Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[ANTUN84]

Hi All,

Succeffully booked Business Class.
QF MEL -> LAX
AA LAX -> DFW (Transit)
AA DFW -> MSY
AA MSY -> PHX (Transit)
AA PHX -> LAS
AS LAS -> LAX (Transit)
AA LAX -> DFW (Transit)
QF DFW -> MEL
QF MEL -> SYD

Took almost 2 weeks to get an E-Ticket for an updated itinerary and calling every few days

I want to add a leg at the beginning SYD->MEL and called qantas who do not see any award availibiliity to add, They can see it for the day after though (Which wont help)
I can see plenty, I evben made a successful booking.

Thoughts on getting the flight added? Just keep calling?
Should I request a specific term or something so they have a better understanding?

Thank you all.
appreciate all the work you put in to these forums.

 

[Phoenix-1]

I want to add a leg at the beginning SYD->MEL and called qantas who do not see any award availibiliity to add, They can see it for the day after though (Which wont help)
I can see plenty, I evben made a successful booking

This is a married segment issue. For whatever reason it's close to impossible to get a domestic leg connecting to an international leg out or in to Australia

 

[ANTUN84]

damn, makes sense,
thanks for your quick reply.

 

[DC3]

Hobart isn't always the best. I got one as bronze (judging by the accent) and was told I couldn't book a flight to US without applying for an ESTA first.

Perhaps not Hobart at all?

 

[flapper]

Hi All,

Succeffully booked Business Class.
QF MEL -> LAX
AA LAX -> DFW (Transit)
AA DFW -> MSY
AA MSY -> PHX (Transit)
AA PHX -> LAS
AS LAS -> LAX (Transit)
AA LAX -> DFW (Transit)
QF DFW -> MEL
QF MEL -> SYD

Took almost 2 weeks to get an E-Ticket for an updated itinerary and calling every few days

I want to add a leg at the beginning SYD->MEL and called qantas who do not see any award availibiliity to add, They can see it for the day after though (Which wont help)
I can see plenty, I evben made a successful booking.

Thoughts on getting the flight added? Just keep calling?
Should I request a specific term or something so they have a better understanding?

Thank you all.
appreciate all the work you put in to these forums.

It is very difficult to add a domestic leg at the start but not impossible. I think it's worth trying by calling multiple times when you have spare time and asking. It might be a waste of time but I think it's worth a shot.
Do you have ticketed MEL-SYD on the same booking, because I thought once you returned to your city of departure that was the end of the booking.

 

[ANTUN84]

It is very difficult to add a domestic leg at the start but not impossible. I think it's worth trying by calling multiple times when you have spare time and asking. It might be a waste of time but I think it's worth a shot.
Do you have ticketed MEL-SYD on the same booking, because I thought once you returned to your city of departure that was the end of the booking.

Yes Mel - Syd is ticketed.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Yes Mel - Syd is ticketed.

On the same PNR as your other flights?

That doesn’t seem right.

 

[pjm99au]

Hi. Question for the brains trust. The final classic award seats to complete next years OWA are now showing up as available on the Qantas website. I called up today to add them to our booking and I was advised (by Hobart) that that classic award inventory was not available to add to an existing booking. I asked about an escalation to revenue management to get the seats released and was then told the fare buckets to add to an existing booking were still showing no I availability despite expert flyer showing I9 for that flight.

Has anyone come up against this restriction on existing bookings accessing availability before?

 

[levelnine]

Has anyone come up against this restriction on existing bookings accessing availability before?

Incorrect. HUACA.

 

[MelbFlyer]

The final classic award seats to complete next years OWA are now showing up as available on the Qantas website. I called up today to add them to our booking and I was advised (by Hobart) that that classic award inventory was not available to add to an existing booking.

Definitely wrong - as per the above poster, hang up and call again until you get someone who can see / add the reward seats.

It may take a while and many phone calls, but eventually you hopefully can get someone who can "all of a sudden" see and add.

 

[pjm99au]

Thank you both. Called again and got it sorted.

 

[ellen10]

I just received a notification from Finnair about a flight change by 5 mins.
We are flying JL from Singapore to Tokyo and then flying Tokyo to Helsinki then connecting Helsinki to Budapest. The 5 min change is on on the Helsinki to Budapest flight.

The email says to accept the change in Finnair Manage my booking. I have not received anything from Qantas. Do I just accept the change as per directed in the Finnair manage my booking?
Will I receive a new eticket?

I don't want to mess up my other bookings.

 

[MelbFlyer]

Wait until you get an email from Qantas to accept the change via their portal.

If it's a small timing change ie. 5 mins, a new e-ticket won't be required to be re-issued.

 

[tpor5488]

Hi, can someone please let me know what the Most Significant Carrier is for a OWA (all economy)? I am leaving Australia on QF then flying JL, AY, AA, AS. One set of flights is DUB - ORD - SEA on AA, bags included. Next day, less than 24 hours, SEA - MSO on AS, no bags included. Is the MSC the first carrier for the OWA or is it sector by sector?
Many thanks

 

[Warragul]

Hi, can someone please let me know what the Most Significant Carrier is for a OWA (all economy)? I am leaving Australia on QF then flying JL, AY, AA, AS. One set of flights is DUB - ORD - SEA on AA, bags included. Next day, less than 24 hours, SEA - MSO on AS, no bags included. Is the MSC the first carrier for the OWA or is it sector by sector?
Many thanks

On my OWA in Sept/Oct it changed with each connecting flight journey. From memory if you check your booking on rj.com it will show the most signifcant carrier for each leg or segment of the itinerary. (Sector is not a thing in IATA speak).

 

[tpor5488]

On my OWA in Sept/Oct it changed with each connecting flight journey. From memory if you check your booking on rj.com it will show the most signifcant carrier for each leg or segment of the itinerary. (Sector is not a thing in IATA speak).

Thanks for that

 

[funnybrus]

Currently have booked in & ticketed:
BNE-SYD-SCL (QF)
EZE-GIG (BA)
GIG-MAD-MXP (IB)
FCO-MAD-MEX (IB)
MEX-JFK (AA)
LAX-BNE (QF)
Total: 33,754mi

I'm wanting to change the FCO-MAD leg to be a CTA-MAD, taking it to 34,282mi. I've had a couple of agents be able to identify the availability but unable to price the subsequent itinerary. Is it possible that 34,282 is too far on QF's system or should I try again with more agents?

 

[Mr H]

Currently have booked in & ticketed:
BNE-SYD-SCL (QF)
EZE-GIG (BA)
GIG-MAD-MXP (IB)
FCO-MAD-MEX (IB)
MEX-JFK (AA)
LAX-BNE (QF)
Total: 33,754mi

I'm not often envious of others' itineraries, but that one is a masterpiece.

 

[funnybrus]

I'm not often envious of others' itineraries, but that one is a masterpiece.

Thanks. Helps knowing what you're doing well in advance (and being happy to pay 20k in change fees to add every leg individually)

 

[Mr H]

Thanks. Helps knowing what you're doing well in advance (and being happy to pay 20k in change fees to add every leg individually)

I have done a picture of it for you