endlesstrail on 07/10/2022 - 12:04
            +4

            @try2bhelpful: I remember booking a return flight to Japan via Singapore Airlines for under AUD 1k. That was before covid. How times have changed. :(

            • try2bhelpful on 07/10/2022 - 13:36

              @endlesstrail: There used to be some sub $800 air fares.

            • danyool on 07/10/2022 - 13:38

              @endlesstrail: Checked a few months ago for flights in January 2023 and price wasn't too much more - but decided not to book due to risk of them not actually opening. Damn it!!!

      • thesainter on 07/10/2022 - 12:14
        +1

        Peak snow season, what do you expect

    • thepurist on 07/10/2022 - 11:24

      That's nuts. I went to Japan in May (business visa) and paid 1k return. But yeah Dec/Jan not the best time if you want a good price.

    • jv on 07/10/2022 - 11:48
      -2

      Everything is like $2.5k-$4k for economy

      Similar to domestic flights during the finals then…

    • RichieVn on 07/10/2022 - 12:25

      Snooze you looooze. Had to book my tickets $1500 return back 5 months ago w Brunei airlines

      • ChickenDinner123 on 07/10/2022 - 12:27

        Yeah but Japan was closed off and had their stupid tourist group booking req.

    • Xianese on 07/10/2022 - 13:25
      +2

      FWIW, that's not really an ideal time to be there. Terribly cold weather, snow and so on, along with the New Year's Holiday when everyone returns home.
      Singapore Airlines has for $1.2k from March onwards.

      • YRT on 07/10/2022 - 13:37

        大雁塔 :)

        • Xianese on 07/10/2022 - 13:46

          I used to live near it ;)

          • YRT on 07/10/2022 - 14:05
            -1

            @Xianese: My family used to live there also (Chang'an Uni.). I went to schools there near the museum.

            乡党，这大雁塔有撒拍的？:)

      • Zacsik on 07/10/2022 - 15:10

        In May?

    • McBanjo on 07/10/2022 - 13:41

      Yeh but you’re 60 days out. Should have bought those flights 4 months ago like I did. Still about $1800 though

    • Techie4066 on 07/10/2022 - 14:25
      +2

      Nothing wrong with PAL, I actually thoroughly enjoyed them flying Sydney-London in 2018.

    • belongsinforums on 07/10/2022 - 23:42

      Got flights for 1.6 in that period

  • saintpotter on 07/10/2022 - 11:20

    whats the advantage of booking through as a classic reward flight? Is there cancellation?

    • casho on 07/10/2022 - 11:25
      +3

      I'm no expert but classic rewards use a lot less Qantas points. As to cancellation, check their site.

    • OzBerghainer on 07/10/2022 - 12:00
      +2

      it's the holy grail in terms of value, i got return in 2020 to japan for ~45k QFF classic reward seat

      • SgtBatten on 07/10/2022 - 12:10

        How do you find these normally? I just spent nearly 400k on Hamilton island for 3 tickets

        • OzBerghainer on 07/10/2022 - 12:15
          +2

          When booking on qantas website there should be a toggle for classic reward seats. Not sure how common they are at the moment though with all the craze around qantas

        • Skyisblue on 07/10/2022 - 12:16
          +7

          Wow.. Thats a lot.
          You probably booked non-reward seats and paid with points.
          Use 'rewards only' filter next time to find classic rewards seats. Best to use Multi city option on desktop to find rewards seat.
          Hope this helps. Cheers

        • jedimaster on 07/10/2022 - 12:23
          +1

          You can probably get them refunded for 5k point deduction per person. Call Qantas and ask. 400k points is worth $4k AUD easy and you can do a round the world return in business class with that kind of points for 1 person.

