Oneworld / Global Explorer Fares Update

[moa999]

Also posted on FT...

Anyone got a Premium E/F membership to check a few fares to see if there have been changes??
(I presently only have basic)

Copied these from my previous version (Dec-10 fares) as representative of major countries and some of the common starting locations.

______________ DONE4 DONE5 AONE4 AONE5
South Africa__ 48,000 55,200 72,900 83,800
Australia_____ 11,699 12,999 17,399 18,899
Hong Kong_____ 84,890 91,750 127,450 138,260
United States 10,799 12,299 14,899 17,099
United Kingdom 5,719 6,551 10,347 11,689
Israel (EUR)__ 7,200 8,500 10,000 11,700
Denmark_______ 45,805 52,975 83,425 92,720
Japan_________ 780,400 895,200 1,126,100 1,304,900
All in local currency

 

[jamesatfish]

From EF just now, AUD ticketed ex-SYD:

DONE4 - $11,699
DONE5 - $12,999
AONE4 - $17,399
AONE5 - $18,899

 

[Danger]

So it would seem there have been some fare increases, at least ex-Australia, correct?

 

[moa999]

Changed the Aus fares from the spreadsheet (had stuffed up xcy for Australia)

so appears no Aus rises (for now)

 

[Danger]

Interestingly, the AA RTW desk just told me that QF manages the oneworld website. It would seem QF's sneaky, deceptive behaviour is spreading.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Following fares have now appeared on the QF website:

Zones 4 5 6
Economy $4,365 $4,967 $5,916
Business $12,303 $13,565 $15,480
First $18,003 $19,464 $21,580

 

[Danger]

Following fares have now appeared on the QF website:

Zones 4 5 6
Economy $4,365 $4,967 $5,916
Business $12,303 $13,565 $15,480
First $18,003 $19,464 $21,580

By zones 4, 5 and 6 do you mean xONE4, 5 and 6?

If so, it would appear to be a fairly significant increase.

 

[JohnPhelan]

By zones 4, 5 and 6 do you mean xONE4, 5 and 6?

If so, it would appear to be a fairly significant increase.

Yes, the zones are the number of continents traversed.

Here's the link to the table on the QF site:

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/oneworld-explorer/au/en#jump3

 

[serfty]

Following fares have now appeared on the QF website:

Zones 4 5 6
Economy $4,365 $4,967 $5,916
Business $12,303 $13,565 $15,480
First $18,003 $19,464 $21,580

Those are sample nett fares (inclusive of

).

The actual base fares currently (from E/F) are:

Ex Australia (AUD)

Continents    4       5       6  
Class

Economy    $3,899  $4,499  $5,199

Business  $11,699 $12,999 $14,599

First     $17,399 $18,899 $20,699

For Comparison, from TLOTLWC:

Ex New Zealand (NZD)

Continents    4       5       6  
Class

Economy    $3,899  $4,499  $5,199

Business  $12,499 $13,999 $15,399

First     $17,099 $19,699 $21,799

 

[serfty]

Converting NZD to ~AUD gives:

Ex New Zealand (~AUD)

Continents    4       5       6  
Class

Economy    $2,970  $3,430  $3,970

Business   $9,550 $10,670 $11,740

First     $13,100 $15,100 $16,700

Approx. base Savings by starting and finishing in NZ:

Approx AUD saving:

Continents    4       5       6  
Class

Economy      $930  $1,070  $1,230

Business   $2,150  $2,330  $2,860

First      $4,300  $3,800  $4,000

 

[serfty]

Yes, the zones are the number of continents traversed.

Here's the link to the table on the QF site:

Round the World with oneworld

Here is a link to the FT thread which describes the FF related nuances of the onewolrd explorer in some detail:

• The oneworld explorer ticket FAQs - FlyerTalk Forums

 

[Danger]

I've just used the booking tool to price a DONE4 ex-South Africa. The taxes came out at an additional whopping 22% of the base fare. This contrasts to a DONE4 ex-WDH (Windhoek (Namibia), but priced ex-JNB) I paid for 12 months ago where the taxes were just 8.9%. The major difference is a third LHR transit but nonetheless it seems a phenomenal increase to me.

(For interest, last year - WDH-JNB-SYD-LAX-STL-MIA-PHL-DFW-JFK-SFO-xLHR-TLV-MAD-BUD-xLHR-MRU-JNB; this time - DUR-JNB-DAR-xLHR-DOH-xLHR-WAR-xLHR-SEA-JFK-DFW-ORD-MIA-DEN-LAX-xHKG-JNB.)