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Quick route entry

Type airports separated by dashes. Two airports = one way. Return trips end with your origin. Any number of stops.

Cabin class

W seats if J unavailable

Date flexibility

Passengers

Qantas bookable only (qantas.com Classic Rewards)

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Tell me about your trip

Describe it in plain English — Classic Finder finds the routings and searches for available seats

Home airport

Cabin

Passengers

Segments

of 16 max

PE legs

of 2 allowed

Est. points

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Routing

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AU origin

oneworld Classic Flight Reward — Key rules

Max 5 stopovers (stays >24hrs) · Unlimited transits (<24hrs — great for adding cities!) · Max 35,000 miles total distance · Max 16 segments (10 if booking online) · Must use ≥ 2 oneworld airlines other than Qantas · Max 2 surface sectors · Cannot return to Australia mid-trip · Mixed cabin = entire ticket priced at highest cabin · Business = 365,800 pts (as of Aug 2025)

⚠️ Low-surcharge carriers: AS, AA, AY, UL, JL, IB · High-surcharge: BA, QF, RJ · Qatar (QR) — J/F only within 3 days of departure · Fiji Airways (FJ) & Oman Air (WY) not yet bookable on Classic Reward

Itinerary legs

oneworld partner airlines on Qantas Classic Rewards

These airlines' flights can be booked using Qantas FF points as Classic Rewards. Simon's key partners: SriLankan (UL), Finnair (AY), JAL (JL), Malaysia Airlines (MH).

Code	Airline	Key routes for QFF	Cabin notes
QF	Qantas	All Australian routes, LHR, LAX, DFW, SIN, HND, HKG	Best Business availability 353 days out
JL	Japan Airlines	NRT/HND to SYD/MEL, then onwards to USA/Europe	Excellent Business (Sky Suite). Release at 355 days.
AY	Finnair	HEL hub, connections across Europe. SIN–HEL–CDG/LHR etc.	Good Business availability. Nordic network.
MH	Malaysia Airlines	KUL hub. SYD/MEL/PER–KUL–LHR and Asian routes	Business suite product. Often has availability.
UL	SriLankan Airlines	CMB hub. MEL/SYD–CMB–LHR/CDG/FRA/CPH	Via Colombo — great for Europe. Often has J seats.
CX	Cathay Pacific	HKG hub. All Australian cities, Asia, Europe, USA	World-class Business. Can be hard to find via QFF.
BA	British Airways	LHR to everywhere. Feeder within Europe.	Avios alternative. Premium redemption on QFF too.
IB	Iberia	MAD hub. Spain, Latin America connections.	Good Business on LHR-MAD and transatlantic.
QR	Qatar Airways	DOH hub. Australia via DOH to most of Europe/Africa.	Q Suite Business — outstanding product. Book early.
RJ	Royal Jordanian	AMM hub. Middle East connections.	Business available on select routes.
AA	American Airlines	USA domestic and transatlantic.	Good for USA connections in Business.
AS	Alaska Airlines	USA west coast routes.	Useful for west coast connections.
LA	LATAM	South American network via SCL/GRU.	Business available on long-haul routes.
AT	Royal Air Maroc	CMN hub. Africa connections.	New addition. Africa route options.

Simon's preferred partner routing patterns

Australia → Europe via Colombo: ABX/SYD–CMB (UL) + CMB–LHR/CDG/FRA/CPH (UL) — often has J availability
Australia → Europe via KL: ABX/SYD–KUL (MH) + KUL–LHR (MH) — solid Business product
Australia → Japan: SYD/MEL–NRT/HND (JL) — JAL release seats early, Sky Suite is excellent
Europe → Scandinavia: LHR–HEL–CPH (AY) or via BA/IB within Europe
Europe → USA: LHR–JFK/LAX (BA or AA) — check both carriers for availability

Intelligence Feed

Drop newsletters, PDFs or articles — Claude reads them and updates the app's routing intelligence automatically.

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Drop files here or click to browse

Accepts: PDF · HTML · TXT · Email exports (.eml, .mhtml)
AFF newsletters · Executive Traveller articles · Qantas announcements · Any travel news

Or fetch a URL directly

Suggested sources: ausbt.com.au · executivetraveller.com · australianfrequentflyer.com.au · qantas.com/newsroom

Quick scan — known sources

These fetch the page and scan for relevant intelligence. Requires Anthropic API key.

Stored intelligence updates

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Anthropic API key

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Get a key at console.anthropic.com — the free tier is more than enough for this use.

