Qantas shakes up seat selections

Qantas has announced changes to seat selection for customers travelling internationally.

As of September 23 2015, Qantas will remove the $25 charge for Seat Selection for International Economy Saver and Flex fares.

These changes will result in better value for Bronze and non-Qantas Frequent Flyer members who purchase an International Economy Saver or Flex fare, in addition to existing benefits such as earning more Qantas Points and Status Credits, the ability to request a Classic Upgrade reward for Qantas Frequent Flyers and a lower change fee than applicable to sale fares.

Changes will also apply to the charge for Seat Selection for International Economy Sale fares:

For Trans-Tasman flights the Seat Selection charge will change from $25 to $15;
For all other International flights the Seat Selection charge will change from $25 to $30.

As these changes only apply to Seat Selection booked on/after September 23, Economy Saver and Flex fare customers who selected their seat before this date will not be eligible for a refund of any Seat Selection charge paid, except where otherwise permitted in the Seat Selection terms and conditions.

If after September 23 a customer makes changes to existing Seat Selection on the same flight, an adjustment may apply to the charge already paid and would be collected at the time of processing the seating change.

Seat Selection continues to be complimentary for customers who are:

Travelling on any Qantas operated domestic service;
Travelling internationally in First, Business or Premium Economy cabins;
Platinum One, Platinum, Gold or Silver Frequent Flyers or equivalent oneworld Frequent Flyers;
On the same booking and travelling with any of the above mentioned travellers; and
Checking in within 24 hours of departure.

For an additional charge, customers can continue to select Extra Legroom seats on selected Qantas flights after they have purchased their ticket.

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Aubrey Adams says:
September 16, 2015 at 12:34 am
Besides not flying internationally with Qantas because they rarely fly (from Perth) to where I want to go, this is another reason not to. How complicated is all that! How does this work with codeshares that don’t charge for seat selection? Actually, do any other international airlines serving Australia charge for seat selection? Looks like I’ll be sticking with CX, SQ, and EK for this, and lots of other reasons.
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