          • vawiyoci on 07/10/2022 - 12:37
            +3

            @jedimaster: Yeah I'm surprised anyone actually uses the non-rewards points-to-pay, unless you're swimming in 7-8 figures worth of points and don't want to spend a cent when there are no reward seats available (since they are pretty limited).
            Always feel a bit absurd when you first open up the results page and see the 1 million points+ prices for one-way flights to europe etc before you filter rewards-only.

          • theredrabitt on 07/10/2022 - 12:49

            @jedimaster: Agree. Not sure if you had the OneWorld ticket in mind, but it's the best value IMHO
            https://www.pointhacks.com.au/qantas/round-the-world-classic…

          • SgtBatten on 07/10/2022 - 12:59
            +1

            @jedimaster: Yeah but we wanted to go to hamo and have no money soooo… Worth it for us

            • shankur on 07/10/2022 - 18:24
              +4

              @SgtBatten: You can sell your points on the forums for more than that, and use the cash to buy tickets… And some accommodation.

  • LittleTicket on 07/10/2022 - 11:21
    +7

    Ayo F&$k Qantas and Jetstar. Flights cancelled without warning. Won’t return taxes that I’m entitled to. 3 months to receive a response via email because they won’t answer a call. Vote with your feet

    • krazek on 07/10/2022 - 11:57
      +2

      I had a similar issue, the call center are absolutely useless/ rude…. Had to contact their facebook team to get a resolution but still took ages

  • countmein on 07/10/2022 - 11:21
    +4

    Got this email too. Lucky i redeemed the classic rewards via qantas (jetstar flight) long time before Japan announce opening, flying in Dec yaiy. Finger crossed jetstar wont cancel this!

    • ozstig on 07/10/2022 - 11:26

      Same. Fingers crossed.

    • em on 07/10/2022 - 15:50

      We booked classic rewards seats for March just the other week and can’t wait! Hopefully by then Jetstar will have things under control!

  • vbt on 07/10/2022 - 11:36
    +2

    Qantas. LOL.

    • ozbargainer88 on 07/10/2022 - 11:59

      Just 2 more weeks right?

    • superchroma on 07/10/2022 - 12:05

      Do you have any idea how vast the ocean is? You should be upset about the plastic already in the ocean, not trace amounts of tritium being dumped into it.

  • gembel on 07/10/2022 - 11:44
    +1

    I dont see them as reward seats at all.
    is this offer already active?

    • futaris on 07/10/2022 - 11:57
      -2

      11 October

      • isthisreallife22 on 07/10/2022 - 13:06

        OP says

        The additional Classic Flight Reward seats and Points Planes will be available for booking from 10am today until 13 October 2022. Seats on these flights can also be purchased with cash.

  • gviddy on 07/10/2022 - 11:59

    Wow, did not even realise some countries still were not allowing international travellers. Great deal though!

    • Laurenlauren on 07/10/2022 - 17:56

      They were allowing international travellers but all travel had to be booked through a government approved agency.

  • kobe1 on 07/10/2022 - 12:06
    +1

    LOL Qantas

    • battler on 07/10/2022 - 13:28

      if you LOL Qantas, what do you do for Jetstar??

  • Turbonetics on 07/10/2022 - 12:10

    I cant even see flights for October 2023? oh wait its October 2022

  • filmer on 07/10/2022 - 12:25
    +2

    I went for 4 weeks during November 2017 and paid <700 (JAL) return economy. I've been hanging out for a holiday, but these prices are crazy.

    • RichieVn on 07/10/2022 - 12:30

      Gotta get used to it eh

  • ilubbargains on 07/10/2022 - 12:33

    would be poor form if Qantas proceeds to jack up the points required for economy redemptions

    • vawiyoci on 07/10/2022 - 12:38

      Seems like it's still 20k+ points pp for each trip leg? Wasn't that what it was pre-covid?

  • muncan on 07/10/2022 - 12:34

    Every Economy Seat to Japan to Be Reward Seat

    Seats on these flights can also be purchased with cash

    Is it still a reward seat if someone pays cash?

