Qantas is partnering with Emirates and dropping their longstanding arrangements with BA. It seems that you can now book their flights to Australia from London, via Dubai, on Avios.
70,000 Avios and about £200 in taxes for the routing above – one way.
So… get the Chase British Airways card, spend $30,000 and you’ll have enough Avios to go round trip plus, you can use the companion pass to bring your wife for free?
No because it would have to be a BA Flight only, in this case you can’t use a Qantas flight.
Companion ticket must be on ba metal (not partner)
The Chase companion ticket must originate in the US.