Has anyone had success with the call-up "Marginal" xASA's?

[lindyb]

Re: Sucessful ASA Bookings booked at classic rates Reference Guide

I have made 2 successful ASA's recently, 1 was SYD - LHR & then a few weeks later I made the return booking. We live in Perth so paid for separate flights PER to SYD & paid for them as we had run out of points. My friend who is going on the same trip with us made her return LHR - SYD booking on Monday & was asked if she also wanted to book her flight from SYD to PER, after explaining to the man that was helping her that she didn't have enough points to make the booking he said it could just be added to the flight already booked & she would only have to pay the fees & taxes which in this case was approx. $400 each passenger. She then asked if she could add to her first flight that was booked a couple of weeks ago (SYD - LHR) & again was told she could, this time it wasn't going to cost anything, so she was able to get business class flights PER - SYD return for around $400 each.
So I thought I would try the same with my flights & got the same deal. We also got a refund of $190 each for the fees paid for the SYD - LHR flight, not exactly sure why. We are also now able to book the chauffer service in Perth & Sydney (we are overnighting Sydney on the first leg of our trip)
What I was wondering is if anyone else has come across this? Is this something new or is it compo for no international flights from Perth anymore?

 

[ketsuzei]

Re: Sucessful ASA Bookings booked at classic rates Reference Guide

I have made 2 successful ASA's recently, 1 was SYD - LHR & then a few weeks later I made the return booking. We live in Perth so paid for separate flights PER to SYD & paid for them as we had run out of points. My friend who is going on the same trip with us made her return LHR - SYD booking on Monday & was asked if she also wanted to book her flight from SYD to PER, after explaining to the man that was helping her that she didn't have enough points to make the booking he said it could just be added to the flight already booked & she would only have to pay the fees & taxes which in this case was approx. $400 each passenger. She then asked if she could add to her first flight that was booked a couple of weeks ago (SYD - LHR) & again was told she could, this time it wasn't going to cost anything, so she was able to get business class flights PER - SYD return for around $400 each.
So I thought I would try the same with my flights & got the same deal. We also got a refund of $190 each for the fees paid for the SYD - LHR flight, not exactly sure why. We are also now able to book the chauffer service in Perth & Sydney (we are overnighting Sydney on the first leg of our trip)
What I was wondering is if anyone else has come across this? Is this something new or is it compo for no international flights from Perth anymore?

Should even be possible to get a points refund, as a PER-LHR booking has a lower minimum than SYD-LHR. Perhaps that's why you got a refund.

 

[robert.smith]

Hi Guys, a quick one... Can someone please advise what an JASA SYD-BNE-TSV-BNE-SYD will be if booked now and travelled after July 1st?

Also, I have the 50% promo for intl flights.. Are there any good options purely for status purposes ex Syd (Or NTL)?

Apologies for the dumb questions, I've been out of the loop over the past 3 months!!! If there is somewhere better for these please don't hesitate to tell me where to go

 

[DC3]

Re: Sucessful ASA Bookings booked at classic rates Reference Guide

Should even be possible to get a points refund, as a PER-LHR booking has a lower minimum than SYD-LHR. Perhaps that's why you got a refund.

Yes, point to point, so to speak. Similarly with AKL-(SYD)-LAX, being less points needed than SYD-LAX from what I understand.

 

[Baysider]

Re: Sucessful ASA Bookings booked at classic rates Reference Guide

I think the base fare has been increased. I booked a BNE-TSV rtn a few months ago (ended up cancelling it) and then booked another very recently and the Classic Award copay was $10 higher. This was reflected in my JASA copay.

Must have been before December 2013, because the other BNE-MEL-PER-BNE that cost the same as mine was booked in December, so definitely no changes since then.

 

[FuzzyAUS]

Hi Guys, a quick one... Can someone please advise what an JASA SYD-BNE-TSV-BNE-SYD will be if booked now and travelled after July 1st?

Also, I have the 50% promo for intl flights.. Are there any good options purely for status purposes ex Syd (Or NTL)?

