Friend wants to book me a flight using her Qantas points. Is this allowed?
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benjo
benjo
Member since 17 Apr 2013
Total posts 63
HI All,
nj8842
nj8842
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 08 Jun 2017
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theoretically not allowed
dm12
dm12
Member since 08 Feb 2018
Total posts 200
This sounds like one of those questions you shouldn’t actually ask...no but you can make it happen
Jedi
Jedi
Member since 04 May 2018
Total posts 15
Yes you can book the flights using your points. I did 2 days ago with QF flights for my partner. No problems. QF even talked me through it on the phone as I had not done it before. Mind you though she is a QFF member. Don't know if this applies if you are not as I didn't ask that question. You can do the whole booking on line without any QFF intervention. Simply book and change the name.
dlight
dlight
Member since 11 Apr 2018
Total posts 18
maybe check the family transfer option, look at the list of "recipient's relationship" it might offer enough choice to qualify you as 'family', you will both have to be QFF members for this to work.. no harm in investigating this option too
mviy
mviy
Member since 05 May 2016
Total posts 322
If she's not an eligible family member and QF asks for proof of your relationship then they'll terminate both accounts. So I'd be very careful to make sure that your friend is an eligible family member before doing anything.
NBShone
NBShone
Qantas
Member since 02 Sep 2015
Total posts 18
I have booked business class seats SNG to Melb return for a friend many times using points and iv never had a problem over the years. Use the web site to book and change the name of the passenger traveling. It's easy. And YES. it can be done
Chris C.
Chris C.
Member since 24 Apr 2012
Total posts 1,116
The fact that 'it works if you lie' doesn't mean it's within the rules. When you book flights for other people using your points, the Qantas website will ask you to enter the nature of their relationship with you. The only 'non-family' relationship that can be chosen is ~"Domestic partner/de facto", which requires the two of you to be living together. "Friend" is not an option, and entering anything else would be in breach of the QFF T&Cs: potentially resulting in your account being cancelled and/or points being lost if audited or discovered, so don't say you weren't warned. ;)
LackyLachy
LackyLachy
Member since 04 Jun 2018
Total posts 1
There's an element of risk involved in doing so (for both your friend and yourself) but it'd be fairly small. I qualify this as follows: there's a person on the ozbargain forum that runs his/her business of buying your FF points, then logging into your frequent flyer account to redeem flights for their customer (i.e., using your FF points to book flights for people completely unknown to you). Based on the lack of people on that forum who have advised that their FF accounts have been suspended or closed after selling their points to this person, I'd say you and your friend should be safe.
brettepi
brettepi
Member since 10 Jul 2017
Total posts 86
ofcourse qantas wouldnt let you use your points for a friend. another example of them making things difficult for people with zero justification. we earnt the points and should be able to do whatever we want with them.
Jedi
Jedi
Member since 04 May 2018
Total posts 15
Yes interesting question. Who owns and has earn't the points.