Matt_01
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I did not see J rewards availability, I only saw Y+. SYD-SCL is Zone 8 so you can get points required from the Classic Flight Reward TablesMatt 01 - where did you see that?
I did not see J rewards availability, I only saw Y+. SYD-SCL is Zone 8 so you can get points required from the Classic Flight Reward TablesMatt 01 - where did you see that?
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Until the bookings max out at 318,000 points, points are progressively deducted as each flight is booked. You do not need 318,000 points per person to start the process, but enough to cover each flight as it is booked.…. I understand you make the first sector on line and then call the CC for further sectors using the same PNR which will max out at 318,000.
My main concern is the first sector “I assume the booking will not be made due to lack of points”
This is true, although if the initial booking does not comply with the OWA rules, the points required might be higher and get refunded when subsequent flights bring the package into compliance. Example: if lots of flights are booked with QF and IB, it might exceed 318,000 unless/until a third carrier is added to the itinerary.Until the bookings max out at 318,000 points, points are progressively deducted as each flight is booked. You do not need 318,000 points per person to start the process, but enough to cover each flight as it is booked.
Yes, although I understood gfraser was under the impression that the first flight could not be booked unless 318,000 points were available. This bit: ‘My main concern is the first sector “I assume the booking will not be made due to lack of points”.This is true, although if the initial booking does not comply with the OWA rules, the points required might be higher and get refunded when subsequent flights bring the package into compliance. Example: if lots of flights are booked with QF and IB, it might exceed 318,000 unless/until a third carrier is added to the itinerary.
I think the OP here has some quite specific issues that are causing the initial booking to sit outwith the rules and hence cost more. If he adds a third carrier, even for a flight he intends to scrap later, it will help. His other issue is whether the flights are actually Classic Reward flights.Yes, although I understood gfraser was under the impression that the first flight could not be booked unless 318,000 points were available. This bit: ‘My main concern is the first sector “I assume the booking will not be made due to lack of points”.
The fact that a flight exists does not mean there are award seats on it available to Qantas. Agents can help when you call, but they will tend to suggest the computer generated option which is likely to be a flight in economy or a flight six weeks later. It is much better and quicker to go in with solutions. You can find availability by using the multiple city booker and copious cups of tea.Im having trouble trying to locate certain flights, Which seem to exist in reality - but not on the Qantas website for flight searches.
Qatar airways say the final leg i could do CPH-DOH-BNE on the 12th Aug, but qantas seems to think it doesnt exist.
Could i also ask, when booking via phone (my journey is approx 15 flights so cant do online), Do the operators actually assist, ie if i tell them about the above flight, and if there is no business class, do they pro actively locate another option for you?
Unless you are up for some severe chest pains, don’t expect the Call Centre to ‘assist’ that much with putting together a complex itinerary from scratch.Im having trouble trying to locate certain flights, Which seem to exist in reality - but not on the Qantas website for flight searches.
Qatar airways say the final leg i could do CPH-DOH-BNE on the 12th Aug, but qantas seems to think it doesnt exist.
Could i also ask, when booking via phone (my journey is approx 15 flights so cant do online), Do the operators actually assist, ie if i tell them about the above flight, and if there is no business class, do they pro actively locate another option for you?
Research is probably the key.I think the OP here has some quite specific issues that are causing the initial booking to sit outwith the rules and hence cost more. If he adds a third carrier, even for a flight he intends to scrap later, it will help. His other issue is whether the flights are actually Classic Reward flights.
You are not restricted to just booking one sector on line and then booking further over the phone.Ii am getting confused. This is the 3rd time I have booked this ( due to Covid) and as I understand you make the first sector on line and then call the CC for further sectors using the same PNR which will max out at 318,000.
My main concern is the first sector “I assume the booking will not be made due to lack of points”
Book as much as you can online then call to add other flights as you want to book them or they become available.sounds like instead of my proposed journey spreadsheet... i realistically need the option B, C before i make the phone call.
@DC3 - so you essentially book your start/end flights through the online portal, then call and add different flights - If doing this, im assuming it just costs in pts what it normally would, until you hit the 318,000 threshold?
You do not need to book your end flights straight away. You can book what is available even if it leaves you hanging in Europe and add flights later, including onto the end of an itinerary.so you essentially book your start/end flights through the online portal
The flights can be booked in any order at all, including on-line and through the Call Centre. I book when I see availability. Waiting for the last flight to become available before booking other flights, risks someone else grabbing my early flights.sounds like instead of my proposed journey spreadsheet... i realistically need the option B, C before i make the phone call.
@DC3 - so you essentially book your start/end flights through the online portal, then call and add different flights - If doing this, im assuming it just costs in pts what it normally would, until you hit the 318,000 threshold?
Not a good start for a new OW member.Seems to be some issues with Royal Air Maroc services to / from Russia and UK-https://www.royalairmaroc.com/cm-en/information/delays-and-disruptions .
Looks like it is a Moroccan government directive .
Some of my forward bookings have been changed even as far ahead as september 2022.
Random cancellations and date changes shouldn't happen. MaybeHUACA.Not a good start for a new OW member.
I had a cancellation yesterday that was puzzling, but not as inconvenient as your changes, ozflier.
I booked 2 x AY J KEF - HEL - BGO about 8 weeks ago and got an email from QF yesterday to say "your flights have changed.........."
We were put on fights a day earlier which didn't suit us. The mystery was that our original flights weren't cancelled or changed at all (even this morning I could book Y and J revenue seats on the AY website on "our" flights), so it seems we just had our J award seats taken off us for no substantive reason. The QF CSA just said she couldn't explain why, but it was a matter of take it or leave it.
It can be disruptive when they (don't know whether "they" was QF or AY) can just make random changes after all availability on other dates has long gone leaving you with virtually no options.