The Philippines’ many islands are amongst 15 new destinations that Qantas Frequent Flyer members can soon book, thanks to a new partnership between Qantas and Philippine Airlines.
You can now use Qantas Points to book Philippine Airlines flights across its whole network in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. The Manila-based airline flies three-cabin Airbus A330S to Sydney and Melbourne (and occasionally, Brisbane).
You’ll also find two-cabin Airbus A321neos flying down to Perth and Brisbane, sporting 12 lie-flat Business Class seats up front in a 2-2 layout.
Qantas Loyalty CEO, Andrew Glance, says the new partnership opens up ‘island-hopping opportunities’ for frequent flyers.
‘Many members want their points to take them further than just the major hubs. Partnering with Philippine Airlines opens up more of Asia and adds 15 destinations previously missing from our partner network. Members can now build an entire island-hopping itinerary using points, connecting through Manila to some of the most remote and beautiful spots in Southeast Asia,’ he said.
Beyond the islands, Philippine Airlines’ network could be useful for one-stop travel further into Asia, such as Japan, and also to destinations in North America, including Canada.
How many points do you need to book Philippine Airlines?
As Philippine Airlines sits on the ‘partner’ award table, its reward seat prices are in line with those of most other Qantas partner airlines. Here’s the pricing for some select routes:
| Qantas Points (one-way, per person) | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
| Perth-Manila Brisbane-Manila | 28,200 pts | 58,200 pts* | 73,400 pts |
| Sydney-Manila Melbourne-Manila | 34,700 pts | 70,800 pts | 90,000 pts |
| Perth-Tokyo Brisbane-Tokyo Sydney-Tokyo (via Manila) | 43,500 pts | 85,000 pts* | 108,000 pts |
| Melbourne-Tokyo (via Manila) | 51,800 pts | 98,200 pts | 125,400 pts |
| Australia-North America inc. New York, Vancouver etc. (all cities via Manila) | 76,100 pts | 143,500 pts* | 182,900 pts |
Reward seat availability is now visible on the Qantas website, but only Economy and Premium Economy seats are currently available at the time of writing. Business Class availability on Qatar Airways’ website is not yet appearing on Qantas.
Summing up
Philippine Airlines is making a big push into the Australian frequent flyer market thanks to its partnership with Qantas. The carrier doesn’t have that many partner airlines that can redeem points for its seats, so Qantas Frequent Flyer members do have somewhat greater access to the available inventory.
Incidentally, Philippine Airlines only recently signed on the dotted line for a similar partnership with Qatar Airways, in mid-May 2026. That partnership opened up an avenue to book award seats with Privilege Club Avios, which are transferable from Amex Membership Rewards.
But the Qantas partnership is much more accessible to Australian travellers and also includes domestic destinations in the Philippines that Qatar Airways members don’t have access to.
For now, the deal between the two airlines is strictly ‘burn’. The ability to earn points, reciprocal lounge access and other priority perks (outside of redeeming points for Business Class) aren’t included initially.
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