Eligible sectors on QF322

[mwebs0]

I have several oneworld flights in J coming up for work, which should get me to exactly 700 SCs for Qantas Gold, however I am concerned about reaching 4 eligible sectors. The upcoming flights are:

• SCL to SYD via AKL on QF322 (LATAM metal)
• SYD to MEL on JQ (with MAX to get 20 SCs)
• MEL to LHR via HKG and HEL on AY

I have one existing eligible sector.

My questions are:

• Will QF322 count as 1 or 2 sectors (2 flights but 1 flight number)?
• If just 1, any suggestions for an alternative program to credit these flights to achieve oneworld Saphire?

I am currently based in London, so won’t have any opportunity to fly QF or JQ before the end of my membership year. I did consider breaking up the SYD to MEL flight (e.g. by flying via Adelaide), but it’s not desirable from a cost and time perspective.

Would appreciate any input, and apologies if this has been covered previously (in which case my searching skills are clearly not up to scratch!)

 

[Himeno]

QF322 is the codeshare on LA801.

It will be treated the same way as QF11/12 to JFK via LA, QF9/10 to LHR via PER or QF1/2 to LHR via SIN. 1 sector for SCL-SYD, unless there is a stopover in AKL.

 

[mwebs0]

Thanks Himemo! Looks like I'll fall just short.

Any suggestions for an alternative program (status challenge?) that might get me to OW Sapphire?

 

[docjames]

Rebook the SCL-SYD into two legs with the AKL-SYD leg on a different flight number.

 

[docjames]

Or rebook MEL-HKG to MEL-BNE/SYD-HKG

 

[sudoer]

Which carrier is your MEL-HKG flight on?

Either way, if you're based in London, BAEC is certainly worth a look.

 

[mwebs0]

Thanks all!

MEL HKG is on CX (AY flight number). Unfortunately it looks like routing via Brisbane or Sydney is significantly more expensive. Will look into crediting to BA

 

[juddles]

I understand that breaking up the SCL-SYD is very expensive. I would have thought that by far the easiest thing to do would have turned that SYD-MEL leg into two flights (ie via BNE or ADL) rather than just the single sector. But I also understand that doing costly things to attain Gold may or may not be attractive. And being based in England, well, perhaps Qantas should be your last choice for a program