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    Home»Uncategorized»Qantas lifts Credit Card Surcharge Caps
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    Qantas lifts Credit Card Surcharge Caps

    MarkBy MarkDecember 20, 2019No Comments2 Mins Read

    Qantas has lifted the cap on its credit-card surcharges. In some cases, such as domestic travel, the cap has been doubled. As a result, you could be up for a higher credit card surcharge next time you book a flight.

    Qantas introduced the current credit card surcharge structure back in 2016. At the time, they moved from a flat fee to one calculated as a percentage of the fare. They also added a cap. For a domestic flight, you would not pay more than $11.

    Over the past three years, the percentages have drifted around, generally in a downward direction. However, the fee cap has remained the same.

    This time around Qantas has opted to increase the fee cap. For a domestic or Trans-Tasman journey, the fee cap has been lifted from $11 to $22. In the case of international flights (other than Trans Tasman), the fee cap has gone from $70 up to $120.

    As an example of what this means, consider a domestic airfare. If you pay by credit card, you are charged 1.03%. In the past, you would reach the cap if your ticket price was more than $1,067. If your ticket was over $1,067, you still paid just $11.

    This cap has now been raised to $22. As such, your surcharge keeps rising until your ticket exceeds $2,135.

    This increase will likely have the greatest effect on travelers booking into Business. Some of these fares now exceed $2,000. It’s a bit harder to see that people booking Economy tickets will be hit as hard.

    What are the payment surcharges?

    Qantas apply the following payment surcharges,

    Booking made in Australia Debit/prepaid cards Credit/charge cards Paypal Fee cap (per ticket per card in AUD)
    Australian Domestic
    0.36%
    1.03%
    0.69%
    AUD$22.00
    Australian Trans-Tasman
    0.36%
    1.03%
    0.69%
    AUD$22.00
    Australian International
    0.36%
    1.03%
    0.69%
    AUD$120.00

     

    Fee Free Options

    If you’d rather not pay a surcharge, there are various fee-free options available. The fee-free options include:

    • POLi  online payment option
    • BPay for payment made 7 days or more before the flight’s scheduled  departure
    • UATP cards issued by Qantas
    • Credit voucher.

    The Qantas Gift Voucher is a popular way of avoiding the credit card surcharge.

    As Qantas makes changes to their surcharges from time to time, you can find the latest information on their website

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    Mark, the founder of Fly Stay Points, caught the travel bug early in life. During his travels, he eventually came to stumble upon loyalty programs, He first discovered the world of airline frequent flyer programs, and later hotel loyalty programs. He is always plotting his next adventure - and this includes working out how to leverage the loyalty programs. It is a constantly evolving world. Promotional opportunities come and go. Airlines come and go. New hotels open, old hotels change brands, and on it goes. FlyStayPoints was started as a way to try to keep on top of all this. Keep track of promotions. Understand the changes in the marketplace.

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