New QF US flight sale

QANTAS is now taking bookings for its new Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco routes after securing US Department of Transport approval for its joint business with American Airlines on Fri (TD 22 Jul).

The thrice weekly San Francisco route will commence on 09 Feb 2020, with fares starting from $999 return, while the four-times weekly Chicago flights will takeoff on 20 Apr 2020, leading in at $1,200 return.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the new routes are expected to generate more than $150 million for the state’s economy over the next three years.

“These flights represent a great opportunity for Queensland, one that is forecast to support more than 1,700 jobs,” she said.

MEANWHILE, Qantas is urging travel agencies to check their registration status for the new Qantas Channel, in the lead up to its planned 01 Aug implementation.

The “Manager” login on the qantasagencyconnect.com website should be used to navigate to the My Agency Profile link and then the PCC/ID tab.

An “Accepted” status indicates the agency is a participant in the Qantas Channel once it becomes effective, but if the status is showing as “Validating” and the agency has reached agreement with its GDS before 30 Jun, contact should be made immediately with GDS.

If status is showing as “Rejected” then either Qantas has not received confirmation of a new GDS agreement for the agency for over 30 days since initial registration, or the Pseudo City Code/Office ID supplied is incorrect and has been rejected.