generated: '2026-07-28'
method: searched
source: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news
docs: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news
subscribe: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/subscribe
note: |
  Qantas publishes no API changelog and no release notes — there is no versioned
  interface to release against. The functioning substitute is Agency News on Qantas
  Agency Connect: a dated, categorised feed that carries distribution-platform and
  NDC change notices alongside fare and network news. Two categories are
  distribution-relevant — qac:category/qantas-distribution-platform and
  qac:category/qantas-ndc. Entries below are the distribution/NDC-relevant items
  from the recent window, captured verbatim from the published pages; the feed is
  the source of truth and is not mirrored in full here.
scheme: dated-news-feed
current_version: null
version_note: The only versioned Qantas NDC document is the Capability Listing Tool
  PDF, Version 5.3, updated 10 July 2026.
categories:
- qac:category/qantas-distribution-platform
- qac:category/qantas-ndc
- qac:category/commercial-policy
- qac:category/latest-news
- qac:category/fare-news
- qac:category/sale-news
entries:
- date: '2026-07-21'
  title: Qantas distribution surcharge changes from 29 July 2026
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/july-2026/distribution-changes
  category: commercial-policy
  breaking: true
  summary: |
    Per-segment distribution surcharge on Qantas-marketed segments changes effective
    29 July 2026 for EDIFACT and Standard NDC via GDS. EDIFACT POS AU AUD11.50 ->
    AUD12.00, POS NZ NZD17.50 -> NZD18.00, POS ROW USD13.00 -> USD13.50. Standard
    NDC via GDS POS AU AUD4.50 -> AUD4.70, POS NZ NZD5.00 -> NZD5.50, POS ROW
    USD3.00 -> USD4.00. Standard NDC via technology partner / QDP portal and Premium
    NDC remain zero. Base fares unaffected.
- date: '2026-06-24'
  title: Enhancing your Qantas Agency Connect site experience
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/june-2026/agency-connect-refresh
  category: latest-news
  breaking: true
  summary: |
    Agency Connect moved to a new host, agencyconnect.qantas.com, with a redesigned
    information architecture; legacy www.qantas.com/agencyconnect and
    /distributionplatform URLs now redirect. Agents advised to update bookmarks. The
    home-page navigation search bar was temporarily unavailable until mid-July, and
    service-request enhancements were flagged as arriving in phases.
- date: '2026-06-22'
  title: 'Qantas Premium NDC offer: Australia domestic'
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/june-2026/ndc-australian-domestic
  category: sale-news
  breaking: false
  summary: Up to 15% off published base fares on Australian domestic Economy in select
    booking classes, available only via Qantas Premium NDC. Offer ended 30 June 2026.
- date: '2026-06-15'
  title: Japan Qantas NDC offer
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/june-2026/pos-australia-japan-ndc
  category: qantas-ndc
  breaking: false
  summary: 15% off published base fares Australia-Japan, all cabins, bookable only
    via Qantas NDC (Standard NDC and Premium NDC) from 15 June 2026. Distribution
    surcharges still apply to Standard NDC booked through Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport
    and TravelSky.
- date: '2026-04-28'
  title: Bonus commission on select Qantas flights to New Zealand's North Island via
    Qantas Premium NDC
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/news/apr-2026/northisland-ndc-offer
  category: qantas-ndc
  breaking: false
  summary: 3% bonus commission on published base fares Australia to Auckland and
    Wellington, available only to agents accessing Qantas Premium NDC. Offer ended
    10 May 2026.
- date: '2025-07-01'
  title: Qantas Distribution Surcharge takes effect
  url: https://agencyconnect.qantas.com/en-au/policies/fares-and-ticketing/distribution-surcharge-policy
  category: commercial-policy
  breaking: true
  summary: |
    Per-segment Qantas Distribution Surcharge applied globally to tickets issued on
    or after 1 July 2025, collected as a YR fee at ticket issue. EDIFACT AUD11.50 /
    NZD17.50 / USD13.00 per segment; Standard NDC via GDS AUD4.50 / NZD5.00 /
    USD3.00; Standard NDC via technology partner or QDP portal and Premium NDC
    exempt. Surcharge amounts stated as correct at 27 November 2024.