Apologies for the dumb questions, I've been out of the loop over the past 3 months!!! If there is somewhere better for these please don't hesitate to tell me where to go

From what I know the SYD-BNE-TSV Return run will only be 160SC's instead of the 200 it was..

I am doing an SYD-AKL return before the end of June (in the 1 day), that could work ok, or I like to get up to HKG a bit

 

[robert.smith]

From what I know the SYD-BNE-TSV Return run will only be 160SC's instead of the 200 it was..

I am doing an SYD-AKL return before the end of June (in the 1 day), that could work ok, or I like to get up to HKG a bit

Thanks Fuzz.. Whens the Auckland trip? I might join you (PM me?).. I need a reason to use the first class lounge!

 

[JessicaTam]

Thanks Fuzz.. Whens the Auckland trip? I might join you (PM me?).. I need a reason to use the first class lounge!

Really? You need a reason?

 

[FuzzyAUS]

21st June I am doing Syd-Akl-Syd

Will get me over the line for LTG and P1 before my June 30 renewal

 

[JessicaTam]

21st June I am doing Syd-Akl-Syd

Will get me over the line for LTG and P1 before my June 30 renewal

Now that's a nice double to get.

 

[ketsuzei]

Month booked | Month travelled | Cabin (Y/W/J or F) | Route | Points cost | Co-pay $^ | Classic co-pay $~ | Max points cost~ | SCs earned
Jun 14 | Mar 15 | J | BNE-SYD-MEL-SYD-BNE | 64,000 | $605.00 + $7 CC fee | $140.00 | 81 740 | 160

Adding up individual BNE-SYD, SYD-MEL, MEL-SYD, and SYD-BNE legs from the spreadsheet points to a copayment of around $430... so I'm seeing further evidence that prices have been hiked.

 

[Deleted User]

Book my last MASA today, pretty easy and echoes comments here that these types of bookings have never been easier. Points and co-pay was as I expected so am a happy camper... freshly minted WP coming my way all in the same month of the demise of the MASA.... its a real shame they are going but securing WP now allows a look at the other side on occasions where QF has priced themselves out of the sale... I still prefer the QF product but family pooling on Domestic VA might be the way of the future for shintaro10x

 

[QF WP]

Now I understand your comment in the EpiQure thread

I still have 15 days to collect points, then my final spend will hopefully be two JASA one ways - BNE/MEL and BNE/ADL (or vv)

 

[Deleted User]

Let me know when you're in ADL and we'll have a coffee / wine :-D

 

[QF WP]

July is a certainty for a day trip - again in August for Buzzards' Barossa Bash.

These JASA's and my $1,500 unused vouchers will get me Gold, then it's re-qualifying Plat over on VA.

Like you, think I'll slip back to Silver in 3/2016 on QF and my main aim will be to re-qual Plat on VA ad infinitum due to Family Pooling

 

[Bugalugz]

FFS Qantas can be hopeless!!

I have a mate that has been trying to book a M/JASA for 3 days hes only a Silver member so has been waiting ages to get through. Printed off the steps for him and exact wording and everything but EVERY person he has spoken too has told him Any Seats are only available online and 1 person told him ''there is no such thing the only award was a classic''.

Really frustrating as he has never booked one and was hoping it would be easy as gave him the correct phone number and steps but nope. I told him to make sure he asks for a supervisor next time, bloody PITA he has now made 7 phone calls and still hasn't got a JASA booked. One chick tried to book him on a classic and he said he would ask me what that was first so luckily he didn't go ahead with that but just shows how patchy their service can be.

 

[Deleted User]

I booked today and was painless process.... but they possibly know by looking on my file that I've booked a few of these so no point making up stories with me...

Has he checked that U fare bucket is available (look for a classic business on QF web site...?)

 

[Newk]

Let me know when you're in ADL and we'll have a coffee / wine :-D

I'll join you if free....LOL all my contacts are always travelling

 

[cove]

I think I had better do a MASA/JASA skype call from London to do just enough to fall over the Life Time Gold 14,000 number this month.

 

[Buzzard]

Let me know when you're in ADL and we'll have a coffee / wine :-D

I'm back in ADL on Sunday night. We could make it a foursome with Newk if the planets align