Qantas Status Credits when flying Malaysia Airlines

[AustraliaPoochie]

Yes, indeed!

 

[jefferysiow]

It looks like they are not even honouring my business class tickets from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur return taken in June 2022 as they claim it’s not eligible to earn. But it’s class “I”. Do I have grounds to get a review again?

Is this a MHupgrade ticket?

I also have class “I” fare upgraded from class “o” economy get rejected by QFF and would like to appeal.

Edit: Get the point after appeal.

 

[MH_fan]

How long is it taking for MH flights to be credited to QFF (when they're not being rejected)?

 

[muppet]

How long is it taking for MH flights to be credited to QFF (when they're not being rejected)?

2 days for me for a domestic MH flight in J class.

 

[MH_fan]

Hm...okay. I did an MASwings flight last week and it still hasn't credited.

 

[oz_mark]

Hm...okay. I did an MASwings flight last week and it still hasn't credited.

Probably won't.

 

[serfty]

Hm...okay. I did an MASwings flight last week and it still hasn't credited.

I don't believe MASwings is a oneworld airline.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html#malaysia-airlines

 

[MH_fan]

The ticket was booked as an MH flight. It even showed up on my QF app for future flights and my booking had all my QFF details.

 

[Himeno]

I don't believe MASwings is a oneworld airline.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html#malaysia-airlines

MASwings is owned by MH, but it isn't an affiliate of oneworld.

 

[Himeno]

The ticket was booked as an MH flight. It even showed up on my QF app for future flights and my booking had all my QFF details.

MASwings and Malaysia Airlines share the IATA code. Their ICAO code and callsigns are different.
MASwings flights are treated as codeshares on Malaysia Airlines, and post to QFF just the same as an MH coded SQ flight would.

 

[serfty]

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MASwings flights are treated as codeshares on Malaysia Airlines, and post to QFF just the same as an MH coded SQ flight would.

I would not expect any credit to QFF for travel on a MH*SQ flight.

The ticket was booked as an MH flight. It even showed up on my QF app for future flights and my booking had all my QFF details.

From the link I posted:

Qantas Points and Status Credits are earned on all eligible booking classes, except on Malaysia Airlines codeshare flights operated by an airline other than Qantas or a oneworld member airline.

 

[ajamc]

I booked the most expensive possible fully flexible economy airfares for flights from PNH to KUL then on to DPS, and then DPS, KUL, MNL. There were other cheaper, less flexible fare classes available. Somehow these flights are coded 'Q' and 'N' which do not even appear on the Qantas earn table so they are refusing to credit points/SC's. So based on my experience it is impossible to earn anything with Malaysian Airlines intra-Asia flights with Qantas when booking online fully flexible economy tickets. Seems like a total joke to me. Is there any remedy?

 

[muppet]

I booked the most expensive possible fully flexible economy airfares for flights from PNH to KUL then on to DPS, and then DPS, KUL, MNL. There were other cheaper, less flexible fare classes available. Somehow these flights are coded 'Q' and 'N' which do not even appear on the Qantas earn table so they are refusing to credit points/SC's. So based on my experience it is impossible to earn anything with Malaysian Airlines intra-Asia flights with Qantas when booking online fully flexible economy tickets. Seems like a total joke to me. Is there any remedy?

pretty much no, you need to book using a TA and specify the fare codes you’d like a quote on. Buying online, I believe all the fares are priced using the NDC so they take a base fare (Q/N) and apply a surcharge as a “flex”. Only way to buy eligible fares is to wait until the ineligible are sold out as far as I can tell (other than calling a TA and specifying your preferred fare class).

Some on here can probably explain it better than I did

 

[jase05]

I booked the most expensive possible fully flexible economy airfares for flights from PNH to KUL then on to DPS, and then DPS, KUL, MNL. There were other cheaper, less flexible fare classes available. Somehow these flights are coded 'Q' and 'N' which do not even appear on the Qantas earn table so they are refusing to credit points/SC's. So based on my experience it is impossible to earn anything with Malaysian Airlines intra-Asia flights with Qantas when booking online fully flexible economy tickets. Seems like a total joke to me. Is there any remedy?

MH often has dirt cheap intra Asia business classflights. Probably better off stumping up a tad more if you want SC’s or use a TA for economy flights

 

[TheTravelExperience]

I booked the most expensive possible fully flexible economy airfares for flights from PNH to KUL then on to DPS, and then DPS, KUL, MNL. There were other cheaper, less flexible fare classes available. Somehow these flights are coded 'Q' and 'N' which do not even appear on the Qantas earn table so they are refusing to credit points/SC's. So based on my experience it is impossible to earn anything with Malaysian Airlines intra-Asia flights with Qantas when booking online fully flexible economy tickets. Seems like a total joke to me. Is there any remedy?

Hi there is actually a post in the MH sub forum discussing this, Interesting fare class used in booking MH flights

long story story you will need to get a TA to book a ticket with an eligible RBD, as MH sells their tickets at the lowest RBD and the RBD goes up according to availability - so they start at the lowest RBD - and sell all three categories of tickets (lite, basic, flex) at the lowest code, and then go up one RBD, and again sell all three categories laterally at that code until tickets are fully sold.

I cannot confirm but of course it rewards user who credit to MH's Enrich FFP rather than other OneWorld FFPs. To be fair to MH, others seem to do the same

 

[jakeseven7]

MH often has dirt cheap intra Asia business classflights. Probably better off stumping up a tad more if you want SC’s or use a TA for economy flights

And do all MH business class codes earn intra-Asia?

 

[sap1l]

You don’t need to actually use a TA to book a specific class.

You can call the MH call centre to book it for you. There are no booking fees involved, however they will sometimes struggle to price it in anything except MYR. They technically can issue the ticket from most cities, but IME not all agents know how to do this.

Double check on ITA matrix that the quoted price matches what you expect for that specific fare class.

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And do all MH business class codes earn intra-Asia?

Yes, but some earn at economy flex earn rates (off the top of my head, I and Z are the economy-earn business fare classes).

 

[jase05]

And do all MH business class codes earn intra-Asia?

I’m not sure as it’s been a long time since I’ve credited them to QF.
I got sick of the poor SC earn and switched to BAEC