Qantas Is Opening Every Seat On The Plane To Points Next Year, First Class Included

If you’ve ever logged into the Qantas app with a fat points balance, gone hunting for a Business seat to anywhere decent and come back with Economy to Ballina on a Tuesday, this one’s for you.

Qantas Frequent Flyer has announced a year of Points Planes, with dedicated domestic and international flights running every month of 2027. On these services every available seat across First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy is released as a Classic Reward, so you’re not fighting the entire country for the two Business seats nobody paid cash for.

The first batch is bookable from today. It covers 10 return services, or 20 flights, including Tokyo during peak snow season in January, Paris in time for Valentine’s Day, and Hobart during the school holidays.

The numbers are sharp. Sydney to Paris via Singapore starts at 166,300 points in Business, 124,700 in Premium Economy and 63,500 in Economy. Brisbane to Tokyo is the standout, with Business from 82,100 points, while Sydney and Melbourne to Tokyo start at 98,400.

Closer to home, Melbourne to Hobart starts at 9,200 points in Economy and 19,300 in Business. All of that is plus taxes, fees and carrier charges, which on long haul are never nothing, so check the cash component before you get too excited.

Later releases will include Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Vancouver, and some international flights will run on the A380 and 787. That puts First on the table, which is about as rare as a quiet Bondi Saturday when it comes to reward availability.

Qantas invented the concept back in 2019, and premium seats on that first flight sold out in minutes. Other loyalty programs have since copied it, but this is the first time Qantas has turned it into a full year-long program.

There’s a reason it’s happening now. Qantas Loyalty and Customer CEO Andrew Glance said new Qantas Points-earning credit cards have grown by double digits in the last three months, and members redeemed points on 10 million rewards in FY26.

“As more members build their points balances, we want the seats to be there when they are ready to book them,” Glance said.

Read between the lines and Qantas is minting points faster than ever through cards, retail and insurance, and a points currency only holds its value if there’s something worth spending it on. Points Planes are a pressure valve, and for once that pressure is working in the member’s favour.

The catch is speed. If 2019 is any guide, the premium cabins on the best routes will be gone before you’ve finished your morning coffee, so if Tokyo powder or Paris in February is on the list, open the app now and sort the details out later.

New destinations and dates will drop through 2027 via the Qantas App and qantas.com.