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Seat Alert: Business Class to Santiago

Seat Alert: Business Class to Santiago

Huge drop of rare Qantas reward seats to Santiago

December 01, 2025

SEAT ALERT

Photo: Qantas

130,100 - 143,000 Qantas Points, One way

Book Rare Reward Seats to Santiago

Santiago is one of the toughest routes for finding Business Class reward seats from Australia, which is why we’re thrilled to have uncovered hundreds of available dates that have recently dropped from both Sydney and Melbourne to Santiago. Availability runs from December this year right through to October next year, with seats open in both directions.

This kind of opportunity doesn’t come along often, so if you’ve been dreaming of flying lie-flat to South America, now is the time to act. Explore all the dates we’ve found below!

Happy Travels!
The Point Hacks Team

Sydney to Santiago

130,100 - 143,000 Qantas Points, One Way

Qantas Business Class - Photo: Qantas

Screenshot: Qantas website

Points
130,100 - 143,000 Qantas Points
+ ~$91 - $637 AUD in fees & taxes, one-way (pp)

Dates Available
December 2025 - October 2026

Save
A$5,000
Standard cash fare, one-way

Fly with
Qantas, LATAM Airlines

Reward Seat Availability

Santiago

Business Class

Qantas, LATAM Airlines - 130,100 - 143,000 Qantas Points

Depart from Sydney

Dec:

9, 16, 18–25, 28–31

2026

Jan:

10, 13, 17, 28

Feb:

Mar:

2, 7, 13, 16, 18–20, 23–26, 30–31

Apr:

May:

12, 19, 21, 23–24, 28–29

Jun:

2, 8–13, 16, 18, 25

Jul:

3, 7, 9, 12, 15–16, 19, 21, 23, 27–28, 30

Aug:

6, 9, 11–12, 16, 18, 20, 24–27, 29

Sep:

8–10, 21, 23

Oct:

5–6, 13, 16–21

Return from Santiago

Dec:

14–15, 17, 24–25, 31

2026

Jan:

1, 5

Apr:

26–27

May:

1, 15, 19–20, 22, 24–26, 29, 31

Jun:

2, 4–5, 9, 11, 23, 25, 28

Jul:

1, 3–5, 7–8, 10, 12, 14–31

Aug:

1–3, 5–13, 15–18, 20–21, 29

Sep:

4–5, 8–10, 12–15, 17, 20–22, 24, 26, 28–30

Oct:

3, 5, 9–13, 15–17, 19–22

Melbourne to Santiago

143,000 Qantas Points, One Way

Latam Business Class - Photo: LATAM Airlines

Screenshot: Qantas website

Points
143,000 Qantas Points
+ ~$75 - $120 AUD in fees & taxes, one-way (pp)

Dates Available
December 2025 - October 2026

Save
A$5,000
Standard cash fare, one-way

Fly with
LATAM Airlines

Reward Seat Availability

Santiago

Business Class

LATAM - 143,000 Qantas Points

Depart from Melbourne

Dec:

2–4, 8–9, 11–12, 14–15, 17–26, 28–31

2026

Jan:

1–2, 13

Feb:

12–13, 17, 25–26

Mar:

5–7, 18, 21–26, 29

Apr:

3, 6, 24

May:

7–8, 10, 17–18, 20, 22, 28–29

Jun:

1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21–22, 24, 28

Jul:

2–3, 5, 8–9, 11–13, 16, 19, 23, 29

Aug:

5–6, 8–9, 13, 16–17, 19–20, 22–23, 27, 29, 31

Sep:

9–10, 12, 14, 21, 23–24, 30

Oct:

3, 5, 7–8, 10–12, 14–15, 19, 21–22, 24–25

Return from Santiago

Dec:

15–16, 22, 24–27, 29–31

2026

Jan:

1–2

Feb:

2–4, 10–11, 14, 17, 19

Mar:

1, 10

Apr:

2, 4–5, 11, 14, 23–26, 30

May:

1–2, 5–7, 9, 12–17, 19–21, 23–24, 27–31

Jun:

4, 6, 9, 11, 19, 25

Jul:

2, 11, 14–15, 28

Aug:

1–2, 4–5, 7–9, 11–12, 15–16, 18–19, 21–23, 25–26, 28–29

Sep:

1, 4–6, 8, 11–13, 15–16, 18–20, 22–23, 25, 27, 29–30

Oct:

2–4, 10, 13, 16–18, 20–21, 23–24

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