QANTAS: 100,000 reward seats to Japan for six weeks starting11 May 2023 or Jetstar from 11 October 2022

Reward seats to be redeemed at classic reward rates will be available on Qantas (11 May to 20 June 2023) and Jetstar flights (11 October to 30 November 2022) on the following 6 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)

Points Planes

Where every seat on the planes between Sydney and Tokyo (Haneda) on 10 May 2023 including Eonomy and Business can bee booked as a classic reward.

Points Planes will also be on offer on 30 January 2023 when Qantas re-launches the Sydney to Hong Kong route

Bookings are now available (from 10 am Friday 7 October) until 13 October.

Jetstar Japan sale

You can also buy seats for trips between Cairns and the Gold Coast to Tokyo and Osaka from $289 one-way in economy.

Qantas Japan schedule

	Return flights/week	Cabin	One-way Classic Reward	One-way Taxes, fees & charges
Sydney-Haneda	3 (increasing to seven from November 2022)	Economy	31,500 points	$147.09
		Business	82,000 points	$197.09
Brisbane-Haneda (Restarting December 2022)	Three	Economy	25,200 points	$148.01
Melbourne-Haneda (Restarting March 2023)	Four	Economy	31,500 points	$146.95

Jetstar Japan schedule (Economy)

	Return flights/week	One-way Classic Reward	One-way Taxes, fees & charges
Cairns-Osaka	Up to four	21,500 points	$146.58
Cairns-Tokyo (Narita)	Up to seven	21,500 points	$146.58
Gold Coast-Tokyo (Narita)	Up to five	21,500 points	$131.45

2PAXfly Takeout

This is another timely reminder to wear your seatbelt when seated. Holding you close to your seat will protect you from the sort of injuries sustained on this flight, when unsecured passengers flew to the ceiling of the aircraft, and then came crashing down once the ‘drop’ ceased.

The hope will be that this is an anomaly – a ‘freak accident’ in casual parlance. If it is a systemic error either mechanical or electronic, then this is a larger concern for the airlines that fly Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Let’s hope it isn’t. If it is, it will pile on the woes to Boeing’s existing stack.

If you are interested in these fares and award redemptions, I wouldn’t delay. Book now, ’cause these seats won’t last long.