JASA cash upgrade to FASA

[simongr]

It was working a couple of months back - I couldve gone to F for only hundred dollars by using the Change Flights option on a J Any Seat Award

Could've? Could've? Surely you actually did????

 

[yohy?!]

Could've? Could've? Surely you actually did????

I wouldve but it was F on 747 and for the day before...

 

[fbrimfield]

I did this a couple months back. Had a JASA booked from SIN-MEL (via SYD) in A380. Changed it to the next day, A380 direct to MEL in F for a $190 SGD 'fare difference'.

Bargain.

 

[Gold Member]

Where do you find the change flight option? I have a JASA and cannot find this feature anywhere. Furthermore, upon enquiry with QF I am told the cash difference to upgrade to First is a mere $12k for my SYD-LAX leg. I realize this has do with different business fare types, but how on earth could you get away with a hundred dollars for a cash upgrade??

 

[MarcB]

I upgraded a PE ASA to a JASA for a flight in November. I had to ring QF to do it (and pay the miserable $80 per pax fee) but the actual fare difference was only $360 pp. I believe it's only possible where the fare originally booked is in a fare class that can also be booked as a classic award (i.e. X,Z,U or P). In my case, it was booked in Z and U was available so fare difference was minimal.

I also think that whether you can do it online depends on the route. For example, a lot of ex-SIN bookings show business and first on the same page. IMHO, ex-AUS bookings rarely do.

 

[Limewood]

Where do you find the change flight option?

Think its upgrade your booking (at right) in your QFF page.

 

[markis10]

Think its upgrade your booking (at right) in your QFF page.

Does not appear if its multicity or a change has already been made.

 

[yohy?!]

Where do you find the change flight option? I have a JASA and cannot find this feature anywhere. Furthermore, upon enquiry with QF I am told the cash difference to upgrade to First is a mere $12k for my SYD-LAX leg. I realize this has do with different business fare types, but how on earth could you get away with a hundred dollars for a cash upgrade??

Manage My Booking > Change Flights

 

[sparoz]

Looks like it doesn't work unless there is F being sold on the route. I have BNE-SIN booked, but all available changes is only in J.

 

[markis10]

Looks like it doesn't work unless there is F being sold on the route. I have BNE-SIN booked, but all available changes is only in J.

Kind of obvious you cannot change to F if there is no F

 

[spentan]

Manage My Booking > Change Flights

I tried this, but it only has Business listed there, (I have a booking with mum, dad and myself going CBR-SYD-LAX).

Maybe its because the CBR-SYD Leg exists in the booking, not sure

 

[fall502]

Upgraded a JASA to a FASA MEL - LHR for both myself and my wife using cash. When I was booking the JASA there was also FASAs available for 2 people around the date I was looking at so I decided to book the JASA and try to upgrade to a FASA. Change Flights only showed Business flights and when I looked at Upgrade said it was not eligible for upgrade. Spoke to a very nice person at Qantas who knew exactly what I was trying to do and organised the upgrade for me. When asked why I did not have the option in Change Flights he thought there might have been a glitch in the system.

 

[NoName]

What was the cost per person for the upgrade?

Also, can you request the upgrade immediately? IE Book the JASA and then log into your booking/call QF and upgrade straight away?

 

[verduzzo]

What was the cost per person for the upgrade?

Also, can you request the upgrade immediately? IE Book the JASA and then log into your booking/call QF and upgrade straight away?

I am also interested in this answer obreing!

 

[verduzzo]

A little help if you can AFF's: My situation is this: booked a JASA PER-MEL-HKG this morning. Have since checked EF and the booking classes I need to attempt one of these JASA upgrades are showing, except ex-SYD. Now, what's everyone's opinion as to whether QF call centre will change my JASA so I can fly PER-SYD-HKG and then release an award seat (I'm WP) therefore making my SYD-HKG leg a FASA (with associated costs of course).

My current JASA is booked into U class as Business Saver Fare.

Is it even worth the call?

 

[richardl]

Sorry - New to AFF, especially the abbreviations. Can someone explain JASA / FASA

 

[shifty]

Sorry - New to AFF, especially the abbreviations. Can someone explain JASA / FASA

Qantas Any Seat Awards (ASA). J - Business, F - First.

AFF Abbreviations
http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/showthread.php?p=60340#post60340

 

[richardl]

thanks for quick response!

 

[fall502]

What was the cost per person for the upgrade?

Also, can you request the upgrade immediately? IE Book the JASA and then log into your booking/call QF and upgrade straight away?

Cost was $570 per person. I contacted Qantas 1 or 2 days after making the JASA booking. I was after a FASA but did not want to use 384K FFP and also wanted to see how this worked. So booked a fully refundable JASA where there was already a cheap FASA showing. Then I went to Change Flight to see what flight options came up. Only contacted Qantas due to no First flights shown. The FASA was booked into P and fully refundable.

 

[FuzzyAUS]

I tried this on one of my HK trips coming up in June and they couldnt do it, i even got them to release a seat for award booking but they couldnt do it.. maybe i got someone who couldnt think outside the box...