Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[NM]

there’s a list of abbreviations somewhere here on AFF, I don’t know where it is, but someone usually posts a link to it

See my previous post. Bottom of every page is Forum Help, and in there is the Abbreviations & Explanations page.

 

[shankoz]

Hi thanks a lot for that detailed PER itinerary, that sounds like a pretty good compromise if the ME routes are not covered by OW partners anymore. Quite circuitous indeed, but at least I dont have to go through LON route, and Ive never been to Scandinavia region so also a little bonus!

Out of interest, how early did you book to get your classic reward flight/s for that itinerary?

No problem - and welcome to AFF (as you can see by my post count I'm relatively new myself!)

I booked about 12 months out. Was fortunate enough to find a PER-HKG leg for two so grabbed it and then built the itinerary from there. Helsinki is a pretty good airport to transit through - not overly flashy and staff are friendly.

One stop perhaps but RJ often has some availability and WY are joining soon and have pretty good availability ex a number of Asian ports

Ah yes you're right, completely forgot RJ. Haven't yet flown them (or WY for that matter)

 

[Nfrequentflyer]

These are the common booking codes used for economy (Y) and business class (J) for fares.

At the bottom of every AFF forum page there is a link to Forum Help. In that link there is another link to Abbreviations & Explanations where you will find some explanations of some of the jargon we use at AFF.

Thanks for the info source!

 

[sap1l]

I had some MH flights drop off a OWA due to a schedule change, which I thought only involved ticket revalidation and not reissue (and thus existing reward seats shouldn't have dropped off).

Of course this happens during a period of heavy load for the call centers, and to be fair, I think it's more important for them to deal with the cyclone-affected flights atm.

I've emailed the rewards email to see if they can get MH to re-release those seats. I'm not too worried as I can probably convince QF to release their own award seats in lieu of the dropped MH flights.

The question I have is: does anyone know when a ticket revalidation vs reissue occurs? I swear that previous schedule changes have not resulted in a new e-ticket, but maybe I'm hallucinating...

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

I've emailed the rewards email to see if they can get MH to re-release those seats. I'm not too worried as I can probably convince QF to release their own award seats in lieu of the dropped MH flights.

I admire your optimism…
Best of luck

 

[Warragul]

The question I have is: does anyone know when a ticket revalidation vs reissue occurs? I swear that previous schedule changes have not resulted in a new e-ticket, but maybe I'm hallucinating...

This could be of interest.

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnec.../fares-and-ticketing/ticket-revalidation.html

 

[sap1l]

This could be of interest.

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnec.../fares-and-ticketing/ticket-revalidation.html

That aligns with what I was thinking:

When there has been a schedule change to a Qantas operated and marketed flight and the airline designator, routing and booking class is not changing.

There was a schedule change to a QF operated and marked flight, and the airline code, routing, or booking class did not change.

So that should have been a revalidation, which means that flights should not have been at risk of dropping.

 

[flapper]

From 5 Aug 2025 the price of OWA is increasing as follows:

• Economy: 152,000 pts
• Premium Economy: 287,000 pts
• Business: 365,800 pts
• First: 523,200 pts

 

[Mr H]

From 5 Aug 2025 the price of OWA is increasing as follows:

• Economy: 152,000 pts
• Premium Economy: 287,000 pts
• Business: 365,800 pts
• First: 523,200 pts

So 15% - at least for J (I haven’t bothered calculating the others).

 

[Nfrequentflyer]

From 5 Aug 2025 the price of OWA is increasing as follows:

• Economy: 152,000 pts
• Premium Economy: 287,000 pts
• Business: 365,800 pts
• First: 523,200 pts

Hi, thanks for the, not so happy, update.

Can someone confirm that, if you manage to book a OW classic reward ticket before the 5th August (for travel after this date), it would still cost the the original number of QFF points?
ie. 132400 for economy, and 318000 for business?

 

[elanshin]

Hi, thanks for the, not so happy, update.

Can someone confirm that, if you manage to book a OW classic reward ticket before the 5th August (for travel after this date), it would still cost the the original number of QFF points?
ie. 132400 for economy, and 318000 for business?

Thats what Qantas has been saying since the announcement and theres nothing to indicate anything else.

 

[Nfrequentflyer]

Ok thanks, good to hear.

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

Hi, thanks for the, not so happy, update.

Can someone confirm that, if you manage to book a OW classic reward ticket before the 5th August (for travel after this date), it would still cost the the original number of QFF points?
ie. 132400 for economy, and 318000 for business?

That’s definitely how it worked for me at the last devaluation event

 

[NM]

Hi, thanks for the, not so happy, update.

Can someone confirm that, if you manage to book a OW classic reward ticket before the 5th August (for travel after this date), it would still cost the the original number of QFF points?
ie. 132400 for economy, and 318000 for business?

Yes, but if you make changes after the new rates come into play, it will likely cause the "fare" to be recalculated at the new rate with additional points and any adjustment in taxes/charges to be to paid.

 

[Mr H]

Yes, but if you make changes after the new rates come into play, it will likely cause the "fare" to be recalculated at the new rate with additional points and any adjustment in taxes/charges to be to paid.

Qantas have said that ifa booking was changed the original points would continue to apply - but of course the dollars would be recalculated at the prevailing rate of the day,

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

Yes, but if you make changes after the new rates come into play, it will likely cause the "fare" to be recalculated at the new rate with additional points and any adjustment in taxes/charges to be to paid.

My experience last time (after many, many changes), was that the points cost didn’t get adjusted (other than the change fee), but the taxes were recalculated at each change as normal.

 

[Valsa]

If I have booked 17000 miles worth of trip as part of initial booking beginning from April and ending in June, am I allowed to add additional legs to this trip using the One World class reward program AFTER June? Or should I be completing my entire booking before I start the first leg of my journey? Sorry if this has already been answered. Thanks

 

[k_sheep]

Urgh guess I should find a giant chunk of time and plan another one of these ...... URGHHHHH. I don't wanna. I haven't learned how to use seats.aero. Sulk!

 

[Mr H]

If I have booked 17000 miles worth of trip as part of initial booking beginning from April and ending in June, am I allowed to add additional legs to this trip using the One World class reward program AFTER June? Or should I be completing my entire booking before I start the first leg of my journey? Thanks

I don’t think anyone can answer with certainty but my reading is that any booking made before the increase would continue to be priced according to the old matrix, even if it goes from one step in the matrix to the next.

 

[v0idd]

Just booked a trip for my wife our son and I all in J over 8 weeks Dec/ Jan 2025

MEL-HKG(QF) transit
HKG-KIX(CX)
NRT-FRA (JL)
AMS-GRU(KL) seperate reward booking
BOG-MAD(IB)
HEL-HKG(AY)
HKG-MEL(QF)

Very happy with the end result, just under 35k miles