A couple of questions from an AAdvantage newbie

[serfty]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

Thanks for all the info. The 'QF reference' is the PNR? or something else?

If you have a booking on a Qantas Flight, there will be an Amadeus PNR.

This is what Qantas promote as the "booking reference".

If booked though AA, the reference will be a SABRE PNR which is different - you need to find the Qantas PNR to do this.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

90210 - Beverley Hills!!??

i would never have thought of that..

 

[QF029]

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If you take the AA PNR you can enter it in 'Manage My Booking' along with your surname (don't log in to your QFF account). It will find your booking plus PNR and from memory you can select your seat. You can't add your QF FF number online but if you call up and do it quoting the Qantas PNR it will take 30 seconds. There should be no problem paying the taxes online aith an aussie credit card as long as you use the US as a country with a current city and zip / post code.

 

[Limewood]

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How many miles in J would it be using AAvantage miles from HKG to SFO return?.

 

[serfty]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

55,000 miles each way for USA to "China" on AA & oneworld services.

 

[asg29e]

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I have just put on hold 2 x J flights LHR-BNE using QF10/QF604. Is it possible to add QF FF number so that I can select seats using 'my bookings' on QF website? The AA system won't accept my credit card online so I guess I need to call them to pay.

The AA site "should" accept your Aussie credit card. Certainly accepted mine last week. Trick is to leave the postcode field blank. If you put an Aussie postcode in I believe it won't work.

 

[asg29e]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

If you take the AA PNR you can enter it in 'Manage My Booking' along with your surname (don't log in to your QFF account). It will find your booking plus PNR and from memory you can select your seat. You can't add your QF FF number online but if you call up and do it quoting the Qantas PNR it will take 30 seconds. There should be no problem paying the taxes online aith an aussie credit card as long as you use the US as a country with a current city and zip / post code.

Can confirm this works with finding bookings on QF, including seat selection. But having to use USA postcode for CC payments (aka El Segundo method) is obsolete.

 

[QF029]

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But having to use USA postcode for CC payments (aka El Segundo method) is obsolete.

It worked for me on Wednesday.

 

[Kangol]

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I used the finair website and worked fine.

I should have mentioned the RJ option only worked after trying with the Finnair, AB, BA and I think another OW website...
YMMV

 

[asg29e]

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It worked for me on Wednesday.

Yes, perhaps obsolete is the wrong word. El Segundo still works. Unnecessary is probably a better word. Easier to leave the postcode field blank.

 

[jayday13]

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Yes, perhaps obsolete is the wrong word. El Segundo still works. Unnecessary is probably a better word. Easier to leave the postcode field blank.

You are right! Just paid online and left postcode field blank. No problems! I noticed it actually said 'postal code only required for US, Canada and UK. So I think no need now to use a made-up US zipcode.

 

[TheEmu]

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How many miles in J would it be using AAvantage miles from HKG to SFO return?.

This page is quite handy:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/aadvantageAllPartnerChart.jsp

 

[Foreigner]

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This page is quite handy:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/aadvantageAllPartnerChart.jsp

That's very handy.

 

[Nizar]

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So it seems you can fly LAX-MEL for 72,500 points one way in F going by this https://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/aadvantageAllPartnerChart.jsp#1

That would book onto the QF A380 wouldn't it ? :mrgreen:
Does anyone know what the taxes are on that route ?
And what is award availability like ? I'm guessing not the best, must start looking 353 days out, etc ?

Thanks

 

[Hvr]

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Well there is at least one F seat available for AA redemption on both 8, 9 and 10 June 2014, LAX-MEL. Nothing before then.

All on QF94 LAX-MEL on the A380.

However, it is not unknown to be routed through HNL and then to Australia ending up in MEL. Check the offered routing very carefully.

https://www.aa.com/reservation/brea...age=true&bookingPathStateId=1373724122974-372

 

[dalereardon]

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Yes that is correct re the points required.

AA only releases awards 331 (or is it 330) days out even on Qantas flights so you don't have as good a chance at picking up the award.

 

[Nizar]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

Well there is at least one F seat available for AA redemption on both 8, 9 and 10 June 2014, LAX-MEL. Nothing before then.

All on QF94 LAX-MEL on the A380.

However, it is not unknown to be routed through HNL and then to Australia ending up in MEL. Check the offered routing very carefully.

https://www.aa.com/reservation/brea...age=true&bookingPathStateId=1373724122974-372

Lol really ?
I didn't realise QF94 gets routed through HNL ?
Or don't tell me they fly AA to HNL and then J* lol

 

[Nizar]

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Check the offered routing very carefully.

https://www.aa.com/reservation/brea...age=true&bookingPathStateId=1373724122974-372

I can't really see anything to indicate HNL on the link you posted ?
All either direct to MEL or via SYD or via HKG ?

 

[QF029]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

So it seems you can fly LAX-MEL for 72,500 points one way in F going by this https://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/aadvantageAllPartnerChart.jsp#1

That would book onto the QF A380 wouldn't it ? :mrgreen:
Does anyone know what the taxes are on that route ?
And what is award availability like ? I'm guessing not the best, must start looking 353 days out, etc ?

Thanks

Going MEL-LAX they are US$89.

 

[Nizar]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

Going MEL-LAX they are US$89.

Wow that's great, cheers.

Re: sales with x% bonus miles, how often do these sales come about ?
I read somewhere on here that the 50% bonus miles offer usually comes towards the beginning and/or end of the year ? Is that "and" or "or" ?

I won't be needing to use the miles until mid-next year so probably best to wait ?