I recall seeing something recently that QF are not taking any further bookings on those routes for 2021, but the flights have not actually been cancelled at this time. That could explain it. Maybe someone will have more information.It looks to me like all flights on QF metal to LHR & USA for next year have been deleted from the system, both awards and paid. They were available a few days ago but I am unable to find any. I have one included in a OWA itinery it still shows in my booking but no longer appears on the system.
Well after a delay , i was told that the booking was fully checked ( took several hours ) and for some reason, the 280,000 remained and had not been increased .Currently on the phone to QFF .
Issue being looked into - a complication is that my itinerary has been changed 3 times now to dates round 4 months apart.
I do feel sorry for QFF staff - the rules around covid delayed itineraries must be pretty complicated!
I found a bit more, here:It looks to me like all flights on QF metal to LHR & USA for next year have been deleted from the system ...
... the 280,000 remained ...
Hi,Well after a delay , i was told that the booking was fully checked ( took several hours ) and for some reason, the 280,000 remained and had not been increased .
They left it that way.
I was happy with that !
The 35,000 miles upper limit is surprisingly hard to exceed
CorrectNot when you’re trying to squeeze two trips into the one itinerary...
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but things are just so hard at the moment to get just one continuous itinerary bedded down, 2 would be a real hassle - I will look again at a split one once things have settled !
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However, in terms of following the OWA rules , the covid reductions on BA services have thrown a spanner in the works - flying to from North Africa to Iceland via London was originally a simple LHR transfer but now all flights from Morocco go thru LGW ( KEF out of LHR) and, if I remember correctly , this is regarded as an "open jaw" and counts towards the maximum of 16 flight sectors. So the remaining number of available flight sectors are getting smaller.
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I'm pretty sure LGW and LHR within 24 hours will be considered a transfer and not a separate segment, so that should give you another segment up your sleeve.
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However, there is a catch when co-terminals are involved. Flying into LGW and then out of LHR burns a LGW-LHR surface segment out of your 16 segments. This is the case irrespective of how long is spent at LON.
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I'm pretty sure LGW and LHR within 24 hours will be considered a transfer and not a separate segment, so that should give you another segment up your sleeve.
Thanks,
There used to be CMN or RAK flights into LHR ( and LGW) but these have gone since COVID and the subsequent airline industry implosion.
With a bit of luck , the flights will be returned to LHR and I will have that extra sector my sleeve!
I cannot answer your question without any certainty.I'm starting to think it might be time to start making a OWA booking starting around this time next year or a little earlier. What do others think about the timing?
Also I am a little short of the points needed for my OWA fare so if I start booking and then over the time I book all the legs I get enough points will it apply the OWA maximum or do I need all the points when I start the booking?
As you book each flight, the points will be progressively deducted from your QFF account. Each time, the points deduction may take a day or two to show in your account.... I am a little short of the points needed for my OWA fare so if I start booking and then over the time I book all the legs I get enough points will it apply the OWA maximum or do I need all the points when I start the booking?