Qantas (IATA QF) is a carrier from Australia, a member of the Oneworld alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Qantas serves 3 routes reaching 2 destinations, with home hubs at Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL). Its checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg. Local brand strength rates 7/10.
Routes Qantas flies from Thailand & the region — 3 corridors
Qantas (QF) appears on 3 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 2 destinations in 1 country and roughly 24 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–SYD at 14 a week. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Cluster | Market low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Sydney (SYD) | 14× | 9.3 | C | ฿16,663 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Melbourne (MEL) | 7× | 9.5 | C | ฿16,644 |
| Phuket (HKT) → Sydney (SYD) | 3× | 9.7 | C | ฿15,725 |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Qantas-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
The frequency shown belongs to the corridor, not to this airline alone. The 24 weekly departures above sum the frequency of the routes Qantas serves, and that count includes every other carrier on the same city pairs. To know how many rotations this airline actually operates on your dates, read its own schedule. We do not publish figures we have not captured.
A network across many countries means many rulebooks. Qantas’s corridors in our catalogue touch 1 country: Australia. Each has its own regulator, so passenger rights attach not only to the airline but to the country the flight departs from. Two flights on the same airline can carry completely different entitlements.
Airline at a glance
Qantas is registered in Australia and sits in Oneworld. We record a 30 kg baseline checked allowance. Our own brand-strength score for the Thai market is 7/10. Those corridors carry about 24 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | QF |
| Home country | Australia |
| Alliance | Oneworld |
| Home hubs | Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) |
| Baggage baseline | 30 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
| Brand strength (Thailand) | 7/10 |
Qantas’s checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg.
What Oneworld membership buys, and what it does not. It buys through-checked baggage on a single ticket, cross-carrier mileage earning and redemption, status-based lounge access, and a realistic chance of being moved onto a partner’s flight when yours is cancelled. It does not buy compensation rights. Those come only from the law of the jurisdiction involved, and no alliance extends them.
That 7/10 is our own score. Brand strength is an editorial assessment by our team for the Thai market, used to decide how deeply we cover a carrier. It is not a safety rating, not a punctuality rating and not a service score from any independent body. We say so here so you can weigh the number correctly.
Qantas network & booking
Qantas’s network in our catalogue covers 3 corridors, based at Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL). Cached fares across them run from ฿15,687 (HKT–SYD) to ฿15,935 (BKK–SYD). Those corridors carry about 24 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
In this catalogue Qantas’s network reaches 2 destinations across 1 country — Australia. Most corridors serve Thai diaspora / VFR travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare live prices and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. The lowest fare in our cache across this network is about ฿15,725 on HKT-SYD — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
The low-fare column is not this airline’s fare. Each value is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it, not attributed to Qantas. On a multi-carrier route the low may well belong to a competitor. Read it as a corridor reference line, not as this airline’s price.
Passenger rights & compensation
Qantas appears on 3 corridors in our catalogue. Qantas is registered in Australia and answers primarily to Australia ACCC consumer guarantees. The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Qantas passenger protection is governed by Australia ACCC consumer guarantees — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
How Qantas fits travellers
Qantas appears on 3 corridors in our catalogue. Qantas’s corridors in our catalogue distribute across passenger clusters as: Thai diaspora / VFR (3), with 3 flagged as labour/migrant corridors. The split is computed from our own route data, not from the airline’s marketing.
Qantas’s catalogued routes matter most to the Thai diaspora / VFR segment(s). Its Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
This split describes our catalogue, not the airline’s passenger mix. The labels are assigned at route level in our own data, from the dominant demand pattern we associate with each city pair, not from any carrier’s traffic figures. A corridor can be tagged leisure while half the cabin travels on business. Read the label as a guide to what this page chooses to explain, never as a claim about who is sitting next to you.
Sector length changes what is worth paying for. Of the 3 Qantas corridors where we record a block time, 0 run under four hours and 3 run seven hours or more. Short sectors turn on departure time and baggage; long ones turn on the seat, the catering and what happens if the flight is cancelled. A seat fee that is poor value across two hours is usually sound value across ten.
Sources
Qantas in our fare record
Across 24 weekly fare captures on corridors Qantas serves, the code QF appears as the carrier holding the low 0 times — 0%. Those corridors reach 2 destinations in 1 country. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 0% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
FAQ
How many routes does Qantas fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Qantas (QF) serves 3 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Qantas’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 30 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Qantas in?
Qantas is a member of Oneworld.
Which regulator oversees Qantas?
Australia ACCC consumer guarantees, by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Qantas infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Qantas’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.