Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now use their Qantas Points to book business class and first class reward flights with El Al Israel Airlines.
Previously, Qantas Points could only be used to book El Al economy flights, and while the airline doesn’t fly to Australia, it does run non-stop flights from both Hong Kong and Bangkok to Tel Aviv: Israel’s financial hub and the country’s second-largest city.
That allows Aussie travellers to pair a Qantas or Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong – or a Qantas or Emirates flight to Bangkok – with an onward El Al journey, although El Al flights can also be booked independently.
Read the full article by Chris Chamberlin at Australian Business Traveller.