Effective for sale, travel and ticket issue from 7 July 2011, Qantas will implement a new Australian Domestic Economy class fare structure. The new structure will provide enhanced simplicity and
flexibility for our customers and will be applicable for travel within Australia to all Qantas and QantasLink domestic and regional markets.

The new fare structure will continue to provide Qantas customers with a checked baggage allowance, seat selection, meals or refreshments and inflight entertainment* without additional charge. (*Inflight entertainment not available on QantasLink regional services.)

Summary of Key Changes

Fare Family Changes
Fares in the Economy cabin will now be grouped into three fare families, each of which provides varying levels of flexibility for our customers:

• The Red eDeal fare family now consists of E, O, Q, N and S classes;
• The Flexi Saver fare family now consists of V, L, M, K and H classes; and
• The Fully Flexible fare family now consists of B and Y class.

The implementation of the new fare structure will see the removal of the Super Saver fare family, and as a result, S class will now form part of the Red eDeal fare family and V, L and M classes will now form part of the Flexi Saver fare family.

The above changes will apply to all sales channels including Qantas.com, Qantas Telephone Sales, Qantas Industry Centre, Qantas offices and Travel Agents. Refer to the applicable fare rule in the GDS for fare rules and fees.

Qantas will also introduce the ability to name change (subject to conditions) on Flexi Saver, Fully Flexible and Business class fares (a fee applies on selected booking classes). A ‘name change’ is defined as using the value of an unused ticket (inclusive of Ticket Taxes*) as credit towards payment for a new ticket in another person’s name.

The new name change facility further demonstrates Qantas’ commitment to tailoring our domestic and regional fare offering to better accommodate the requirements of our customers. Further information on name change can be found here Domestic Retail Name Change Clue Card

Qantas Frequent Flyer Enhancements
The new Australian Domestic fare structure allows Qantas Frequent Flyer members to use points to upgrade to Business Class on all Australian Domestic fares and improves the Status credit earn rate
for some fares.

• Fares in V, L and M booking classes will now be classed as “Economy” instead of “Discount Economy” for the purposes of Qantas Frequent Flyer Status credit earn.
• In addition, the points needed for Flight Upgrade Awards on domestic Qantas flights from V, L and M class fares will reduce from the “Discount Economy” rate to the “Economy” rate.
• All Red eDeal fares, including E, O, Q, N and S classes, will now be eligible for Flight Upgrade Awards on domestic Qantas flights.
• X class fares, when booked as part of a Qantas Any Seat Award, will now also be eligible for Flight Upgrade Awards.

Qantas Frequent Flyer changes will apply to all travel from 7 July 2011, regardless of booking or ticket issue date.

The Domestic Retail Clue Card summarising the changes is available via the following links.


Australian Domestic Fare Changes Frequently Asked Questions
Qantas Fare Structure Domestic Wholesale Clue Card
Qantas Fare Structure Domestic Retail Clue Card
Qantas Fare Structure Domestic Retail Flexi Saver / Fully Flexible Fare Comparison
Qantas Fare Structure Domestic Retail Red eDeal Fare Comparison