Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[MEL_Traveller]

Could also be the QF Int to Dom issue?

If using multi city, yes! But it should be one sector or the other. If the Tokyo to Australia can be booked then the domestic connector will not show. If the domestic sector is booked first then the international will not show.

 

[bookworm]

Which call centre?

It was Philippines

Post automatically merged: Jun 8, 2023

Is SYD a stopover both ways (will you be there more than 24 hours)? You cant stop over in the same city twice although you can transit it.

I’ll be transitting both times

 

[liverbird99]

Hi guys, posting a question I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to but just want to be clear. I am in the process of booking my OWA journey in economy over the Christmas holiday. Obviously, due to this, availability is very limited. Just want to clarify, does a flight have to be available as a Qantas Classic Rewards Seat or if I am able to see a reward seat with, as an example, British Airways, on their website or on Expert Flyer, would I be able to call Qantas and use this flight as a part of my OWA journey?

Grateful for this group. Thanks in advance!

 

[Captain Halliday]

be available as a Qantas Classic Rewards Seat

This.

 

[nickfromeastryde]

CX, JL and MH fly to TPE and are part of oneworld. Could give them a go.

I'm a month out and still haven't been charged for a (ticketed) RTW. I've tried calling up and the agent insisted the card has been charged and told me there's nothing outstanding. Any other options or keep waiting? As nice as it would be to get a free flight I'd much rather be secure in the knowledge it won't get cancelled.

Did you have any issues with the flights or did they eventually charge you?

 

[Vrz]

Hi everyone,
I am booking a RTW Business trip with Qantas points (318k)

I have gone through the rules, but im wanting to clarify a few points.

Currently my plans are

PLAN A
Stop 1: BKK-> HND -> HIJ
(Land sector HIJ->HND)
Stop 2: HND->MEL
Stop 3: MEL->HND
Stop 4: HND-> HEL
Stop 5: HEL-> DEL
Returning flight: DEL -> MEL -> HBA (return to different city)

Would this work? I am transiting through HND in the first stop, but I will return to HND for a proper stop later on.

Im guessing PLAN A should work, but would it work if I went to Tokyo as a stop twice but through the 2 different airports?

PLAN B
Stop 1: BKK-> HND
Stop 2: HND->MEL
Stop 3: MEL->NRT
Stop 4: NRT-> HEL
Stop 5: HEL-> DEL
Returning flight: DEL -> MEL -> HBA (return to different city)

Would this work, or is it that I cant go through the same city twice as a stopover?

 

[Mr H]

Word of warning: Lahore.

I had a LHE-CMB flight on UL in business class as part of a OWA. On trying to check in, the ground services manager asked me for one lakh rupees (more than $500) for issuing the boarding pass. He mumbled something about departure tax. I objected and asked to see documentation to show I had to pay this - was told there was none - but told it had to be paid. I asked to pay by credit card, but was told their machine was broken - cash only. I asked whether I would get a receipt and was told the receipt would be in the system. In the event I did not have enough cash, but would probably not have paid anyway. I was told that in that case, I would be downgraded to economy and if I had any objections then I would not be allowed to fly. I was left with little option but to accept an economy boarding pass along with (bizarrely) an invitation to the business class lounge. On the plane, I discovered that the economy seat number I had been given had been issued to another passenger already. I was told to go to a seat that appeared empty on the manifest. I did ask the cabin crew whether I could sit in the seat I had paid for in business class but the crew had been told by the ground services manager that under no circumstances was I to sit in business class as I had voluntarily downgraded.

 

[levelnine]

I had a LHE-CMB flight on UL in business class as part of a OWA.

That is one of the more astounding flying stories I've heard in a while. I would be writing to UL and demanding compensation for this appalling treatment.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Word of warning: Lahore.

I had a LHE-CMB flight on UL in business class as part of a OWA. On trying to check in, the ground services manager asked me for one lakh rupees (more than $500) for issuing the boarding pass. He mumbled something about departure tax. I objected and asked to see documentation to show I had to pay this - was told there was none - but told it had to be paid. I asked to pay by credit card, but was told their machine was broken - cash only. I asked whether I would get a receipt and was told the receipt would be in the system. In the event I did not have enough cash, but would probably not have paid anyway. I was told that in that case, I would be downgraded to economy and if I had any objections then I would not be allowed to fly. I was left with little option but to accept an economy boarding pass along with (bizarrely) an invitation to the business class lounge. On the plane, I discovered that the economy seat number I had been given had been issued to another passenger already. I was told to go to a seat that appeared empty on the manifest. I did ask the cabin crew whether I could sit in the seat I had paid for in business class but the crew had been told by the ground services manager that under no circumstances was I to sit in business class as I had voluntarily downgraded.

No where in the same magnitude but there are other reports of the same thing! https://airport-authority.com/LHE… going back 10 years!

 

[SydneySwan]

Word of warning: Lahore.

