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

[pagingjoan]

Specifically, do you mean having SCs and points credited? I don't see how that would be a problem.

Yes, sorry. Should have been clearer.

My take on it was that SCs for ASAs could not be earned after a specified date.
And I had taken that to be 12 months after the last ASA could be booked.
But the mists of time have closed in, and I could not begin to track the advice trail.

Obviously, some AFFers are immensely better at keeping track.
Good on you all. Wish I had been more astute, too.

 

[infinity]

With my future 2016 bookings I do expect SC's and points earning, also on domestic connections.

The earning capacity of these remains unchanged as they are treated as cash tickets on post 1/7/14 earning tables

That point hasn't changed.

Supervisors have confirmed this for me and wasn't an issue when talking with FF centre when SC's and points were laoded to a recent SYD/TSV/SYD trip.

I do my last SYD/TSV/SYD trip sunday

 

[Kangol]

Yes, sorry. Should have been clearer.

My take on it was that SCs for ASAs could not be earned after a specified date.
And I had taken that to be 12 months after the last ASA could be booked.
But the mists of time have closed in, and I could not begin to track the advice trail.

Obviously, some AFFers are immensely better at keeping track.
Good on you all. Wish I had been more astute, too.

SCs/points are earned if the fare conditions at time of booking allow it, regardless of when the flight is.
New ASAs are not able to be booked (from a new booking [PNR]), but existing ones can be modified to strategically change/add flights at a certain time in the future... to an extent.

ETA: underlined text

 

[infinity]

SCs/points are earned if the fare conditions at time of booking allow it, regardless of when the flight is.
New ASAs are not able to be booked (from a new booking [PNR]), but can be modified to strategically change/add flights at a certain time in the future... to an extent.

Agreed

You will keep the PNR

 

[Kangol]

Agreed

You will keep the PNR

Just edited my post to make it clearer.

Don't think I've ever seen it reported here, but has anyone added on an extra international (long haul) leg to an existing international ASA booking?

 

[infinity]

Kangol

Could you perhaps call me per PM?
Tks

 

[Gold Member]

I ticketed a MEL-SYD-ASP-SYD-MEL JASA last June to fly this weekend. The timing was intended to give me a leg up for my QF anniversary - May/June.

Looking at my future travel for the next 12 months, I won't need the 220SCs earned to help requalify for WP. Since the ticket is valid for travel up to 12 month from issue, I can't extend this into my next anniversary year. I'm now weighing up the prospect of having 90K QFF points returned or just taking the flights... hmmmm.

 

[gizzard]

I'm now weighing up the prospect of having 90K QFF points returned or just taking the flights... hmmmm.

That was good forward thinking.
It might depend on your lifetime status situation and ambitions.

 

[Kangol]

I had a domestic add on leg, to an international ASA booking, post yesterday as a classic. Grrr.
Emailed QFF today and no response/change yet.

It actually says "Classic" in my activity statement, whereas I have had some from late last year say "Any Seat Award" but credit with 0 SCs and 0 points. They were corrected quickly thereafter.

 

[pagingjoan]

I had a domestic add on leg, to an international ASA booking, post yesterday as a classic. Grrr.
Emailed QFF today and no response/change yet.

It actually says "Classic" in my activity statement, whereas I have had some from late last year say "Any Seat Award" but credit with 0 SCs and 0 points. They were corrected quickly thereafter.

Ouch!
Hopefully, it will be sorted. But that sort of glitch was my concern, in my earlier questions.

 

[Kangol]

Ouch!
Hopefully, it will be sorted. But that sort of glitch was my concern, in my earlier questions.

Yeah I will wait a day or so and follow it up if I don't get any response.

They don't show it in the current T&Cs because their terminology for ASA is now "points plus pay", or they have removed ASAs and are now calling those with the same features as "points plus pay", but one key part of the former T&Cs is that a classic cannot be changed to an ASA and an ASA cannot be changed to a classic. Because the original booking is an ASA, then any changes will still result in those fares being ASAs and not classics.

I'm trying to find anywhere in the current T&Cs that talks about something similar (classic changing to P+P and vice versa) but can't find anything.. unless I've missed something.

 

[Kangol]

Try adding an international sector just for fun. Apparently it's entirely possible

What have you added? Was it originally an international booking?

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

What have you added? Was it originally an international booking?

I haven't done it myself as all of mine were international, but apparently it is possible to add an international sector to a domestic xASA ticket. Apparently you can turn a SYD-MEL into a SYD-LHR and pay the difference (at the lower cash equivalent rates).

At present I'm adding domestic to the last of my international. As it was ticketed again the other day, presumably I may have up to another 12 months validity, but we'll see...

 

[Kangol]

I haven't done it myself as all of mine were international, but apparently it is possible to add an international sector to a domestic xASA ticket. Apparently you can turn a SYD-MEL into a SYD-LHR and pay the difference (at the lower cash equivalent rates).

At present I'm adding domestic to the last of my international. As it was ticketed again the other day, presumably I may have up to another 12 months validity, but we'll see...

Thanks. I'm thinking of adding a return leg onto a LHR-MEL! And vice versa
Not sure how it will pan out..

Btw the ASA posting as a classic has been corrected. Had a message left on my phone saying they called but then I checked my activity statement and it has credited as expected.

 

[Aeolus]

Tried to add a domestic sector to my International J and was advised that this is not possible as the type of ticket that I had (JASA) is not applicable for this type of booking. Should I HUACA?

 

[trixydoza]

Tried to add a domestic sector to my International J and was advised that this is not possible as the type of ticket that I had (JASA) is not applicable for this type of booking. Should I HUACA?

Part of the problem might be terminology... you're not so much "adding a sector" as changing the routing, which should be well within the rules.

 

[Aeolus]

Part of the problem might be terminology... you're not so much "adding a sector" as changing the routing, which should be well within the rules.

Thanks. I'll give it another go tomorrow.

 

[infinity]

Iv've had no difficulty to ask to add connecting sectors

try HUACA

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

Tried to add a BNE-PER-SYD in November for 2 pax to an existing FASA LHR-MEL-BNE and was quoted, wait for it, $5500 additional collection.

Was advised they quote fare of the day rather than original fare. Opposite of my experience other times.

May try HUACA but the first sector is in 3 hours LHR-MEL...

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

Tried to add a BNE-PER-SYD in November for 2 pax to an existing FASA LHR-MEL-BNE and was quoted, wait for it, $5500 additional collection.

Was advised they quote fare of the day rather than original fare. Opposite of my experience other times.

May try HUACA but the first sector is in 3 hours LHR-MEL...

HUACA resulted in... "No changes allowed any more, the last person shouldn't have changed it" comment from reservations.

So it seems that YMMV. Will perhaps try again when back in Oz but doesn't look promising.