Involuntary Downgrade
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What is an Involuntary Downgrade?
An involuntary downgrade is when your customer is affected by an operational change that results in a downgrade of the cabin.
Your Customer's Ticket
Ticket Reissue Guidelines
For Customers Holding a Qantas (081) Validated Ticket
All Qantas flight changes need to be reissued prior to travel to prevent customer mishandling. You can reissue the ticket in-house to retain control of the ticket for future servicing, within these guidelines:
- Original ticket to be reissued to reflect the new booking class or cabin
- Ticket to be reissued with no additional collection or refund of fare and ticket taxes
- No change fee is to be applied to the reissue
- All details of the original ticket to be shown on the new ticket including fare basis and fare calculation
- Any existing data in the tour code box is to be retained
- An authority must be placed in the endorsement box. The authority number for the involuntary downgrade is: 415235.
Qantas NDC Call Out
If Qantas makes an involuntary downgrade to your customer's booking, you have options. See details.
For Customers Holding a Ticket Validated to Another Airline
You should refer to the ticketed airline's involuntary downgrade policy for the applicable ticket reissue guidelines.
For Customers Holding a Qantas (081) Validated Ticket
All Qantas flight changes need to be reissued prior to travel to prevent customer mishandling. You can reissue the ticket in-house to retain control of the ticket for future servicing, within these guidelines:
- Original ticket to be reissued to reflect the new booking class or cabin
- Ticket to be reissued with no additional collection or refund of fare and ticket taxes
- No change fee is to be applied to the reissue
- All details of the original ticket to be shown on the new ticket including fare basis and fare calculation
- Any existing data in the tour code box is to be retained
- An authority must be placed in the endorsement box. The authority number for the involuntary downgrade is: 415235.
For Customers Holding a Ticket Validated to Another Airline
You should refer to the ticketed airline's involuntary downgrade policy for the applicable ticket reissue guidelines.
Applying for a Fare Adjustment
Unless otherwise stated in the fare rules, customers affected by an involuntary downgrade of the cabin are eligible for a fare adjustment refund in accordance with the operating airline's involuntary downgrade policy.
Customers who are involuntarily downgraded on Qantas international and Australian domestic operated and marketed flights are eligible for 75% of the value of the ticketed coupon to be refunded.
Customers booked in premium cabins who travel in an inoperable seat are also entitled to the same fare adjustment. Please include the inoperable seat number in the refund request.
How to Claim a Fare Adjustment
- A fare adjustment request should be submitted once travel is completed on the ticket
- For customers holding a ticket validated to Qantas (081), request a fare adjustment through a BSPlink Manual Refund Application
- If the involuntary downgrade was on another airline's flight, include a copy of the boarding pass with the refund request
- For customers holding a ticket validated to another airline, contact the applicable airline who will liaise with Qantas on your behalf