    • Alzori on 07/10/2022 - 13:46
      +1

      Probably means all seats are available to book as "classic rewards" seats for the lesser point values, not that they can only be booked using points.

  • Turbonetics on 07/10/2022 - 12:35
    +3

    I can only really see a bunch of Jetstar flights with the rewards seats filter and even then the prices are not anything to rave about.

  • Zacsik on 07/10/2022 - 12:36
    +1

    Maybe I am being a stupid idiot. Can someone please explain this to me?

    If I am looking for a Japan trip next year in June - the sale is available now correct? I can go and book Classic Reward Flights to get the most out of my Qantas points?

    • vawiyoci on 07/10/2022 - 12:41
      +1

      Yeah sale has already commenced earlier this morning, just log into your QFF account then search for flights from your city to Tokyo Haneda within OP's date range (ie return before 20 June) and filter rewards-only. EDIT: just did a quick search and there appears to be plenty of economy reward seats after that date July onwards too.

      • Zacsik on 07/10/2022 - 13:24

        Thanks!

  • thydzik on 07/10/2022 - 12:37
    +2

    open up perth direct again

    • carlordau on 11/10/2022 - 21:37

      ANA are resuming direct flights to Perth from end of October. Meaning reward flights will be through Virgin or Krisflyer.

      • thydzik on 11/10/2022 - 22:34

        That's good to hear, how did you find out?

        • carlordau on 13/10/2022 - 14:04
          +1

          It was meant to resume then but people have commented that their flights for 2023 have been cancelled. Apparently the resumption has been pushed back to March 28, 2023, but no bookings can be made as of yet. I would still prefer to fly Singapore Airlines with a layover at Changi then go direct with Qantas or Jetstar anyway.

  • HeihachiMishima on 07/10/2022 - 12:51
    +2

    Hi All, keen to hear from anyone who has been to Tokyo/across Japan with a young family. Very tempting via points as it works out $750~ + 189k points for a family of 4 (toddler and 1yr old). Is it a child friendly city? Prams, activities, getting around (taxis/trains etc). Googled it and seems have a lot of positive reviews for young families, keen to hear anyones thoughts. Cheers!

    • isthisreallife22 on 07/10/2022 - 13:05
      +1

      Keen to know also

      Mind you with an OP like yours it feels like we should be asking you!

    • meharly on 07/10/2022 - 13:20
      +2

      We went to Japan with a 1 year old and my wife 8 months pregnant. It was great. Very friendly, helpful and safe. One thing to note a lot of buildings and train stations are multi-level so it's not great for prams as you may have to wait for a lift but otherwise it's great.

    • Xianese on 07/10/2022 - 13:32

      All the stations and trains have accessible options for prams and so on. There may be a brief wait or two which I'd factor in to your travels if following Google Maps instructions and so on, but otherwise you'll be fine on the trains.

    • Heybargain on 07/10/2022 - 13:33

      Yep. Took our bub at 1 years and again at 18 months. Lots of things for children to do. As mentioned but great for prams but it is doable if you wanted to bring yours along.

      • deal01 on 07/10/2022 - 13:48

        Where in Japan did you go/stay with a18m old ? Thanks

        • Heybargain on 07/10/2022 - 14:30

          Just Tokyo and Osaka with a day trip to Kyoto. stayed in a mix of airbnb and hotels like Century Southern Tower Hotel.
          With the little one we based ourselves in a couple of hotels around Tokyo and Osaka, and focused on doing things in that particular area which we were staying in.

    • lainey13 on 07/10/2022 - 14:35

      Very safe country but you're brave to contemplate 10 hr flight with two very young kids :) Did 4-5 hrs to Fiji with a 15 month old and it was a headache.. We're only braving 7hrs to Singpore just before he turns two, but 10 hrs of flying hell is not on our books even though this deal is tempting!

    • alao on 07/10/2022 - 14:43
      +3

      Japan is very child friendly in general. Travelled with an 18 month old and stroller to Tokyo and Osaka. I would highly recommend it.

