I’d be interested to know the thoughts of any qantas FFs who have ever had difficulty getting points refunded after cancelling a reward booking.
On 28th December I had to cancel a points booking I had made through qantas for an MH flight. It took qantas two months to the day to refund the points and I had to contact them no less than 8 times to follow this up. I have no doubt that if I hadn’t have kept following it up, I would still not have had the points refunded.
Do you therefore think it’s still fair that qantas take a 6000 point penalty for cancelling the booking under these circumstances?
I recently had to cancel a points booking because I couldn’t get to the airport with the floods in Townsville, I was happy to cop whatever fee was applicable but instead of cancelling the booking the very helpful lady on the phone put a credit against my account for the points booking to be used at a later date, just wonderful service and the reason I keep flying QF.
On my very small sample size of personal experience, that is unusual. When I have cancelled reward bookings, the points (and cash fees) have been returned pretty much immediately - even for bookings on non-QF flights. Within a few days at most, as best as I can recall.
I would say you have cause to be disgruntled here, since you could not make use of those points for two months, but I don't like your chances of getting the 6K points fee waived. Worth a try though!
Next Time read the T&Cs and cancellation policy before booking
I would have no issue with copping the 6000 point penalty if they had refunded the points within a decent amount of time. To me, 2 months is not a decent amount of time.
I also have an issue with having to call them so many times about it, wasting hours on hold.
Interestingly, I also cancelled a BA award booking on the same day for a CX flight and the points and tax were returned instantaneously to my account (I just had to cop a £35 penalty which was fair enough).
I've had a phone agent offer to waive an award cancellation fee on a 3rd follow up call. She recognised that I had been inconvenienced.
I'm not sure how you would go if you were the one to initiate the fee waiver but for sure it can be done and is at the agent's discretion. Not all Qantas phone agents however are created equal so I wish you luck.
When you cancel a classic flight reward ticket (with other airlines than Qantas), apart from 5,000-6,000 points penalty, will the fee you paid (taxes + charges) be refunded?
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rwSydney
rwSydney
British Airways - Executive Club
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I’d be interested to know the thoughts of any qantas FFs who have ever had difficulty getting points refunded after cancelling a reward booking.
TJS
TJS
Member since 14 Jun 2018
Total posts 55
Yes. I would say it was a sequential process that needed MH to also action at their end.
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I recently had to cancel a points booking because I couldn’t get to the airport with the floods in Townsville, I was happy to cop whatever fee was applicable but instead of cancelling the booking the very helpful lady on the phone put a credit against my account for the points booking to be used at a later date, just wonderful service and the reason I keep flying QF.
Johnny9
Johnny9
Member since 05 Aug 2017
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Next Time read the T&Cs and cancellation policy before booking
JackMiles
JackMiles
Member since 29 Feb 2016
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On my very small sample size of personal experience, that is unusual. When I have cancelled reward bookings, the points (and cash fees) have been returned pretty much immediately - even for bookings on non-QF flights. Within a few days at most, as best as I can recall.
Happy Trails
Happy Trails
Member since 11 Apr 2012
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Nowhere in the T&Cs or award fare conditions is waiting two months for a refund mentioned.
rwSydney
rwSydney
British Airways - Executive Club
Member since 23 Mar 2018
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I would have no issue with copping the 6000 point penalty if they had refunded the points within a decent amount of time. To me, 2 months is not a decent amount of time.
anonymous
anonymous
Member since 24 Dec 2013
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I've had a phone agent offer to waive an award cancellation fee on a 3rd follow up call. She recognised that I had been inconvenienced.
khiemha
khiemha
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 09 Jan 2017
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When you cancel a classic flight reward ticket (with other airlines than Qantas), apart from 5,000-6,000 points penalty, will the fee you paid (taxes + charges) be refunded?