Qantas frequent flyers who have earned platinum, gold or silver status, as well as Qantas Club members, will find their plastic is about to become even handier. Those members are starting to receive replacement chip-enabled cards that will allow one-touch check-in at Sydney's T3 domestic terminal from November 10.
The cards also double as a boarding pass at the gate. The introduction of Qantas's Next Generation kiosks follows a successful trial at Perth's domestic airport.
The kit containing the whiz-bang new cards also comes with sleek Marc Newson-designed Q Bag Tags. These permanent tags link luggage dropped at the bag-drop facility with its owner's flight details. All eligible flyers will receive their kits by early next year and the time-saving system will be introduced at Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra airports next year.
No word yet if and when poor old bronze-level frequent flyers will receive chip-enabled cards - and as for the bag tags, Qantas's website urges bronzies and non-frequent flyers to register interest in buying them. Every flyer can still use the Next-Gen kiosks - it will just take a little longer to tap in details. The smart ones will check in online or via their mobile anyway.
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