      There are a lot of children's activities to do in Japan. For example there's a children's museum called "Kids Plaza" in Osaka that is well worth a visit. Temples are generally great to visit for young kids as there's a lot of space to walk around. You also have big attractions like Tokyo Disneyland.

      Public transport is great and you can get around everywhere via a train. Taxis are expensive and people rarely catch them. You would never need one while there. It's a very safe environment and people are generally extremely friendly to children (who are a bit of a rarity in Japan with its older population). Getting between cities via a train, vs a plane, is infinitely better.

      The food is really good, cheap, and clean. You have options available everywhere and there are convenience stores and vending machines everywhere. If your kids are hungry or need something, you can just jump into a 7-11 type store on almost any street, and they actually have really, really good food (think high end quality takeaway sushi for half the price).

      Getting around with a stroller is fine. You might need to wait for a lift at certain places, but it really isn't that different to any city in Australia. Tokyo can be very busy, so you just need to plan your days and visits to avoid the peak times.

      • CoronavirusVaccine on 07/10/2022 - 15:03
        +1

        +1 for the child-friendliness.
        The only tricky bit for me was to figure out where/how to buy nappies - from memory they aren't sold at chemists like they do in Australia

        In Tokyo I recommend visiting Ghibli Museum (book tickets many months early, as it used to be heavily subscribed). Also Edo-Onsen Monogatari (hot spring) gets my vote. It's very different to a traditional onsen experience, more like a theme park with plenty to do and see.

        • hybir on 07/10/2022 - 16:25

          +1 to Ghibli museum, but Oedo-onsen at Odaiba has unfortunately closed down permanently.

          • CoronavirusVaccine on 07/10/2022 - 16:41

            @hybir: RIP…. bummer! do you know roughly when did this happen?

            • hybir on 07/10/2022 - 17:00

              @CoronavirusVaccine: Around September last year from the news articles. They're really intent on expiring all the leases in Odaiba so that the land can be redeveloped.
              Even the relatively newer Teamlab Borderless Exhibit has closed and is reopening into Central Tokyo in 2023.

      • Pcoder on 07/10/2022 - 16:01

        Taxis are not usually too expensive for shorter trips, just don't go from Narita airport into the city as that is where trips become expensive.

        Use public transport where available as it is clean, efficient, relatively quick and mostly good value. Taxis can work in some occasions, mostly with trips under 10km and in more regional areas.

        Also the although Convenience stores are very good, if you are close to any supermarkets (usually operate from around 10am to 8pm, sometimes later), they are often better as they usually have a bigger selection of goods and ready to eat meals, at cheaper prices. An example is a 500ml bottle of coke is usually under 100 yen at super markets, but over 130 yen at combi.

    • em on 07/10/2022 - 16:37
      +1

      We’re going with our 1 and 4yos next year. We went when our 4yo was 3mo and loved it. Flights aren’t too bad, just have to grit your teeth and bear it really. Our 4yo never gets to use electronics so I’m thinking we might splurge on a tablet for him and hope that non stop Bluey and Robocar Poli get us through the flight haha.

      In Japan itself, it’s pretty good for prams (get a travel one though, Japanese strollers are tiny and they need to be). We’ll bring our travel pram and might even get a cheap umbrella pram for the 4yo when we are there if we need to.

      Use takkyubin at each hotel to forward your luggage so you don’t have to lug it around with you.

      Take a Shinkansen the kids will love it!

      We will do Ghibli museum if we can (have some friends who we can book tickets through if it doesn’t open to foreigners before March).

      Check hotel room sizes. We are going smallest 24sqm for a few nights otherwise at least 30sqm.

