Qantas Has More Than 200,000 Award Seats Available To Coastal Destinations This Summer

21 routes across six weeks will turn into points planes, where business to economy can be booked for a fraction of the usual cost.

Over 225,000 seats will be offered for points redemption as part of Qantas’ latest ‘points plane’ promo. Twenty-one routes across six weeks will allow frequent fliers the best value for points redemption. Marking the largest ever ‘Points Plane’ promo announced by the Australian airline.

Travelers will have 72 hours to lock in a trip, starting at 11:00 today, and ending on December 2. (Australian Eastern Time AEST).

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Where are the points planes headed?

Travel periods are January 9 to January 22 and February 1 to February 28, 2023. Let’s look at where you can head:

• Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Great Barrier Reef Airport – Hamilton Island (HTI)
• Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)
• Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL)
• Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Townsville Airport (TSV)
• Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Merimbula Airport (MIM)

• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport – Hamilton Island (HTI)
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL)
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Devonport Airport (DPO)
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Merimbula Airport (MIM)
• Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to Burnie Wynyard Airport (BWT)

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• Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport – Hamilton Island (HTI)
• Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whitsunday Coast Proserpine Airport (PPP)
• Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Townsville Airport (TSV)

• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Mount Gambier Regional Airport (MGB)
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Kangaroo Island Kingscote Airport (KGC)
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)
• Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL)

• Perth Airport (PER) to Broome International Airport (BME)

How many points will it cost?

Points plane will entice passengers to travel to many coastal destinations, with flights between Sydney and Hamilton Island costing just 12,000 points for economy or 27,600 points plus taxes for business class. With over 3,000 flights available for redemption, members will be keen to act quickly and secure themselves a bargain holiday. Olivia Wirth, CEO of Qantas Loyalty, commented on the promo:

”This promotion marks a record release of Points Plane and while strong demand and higher fuel prices have seen the price of airfares for all airlines increase off historic lows over the past 18 months, the points required to book these seats haven’t increased in years.”

”In addition to these Points Planes, there are more than five million reward seats available for frequent flyers over the next year across Qantas and Jetstar domestic and international flights, as well as our network of 45 partner airlines.”

Plenty of points-earning opportunities

In the last financial year, Qantas frequent flyer members have earned a staggering 118 billion Qantas points, most of which are earned via credit cards and other reward partners.

Source: Simple Flying