I had a LHE-CMB flight on UL in business class as part of a OWA. On trying to check in, the ground services manager asked me for one lakh rupees (more than $500) for issuing the boarding pass. He mumbled something about departure tax. I objected and asked to see documentation to show I had to pay this - was told there was none - but told it had to be paid. I asked to pay by credit card, but was told their machine was broken - cash only. I asked whether I would get a receipt and was told the receipt would be in the system. In the event I did not have enough cash, but would probably not have paid anyway. I was told that in that case, I would be downgraded to economy and if I had any objections then I would not be allowed to fly. I was left with little option but to accept an economy boarding pass along with (bizarrely) an invitation to the business class lounge. On the plane, I discovered that the economy seat number I had been given had been issued to another passenger already. I was told to go to a seat that appeared empty on the manifest. I did ask the cabin crew whether I could sit in the seat I had paid for in business class but the crew had been told by the ground services manager that under no circumstances was I to sit in business class as I had voluntarily downgraded.

I have made a mental note to make sure I have my bodycam switched on if I ever have to check-in at Lahore.

 

[Warragul]

Pakistan has just implemented a new departure tax on First and Business class pax. If this was the charge being referred to, certainly done in a shifty way or maybe pocketing the money using this as the cover.

Pakistan flights: Some passengers to pay more on international routes

 

[CaptJCool]

Pakistan has just implemented a new departure tax on First and Business class pax. If this was the charge being referred to, certainly done in a shifty way or maybe pocketing the money using this as the cover.

Pakistan flights: Some passengers to pay more on international routes

I'm a fan of these tax styles as they involve luxury products usually paid by people who are sufficiently wealthy and so can afford to pay the extra tax and are they are somewhat harder to avoid UNLESS the airline splits the various components out of the base fare, levies the taxes just on the base fare and then later on or during the flight separately offers ancillary items at 'discounted' pricing, which of course would defeat the long-standing all-included pricing we have until now. Hence why its a pretty good way of tapping the well-heeled to cough up more

 

[SydneySwan]

Pakistan has just implemented a new departure tax on First and Business class pax. If this was the charge being referred to, certainly done in a shifty way or maybe pocketing the money using this as the cover.

Pakistan flights: Some passengers to pay more on international routes

This article contains the sentence '"FED will be charged on tickets booked in Pakistan. Passengers who will purchase tickets from outside the country will not pay the new levy,"

I doubt @Mr H started his OWA in Pakistan but he can clarify.

 

[Warragul]

This article contains the sentence '"FED will be charged on tickets booked in Pakistan. Passengers who will purchase tickets from outside the country will not pay the new levy,"

I doubt @Mr H started his OWA in Pakistan but he can clarify.

Fair point, admittedly I didn't take all the article in. If the person was doing a scam - which cash only payment sets the bells ringing for - it's a reasonable cover story.

 

[Mr H]

Word of warning: Lahore.

I had a LHE-CMB flight on UL in business class as part of a OWA. On trying to check in, the ground services manager asked me for one lakh rupees (more than $500) for issuing the boarding pass. He mumbled something about departure tax. I objected and asked to see documentation to show I had to pay this - was told there was none - but told it had to be paid. I asked to pay by credit card, but was told their machine was broken - cash only. I asked whether I would get a receipt and was told the receipt would be in the system. In the event I did not have enough cash, but would probably not have paid anyway. I was told that in that case, I would be downgraded to economy and if I had any objections then I would not be allowed to fly. I was left with little option but to accept an economy boarding pass along with (bizarrely) an invitation to the business class lounge. On the plane, I discovered that the economy seat number I had been given had been issued to another passenger already. I was told to go to a seat that appeared empty on the manifest. I did ask the cabin crew whether I could sit in the seat I had paid for in business class but the crew had been told by the ground services manager that under no circumstances was I to sit in business class as I had voluntarily downgraded.

Having now had the opportunity to Google, this appears to have been genuine and if anything I got lucky with the way the airline handled it. Pakistan introduced eye watering departure taxes for business class flights at the end of February - a potential difference of up to $1500 depending on the ultimate destination. This applied retrospectively to tickets already issued and is payable in cash at the airport. In theory, no pay = no fly and the ticket would be cancelled without refund. The option for me to downgrade a single sector was actually a win, if only I had known it at the time.

 

[Lynda2475]

Wow $1500 is more than total OWA taxes on an itinerary include QF/BA flights from LHR. Definitely puts Pakistan on the no fly/transit list foe me.

 

[cjd600]

Wow $1500 is more than total OWA taxes on an itinerary include QF/BA flights from LHR. Definitely puts Pakistan on the no fly/transit list foe me.

and keeps it on it for me

 

[Mr H]

I doubt @Mr H started his OWA in Pakistan but he can clarify.

I’m afraid I did.

 

[Lynda2475]

and keeps it on it for me

Genuinely curious as to why paying $1500 extra to stop in one country is so appealing?

 

[cjd600]

Genuinely curious as to why paying $1500 extra to stop in one country is so appealing?

....." keeps it on the no fly/transit list for me"