      Here’s my quick list for Tokyo

      Disney
      Day trip to Kamakura/Enoshima
      Harajuku, meiji jingu, yoyogi park. Cat street to Shibuya
      Shinjuku - Tokyo fire museum. Tokyo toy museum. Meiji jingu gaien or Shinjuku gyoen.
      Asobono! (Indoors)
      Ameyoko shopping street
      Asakusa - Senso ji
      Ghibli museum

    • greenie on 08/10/2022 - 00:57

      Read Jo's blog, lots of helpful tips. It helped me plan our trip with a 3 and 1 year old back in 2019.

    • Ryk on 09/10/2022 - 10:38

      get your kids into Japanese kids anime characters, lots to do. anpanman, doraimon, …

  • BruceJack on 07/10/2022 - 13:03

    Can't find any classic rewards on Biz class from MEL… Shame

    • vetopower on 07/10/2022 - 15:05

      Economy only.

  • TanedaR on 07/10/2022 - 13:08
    +3

    don't forget to book an extra 10 nights of hotel if you fly with Jetstar. lol

  • tobia on 07/10/2022 - 13:10
    +3

    Just fyi I booked a classic rewards flight to Japan and Jetstar just canceled the leg to Japan a month later and didn’t even let me know. I just happened to check my itinerary and noticed. It was also a pain in the ass to get the flight moved

    • KangarooOz on 07/10/2022 - 13:36
      +4

      Same experience.
      Booked a Jetstar rewards flight to Japan a few months for Xmas travel . Once the border was open, the flights were oversold and then Jetstar cancelled my seat without offering alternative flights while they are still selling seats for +/- 3 days of my cancelled flight.
      Of course they are still complying with the "contract" they wrote by offering refund. Qantas and Jetstar are the most unethical and dirtiest airlines I have ever seen.

      In short, don't book any Jetstar seats unless you are happy to be cancelled. Even you have a confirmed booking, they are still selling the seats and don't really care if you have confirmed eats or not. They can simply cancel your seats when it is sold at higher price and then refund your original form of payment.
      Effectively, you are locked in the stand by seats when you book Jetstar
      1) If it is not oversold, you are committed to the standby seats.
      2) If it is oversold, your seats will be cancelled as they sold your seats at a higher price

      • nickj on 07/10/2022 - 17:28
        +4

        Gosh, that's just woeful. Australia really needs a mandatory compensation scheme like the EU. If this happened there, they'd have to get you onto an alternate flight, and pay you 600 Euros compensation, per passenger. It stops (or rather heavily penalises) anti-consumer behaviour like this.

        • KangarooOz on 07/10/2022 - 17:46
          +1

          Whatever party can propose something like EU261 compensation in Australia, they will get my vote.
          However, when you see how much the airlines donated to both main parties, your only hope is the smaller party. Qantas definitely will use many reasons to block this bill to present in parliament.
          For example, job losses, higher cost, etc.
          When budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet can still survive in EU, there is no excuse to Qantas.
          There is UK261, EU261 and I hope there is AU261 in one day.

          • nickj on 07/10/2022 - 18:11
            +3

            @KangarooOz: I completely agree with everything above.
            Part of the issue is politicians have free membership to the top-tier invitation-only lounges for the main 2 domestic airlines, that the general public do not have and cannot get. More info here: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/chairmans-lounge-…
            The service ninjas there are supposed to be excellent at rapidly moving members to alternate flights when there are issues, whereas the general public is stuck in huge queues or waiting hours on the phone. So it's easy for politicians to be unaware of / ignore how bad it is for the general public. So the simplest solution is for politicians to not be allowed those perks - because they represent the general public, they should have the same experience as the general public, which helps issues get resolved in the consumer's favour.

  • Jonzay on 07/10/2022 - 13:22
    +1

    Yeah, nah, I am never flying with Jetstar to/from Japan ever again.

    • UFO on 07/10/2022 - 13:56
      +1

      Same.

      They literally left relos high and dry in a foreign country. Absolutely no assistance offered whatsoever.
      Jetstar can suck it… and shouldn't be allowed to do what they do.

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