re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread
Spent a pleasant, but stressful hour on the phone with a lovely lady from Qantas to book our J Oneworld trip for May next year. (2 x 280,000 plus 2 x 6,000)
Not possible to book on the Web as TLL is not an option. No go with waving the fee though.
The final Itinerary was number 16, and even then we had to move things forward by one day.
SYD-HKG-LHR, LHR-VCE, BUP-HEL-TLL,IST-AMM-DXB,DXB-HKG-SYD.
We have flights on Qantas (2), Cathay (2), Finnair (2) Royal Jordanian (2), BA (1) and seats confirmed on all but BA and Royal Jordanian.
From Venice we are training it to Salzburg-Vienna and on to Budapest.
My better half wants a photo of herself on the meadow in the opening scene of The Sound of Music.
The lady from Qantas was very helpful, offering alternatives to what I asked for and improving a couple of flights. As a Bronze there weren’t really any flights that they could see that I couldn’t.
We did however improve our time in AMM, where we arrive at 22.30 and leave at 20.30 the next day, and for only a net loss of a few hours in DXB.
Now the flights are locked in I can concentrate on work for a while, at least until I start to wonder which is the best lounge to visit at each airport.
Without the help from the generous people on AFF I would not have been able to organise and book this trip. The wealth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. Thanks to all.