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About this tool

Classic Finder v3.15 — Built by Claude for Simon.
Searches the Seats.aero Partner API for Qantas Classic Reward seat availability across the oneworld alliance.

Data is cached by Seats.aero and may be several hours old. Always confirm availability on the Qantas website before making plans.

Points estimates are based on published Qantas FF Classic Reward zone pricing. Actual points may vary.

This tool is for personal use only. Not affiliated with Qantas, oneworld, or Seats.aero.

Version history

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All build sessions · Total invested: ~12 hrs · ~25 deployments

v3.15 Session 26 · 25 Apr 2026 · current session

CRITICAL FIX: Trip Builder "Search seats" now bypasses the QF-only filter entirely — all oneworld partner seats (MH, UL, AY, CX, JL etc) are shown because they ARE all bookable on a Classic Reward RTW ticket. Added fetchSingleRouteFull() for Trip Builder searches. When no QF seats exist, partner seats auto-display with a note explaining the flat RTW price applies. Partner-only results labelled "Partner seats (all bookable on Classic Reward RTW)" in leg header. Alternative hub searches also use full program search. Fixed "Validate in RTW checker" tab switch to use correct showTab() function — tab now opens correctly.

v3.15 Session 25 · 25 Apr 2026

BUGFIX: Trip Builder keyword parser regex \b word boundaries were corrupted (0x08 bytes) — regional keywords 'Asia', 'Europe' etc. now resolve correctly. Added AIRCRAFT_INTEL data block: 30+ carrier×aircraft×cabin entries with seat quality scores, lie-flat flags, overnight suitability, and expert notes. Added scoreRouting() function: experience score 0–100 shown on each candidate routing (surcharge penalty + seat quality + overnight suitability). Routing cards now show per-leg aircraft notes, surcharge estimates, and Experience score badge. AI system prompt updated with aircraft quality guidance, surcharge tiers, and Finnair MEL→HEL route (Oct 2026 A350). Vision expanded: platform now plans Pure Points RTW, Multi-Program (QFF+Asia Miles+Avios), Pure Cash, and hybrid Points+Cash trip types.

v3.3 Session 4 · 22 Mar 2026

ABX routing fixed — now routes ABX→BNE for Business class (no J direct to SYD). Trans-Pacific cascade added (SYD→HNL→LAX → SYD→AKL→LAX → SYD→SFO fallbacks). RTW Checker enhanced with mixed-cabin warning, carrier count validation, stopover count, Qatar availability warning, and high-surcharge airline alerts. Points budget dropdown upgraded with custom balance entry + Lucky Dip mode. RTW rules updated to Aug 2025 (Eco 152,200 / PE 287,000 / Bus 365,800 / First 523,200). Date flex defaults to exact date. RTW Checker hidden as background validator. Classic Plus excluded from RTW planner.

v1.1 Session 3 · 21 Mar 2026 · 1 hr · 3 deployments

Qantas-only filter toggle (on by default). Fixed cabin code pipeline end-to-end. Fixed 'undefined' points/seats. Passenger count selector (default 2, up to 9). Points show total for party + per-person breakdown. Rows with insufficient seats dimmed orange. RTW Planner IATA parser bug identified. Discussed full intelligence platform roadmap (Phases 1–4).

v1.0 Session 2 · 21 Mar 2026 · 1.5 hrs · 4 deployments

Deployed Cloudflare Worker proxy (classic-finder-api). Fixed CORS by routing Seats.aero calls through Worker. Fixed cabin code bug (API wants 'economy' not 'Y'). Removed source=qantas param. Added Worker URL field to Settings. Added passenger count selector (default 2). Fixed points display (was 'undefined'). Fixed seat count display. Points now show total for all passengers with per-person breakdown. Rows with insufficient seats dimmed.

v0.9 Session 1 · 21 Mar 2026 · 3.5 hrs · 12 deployments

Built entire app from scratch: password gate, 6 tabs (Search, RTW Planner, RTW Checker, oneworld Partners, Intelligence Feed, Settings), smart route bar, airport autocomplete, airline-style search form, return date min lock, Economy default, regional airport warnings, Seats.aero API key in Settings, Anthropic API key in Settings, bidirectional RTW routing engine, RTW Checker with points calculator and PE leg tracker, oneworld Partners reference tab, Intelligence Feed PDF/email newsletter parser. CORS error identified — Worker written but not yet wired.