Qantas and Jetstar have introduced greater flexibility for customers wishing to change their travel plans, following increased travel restrictions being implemented by various governments around the world due to the evolving Coronavirus situation.
These changes apply to all domestic and international flights for Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar (including Jetstar domestic services in New Zealand and Jetstar Asia’s flights between Darwin and Singapore).
Cancelling an existing Qantas or Jetstar booking
Customers with existing bookings on any domestic or international flight until 31 May 2020, who no longer wish to travel, can cancel their flight and retain the value of the booking as a travel credit voucher. This needs to be processed by 31 March 2020.
Travel credit vouchers can be used for travel on any domestic or international flights. Qantas and Jetstar will waive the change fee once customers are ready to rebook.
- For Qantas customers, travel credit can be redeemed for travel for up to 12 months from the original booking.
- For Jetstar customers, travel vouchers can be redeemed in one booking only within 6 months of issue, for travel within 12 months of new booking date.
Qantas Frequent Flyers who have booked classic redemption flights on Qantas, Jetstar and all partner airlines, and no longer wish to travel, will have change fees waived.
New bookings
To provide customers with greater flexibility and confidence when they book, customers who make a new domestic or international booking and later decide they no longer wish to travel, can cancel their flight and retain the value of the booking as a Qantas travel credit or Jetstar travel voucher.
This applies to bookings made from 10 March 2020 until 31 March 2020 for travel before 31 May 2020. This policy supersedes the previous policy to waive change fees announced on 10 March.
The same conditions apply for the vouchers as existing bookings (outlined above).
Customers advised not to contact Qantas or Jetstar call centres
Qantas has advised customers not to call the contact centres. Due to high demand, travellers are experiencing long call wait times.
Instead, to access this offer:
- Qantas customers should visit Manage Booking on Qantas.com, select ‘Cancel’ and then ‘Voucher’.
- From 9am tomorrow Monday 16 March 2020, Jetstar customers should go to Manage My Booking on Jetstar.com. Please do not call the Jetstar contact centre before that time should you need further assistance.
If flights were booked through a travel agency or third-party website (eg. Webjet, Booking.com), customers will need to contact them directly to make changes to their booking.
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This does not help people who booked early last year.
In my case we booked June last year. So according to the new rules we have to travel by June 2020.
That is impossible. But people that booked after this virus was known they have nearly a full 12 months to Rebook.
How about taking care of those who handed over their hard earned cash months ago that the airlines have been using to make money for themselves.
Have a heart and give us 12 months from departure date!!!
I booked a flight to Perth 11 months ago and bought the Flexi bundle which overs me for any changes before, on the day etc as well as credit voucher up until I fly… so surely this offers up till the 31st March shouldn’t apply to me ?
I booked a flight to Perth 11 months ago and bought the Flexi bundle which overs me changes before on the day etc as well as credit voucher up until I fly… so surely this offers up till the 31st March shouldn’t apply to me as I paid the extra for this Flexi fare and already included!
Hi there, I’m receiving conflicting information about the terms and conditions with Jetstar. You have said that you need to book within 6 months of voucher issue and have 12 months to travel from your new booking date. However, I have also been told it must be within 12 months of the original booking date. I booked in October 2019. Does this mean I have to travel by October 2020?
I’m a Gold QFF and booked Bali return through my qantas app but because theyre actually Jetstar seats need to phone qantas to change them but it’s impossible to get through on the phone – been trying for 2 weeks.
I booked flights during a double status credits promotion. Any indication as to whether this would be honoured?
Thanks for offering this option . Will
Postpone my flight for later in year.