Can QF call centres combine two PNR's into one?

[madrooster]

I booked SYD > LAX as a business classic award on Qantas arriving on Friday and then booked LAX > DTW as a separate economy classic award on Qantas (operated by AA).

You cannot link QF and another carrier - the system won't even let you.

 

[Mwenenzi]

I've got a question related to this. I booked SYD > LAX as a business classic award on Qantas arriving on Friday and then booked LAX > DTW as a separate economy classic award on Qantas (operated by AA). Would it be safe to assume that me calling in to link the reservations will do nothing in terms of re-protection should I encounter delays leaving Australia (my stopover in LA is 12 hours)? I'm also guessing that Qantas won't through check my bags to Detroit either on account of it being separate itineraries and that overnight layover in LA?

Even if QF tagged your bag with the DTW flight you need to pick up bags at LAX and process USA LAX immigration & customs with all your checked and carry on bags. Then bag drop for the DTW flight (if AA accept 12 hours before). Unsure is SYD can-will issue a boarding pass for the separate LAX-DTW AA marketed AA operated flight.

AA have recently changed (back) the guidelines for protection on separate AA-OW flights. A long FT thread on that topic (go to the last posts)