Commercial policy for customers impacted by Middle East airspace closure

The following commercial policy is available to customers holding a valid 081 ticket issued on/before 31 May 2026.  Please refer to the below table for options available for original travel dates.
Commercial Policy|Published 12 March 2026

Last updated: 29 May 2026, 1.00pm | 24 April 2026, 3.30pm | 9 April 2026, 4:37pm | 31 March 2026, 9.00am | 24 March 2026, 9:00am | 18 March 2026 3:38pm | 12 March 2026, 2.00pm | 12 March 2026, 9.00am | 6 March 2026 , 9:00am | 5 March 2026 , 4:20pm | 4 March 2026, 8:30am | 3 March 2026, 11:00am | 2 March 2026, 5:15pm | 2 March 2026, 10:30am | 1 March 2026, 4:56pm.

Affected destinations:  To/from/via United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Israel, Jordan, Oman and Bahrain.

Options for customers holding a Qantas (081) issued ticket:

Yes
No
Not applicable
Booking ticketed date
Original travel dates
Option
Permitted actions
Ticket reissue conditions
On/before 1 March 2026
On/before 30 June 2026
1a. Rebook
(onto the same operating carrier)
  • Rebook to another flight operated by the same carrier, with the same origin and destination, in the same cabin, with new travel date on or before 31 July 2026.
  • If the same booking class is not available, the lowest available booking class within the same cabin may be booked.
  • Reissue with authority 460895 in endorsement box
  • Change fee does not apply
  • Additional fare/taxes do not apply.
  • All details of the original ticket including fare basis and fare calculation to be shown on the new ticket.

Qantas NDC Call Out

Where the flight has been affected, the agent should reshop and select an alternative flight using waiver code 460895 and waiver types 'AdcolChangeFee'.

The Qantas NDC commercial policy workflow will automatically waiver the additional fare/taxes and change fee or the change fee only.

Please contact your Technology Partner if further assistance is required.

On/before 30 June 2026
28 February 2026 - 31 August 2026
1b. Rebook
(onto a different operating carrier)
  • Rebook to another flight operated by any carrier with the same origin and destination, in the same cabin.
  • The new booking is subject to normal fare rules, conditions and route map restrictions.
  • Reissue with authority  460895  in endorsement box
  • Change fee  does not  apply
  • Additional fare/taxes  do  apply.

Qantas NDC Call Out

Where the flight has been affected, the agent should reshop and select an alternative flight using waiver code  460895  and waiver types 'ChangeFee'.

The Qantas NDC commercial policy workflow will automatically waiver the additional fare/taxes and change fee or the change fee only.

Please contact your Technology Partner if further assistance is required.

On/before 1 March 2026
On/before 30 June 2026
1c. Rebook
(onto Emirates operated Dubai-Australia service connecting with a Qantas operated services)
  • Rebook to another Emirates operated services between DXB and Australia and connecting with a Qantas operated services to/ from the origin/destination as per the original booking, with new travel date on or before 31 July 2026.
  • If the same booking class is not available, the lowest booking class within the same cabin may be booked.
  • Reissue with authority  460895  in endorsement box
  • Change fee  does not  apply
  • Additional fare/taxes  do not  apply.
  • All details of the original ticket including fare basis and fare calculation to be shown on the new ticket.
On/before 1 March 2026
28 February 2026 - 30 June 2026
2. Credit
  • Retain the value of the ticket in credit.
  • New travel dates must be within ticket validity.
  • Reissue with authority 460895 in endorsement box
  • Change fee does not apply
  • Additional fare/taxes do apply.
  • If the new fare is of a higher value than the existing ticketed fare, the fare difference is payable by the customer. Applicable ticket surcharges, fees and taxes may apply.
  • Credit option not permitted for Group bookings.

Qantas NDC Call Out

Where a ticket has been held in credit due to a commercial policy, you must create a new NDC booking then add the waiver code 460895 and waiver type 'Change Fee’. The commercial waiver workflow will automatically waive the change fee

On/before 1 March 2026
28 February 2026 - 30 June 2026
3. Refund
  • If the above alternative options are not suitable, customers are entitled to a refund.
  • Customers who have commenced their journey are entitled to a refund of the impacted sector/s.
  • No-show customers are entitled to a refund.
  • Refund Applications can be submitted via GDS or BSPlink or ARC with reference to the Authority number 460895 to waive any refund fees
  • Refund fee does not apply
  • To request a refund, return the ticket to the original point of purchase

Qantas NDC Call Out

To apply for a refund, you must cancel the Qantas NDC booking and retain the ticket. Refund applications must be submitted as a manual refund request via BSPlink or ARC with reference to the authority provided in the commercial policy to waive any applicable fees.

Please contact your Technology Partner if further assistance is required.

Commercial Policy Conditions

For customers with unticketed bookings:

For unticketed bookings, alternate flights/routings can be rebooked subject to availability and tickets issued in accordance with fare conditions.

For customers with a Qantas Points Plus Pay bookings:

Qantas Points Plus Pay Bookings are entitled to the same options and conditions as listed above.

For customers on Frequent Flyer Classic Reward Tickets:

Qantas Classic Flight Reward tickets cannot be retained in credit. They can be changed or refunded. This must be done via Contact Centres.