Last chance for Qantas double Status Credits

Head up: this is your last day to lock in double Status Credits on Qantas flights stretching through to the end of August.

The countdown clock is now ticking down towards 11:59pm EST, at which point the promo goes offline – as does the option to score double Status Credits or double Qantas Points on domestic and trans-Tasman flights.

You’ll find all the details in our original article below. Just don’t forget to register for this promotion before you make those bookings.

Get ready to supercharge your Qantas frequent flyer status or boost your points balance – the Flying Kangaroo has just dropped a new promo unlocking double Status Credits or double Points.

Yes, this one comes barely eight weeks after the previous DSC offer ended in early March, but we have no doubt it’ll be welcomed just the same.

This surprise offer is now live at the Qantas website and in the Qantas app, and bookings can be made through to 11:59pm EST on Monday 11 May, 2026.

(Don’t forget to register online or in the app before you make any bookings).

However, this unexpected DSC deal comes with a few twists to the familiar formula.

• it applies only to domestic and trans-Tasman (AU-NZ) flights. All other international routes are off the table
• eligible flights must be between 12 May 2026 and 31 August 2026 – that’s a much shorter forward booking period than the norm, which typically stretches almost a year in advance

In addition, only “Qantas marketed and operated flights” carrying a QF number are valid – in other words, Qantas and QantasLink, but not Jetstar.

However, “QF flights operated by Alliance Airlines, National Jet, Airlink, Eastern Australia, Network Aviation and Sunstate Airlines are also eligible for this offer.”

And before you ask: yes, Qantas says these bonus Status Credits will count towards your Lifetime status tally.

Holding two DSC promotions so close together early in the year is uncommon but not unheard of – Qantas ran separate DSC offers in March and May 2021, and before that in February and April of 2019.

What does seem ironic, and we suspect far from accidental, is that only last week Qantas announced it was extending cuts to its domestic and trans-Tasman network to rein in capacity in the face of mounting financial pressure from soaring fuel costs.

And yet Qantas is now goosing demand for those same flights by offering double Status Credits (or double points, if you so choose).

We suspect Qantas is aiming to fill every seat on every flight while also pulling the reliable DSC trigger to unleash a surge in bookings and booked revenue.

Double status credits for domestic, trans-Tasman flights

Sure, a domestic DSC flight won’t deliver the big haul of a return business class trip to London, Paris, LAX or New York – but every Status Credit can help close the gap between tiers, lock in your tier for next year, and steadily progress towards Lifetime status.

And this double-helping of status therefore helps twice as much.

SYD-MEL, SYD-BNE, SYD-ADL and MEL-ADL: a return trip on a standard Qantas business class fare will yield 160 SCs instead of the usual 80, with discount business clocking in at 80 SCs instead of 40.

Darting from coast to coast? SYD-PER, MEL-PER and BNE-PER each deliver a hefty 320 SCs on a return business class fare.

A quick trip across the Tasman? SYD-AKL, MEL-AKL and BNE-AKL will net you 340 SCs on a standard business class return ticket.

But don’t overlook the cheaper discount business fares: on those same trans-Tasman routes the DSC yield is a still meaty 320 SCs.

And if you are doing a Sydney-Auckland trip, don’t forget the option of premium economy on QF3, the Boeing 787 which continues all the way to New York.

Standard premium economy for SYD-AKL return will hand you 90 SCs, with 80 SCs for discount premium economy.

Why would you choose Double Qantas Points?

As mentioned earlier, the Twice as Rewarding promotion lets you choose between earning Double Status Credits and Double Qantas Points.

And there are some instances where you would opt for Double Qantas Points.

Perhaps you’re not close to jumping from one status tier to the next, even with the help of a couple of Double Status Credit bookings.

Maybe you’re simply not in the position to book enough flights to get you across the line to that next status tier.

In both cases you might decide it’s better to pocket that double helping of Qantas Points to use on bookings or upgrades at any time in the future.

After all, there’s no benefit to being ‘Silver and a half’ or ‘Gold and a half’ – and it makes more sense to hoover up Qantas Points which you can use rather than Status Credits you can’t use.

Rebooking for Double Status Credits

If you’re sitting on a Qantas booking made before this promotion, can you rebook it in order to collect twice as many Status Credits?

Yes, and that’s what some frequent flyers do – they cancel the original booking and rebook the trip under the Double Status Credits offer.

Of course, this makes sense only if there’s no cancellation or rebooking fee, and if the replacement DSC trip is available for around the same price.

And DSC fans have noted that fares often increase during this promotional period, as the cheapest fares are quickly snapped up (and Qantas knows it can rely on a rush of bookings) – so you could end up spending more if you cancel a previous booking made at a lower price.

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