The expansion means Qantas Frequent Flyers can use points to book Classic Flight Reward seats on all China Airlines flights, adding more destinations to the 1,200 they can already fly to using points and providing another option to many other destinations particularly across Asia and Europe.
Frequent Flyers were previously able to use points to travel on China Airlines between Australia and Taipei only.
Members can travel from Sydney to Da Nang in Economy using 37,800 points, from Melbourne to Amsterdam in Business using 159,000 points or Sydney to Taipei in Business using 75,000 points (plus taxes, fees and carrier charges). Bookings will also be able to be made through the Contact Centre shortly.
China Airlines offers full-service (Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins), and operates thousands of flights each week across its extensive international network spanning 23 countries.
Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth said the Qantas Frequent Flyer program was always looking to give members more opportunities to use their points.
“Our network of more than 45 partner airlines means frequent flyers can use their Qantas Points to travel to more than 1,200 destinations around the world, and this expanded partnership means they have more options than ever,” said Ms Wirth.
“We receive great feedback from our members who have travelled to Taipei with China Airlines, and we know that having access to their full and expansive network will be welcome news.
“There are more than 5 million reward seats available for booking over the next year on Qantas, Jetstar and our partner airlines.”
Qantas Frequent Flyers can also use their points on hotel stays in Taipei and other destinations through Qantas Hotels.
Qantas recently extended its commitment to 50 per cent more reward seat availability on international flights for an additional six months, releasing tens of thousands of new reward seats.
China Airlines Classic Flight Reward seats include:
Route (one-way) ECONOMY BUSINESS
Qantas Points TFCCs Qantas Points TFCCs
Sydney to New York 66,200 248.7 159,000 248.7
Brisbane to London 66,200 192.6 159,000 192.6
Melbourne to Amsterdam 66,200 179.77 159,000 179.77
Brisbane to Tokyo 37,800 167.6 90,000 167.6
Sydney to Osaka 37,800 165.3 90,000 165.3
Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh 45,000 154.77 104,500 154.77
*Values displayed are current as at 14 March 2023 and are subject to change. Taxes, fees and carrier charges are payable to Qantas (excluding any amounts payable to third parties at the airport) in addition to the points required.
Qantas Frequent Flyer airline partners include:
Air Calin
Air France
Air New Zealand
Air Tahiti Nui
Air Vanuatu
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Bangkok Airways
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
China Airlines
China Eastern
El Al
Emirates
Fiji Airways
Finnair
Iberia
IndiGo
Japan Airlines
Jetstar
Jetstar Asia
Jetstar Japan
KLM
LATAM
Malaysia Airlines
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
Solomon Airlines
SriLankan Airlines
WestJet