Qantas SYD&MEL to SIN $510 ret ($410 through .br site)

[Ansett]

Hi All

Does anyone have a working email address for some one at Expedia.br by any chance. Cant seem to tget them on the phone and need to contact them.

Cheers

 

[AdMEL]

Hi guys,

Just wondering your thoughts - will have to get in touch with the bank tomorrow.

Transaction went through fine and the bookings are still there on both QF and Expedia sites; However it appears that the pending amount for the flights appears to have disappeared off my card. The Expedia booking fee of 30BRL went through fine and posted, but my available credit has gone up by what I was expecting for the flights.

Anyone had this issue before? Bit nervous as my travel was for Thurs.

Edit: Bank said nothing pending and nothing rejected, transaction wasn't finalised by merchant - QF Sao Paulo?

Checkmytrip.com says all confirmed.

Just be aware that just because the transaction has not been finalised before the authorisation expired (authorisations expire after a few days - can't remember the exact timeframe, which may differ depending on things such as the merchant and the the of card) doesn't mean the transaction cannot and will not be processed at a later date. This has happened to me many times, though most often for car rental. Your situation is a little odd, given they've processed the fee, but this is probably due to it being two different merchants (Expedia and QF).

 

[Edge]

Just wanted to post a big thank-you to all of the contributors to this thread. Booked MEL-LHR-MEL flights earlier in the year through expedia.br for less than $1,100 per person and just got back on Saturday morning. Everything smooth, no hitches at all. Wasn't planning to do Europe this year but these fares made it impossible to resist. Took the opportunity to catch up with lots of family and friends.

 

[QPProletarian]

Just be aware that just because the transaction has not been finalised before the authorisation expired (authorisations expire after a few days - can't remember the exact timeframe, which may differ depending on things such as the merchant and the the of card) doesn't mean the transaction cannot and will not be processed at a later date. This has happened to me many times, though most often for car rental. Your situation is a little odd, given they've processed the fee, but this is probably due to it being two different merchants (Expedia and QF).

I also used the Hotel Trick, and only the 30BRL has been billed and processed. Even if it is processed, I need the $500 for the Earth travel insurance. I'm just keeping an eye on the fares now in case I have to rebook.

 

[Kangol]

This is awesome, however I can't find the "view in English" link on the BR page - is it possible to do so, given that my Portugese is pretty poor and Google translate can only go so far?

 

[Ansett]

Open up in google chrome and it should translate the page for you alternatively make the same DUMMY booking on expedia.com as the steps are identical, this should help you through.

Enjoy and happy travelling

 

[Mrmaxwell]

I've had the booking fee go through and then no charge for the actual fares for a few weeks...this happened twice so nothing to worry about. As long as your flights can be seen on QF.com then you are ok.

 

[travelislife]

Had an interesting one yesterday. A while back I booked MEL-SIN-SGN//SGN-SIN-MEL on this deal all on the one ticket flying a combination of Qantas/Jetstar. Bags were checked in all the way through in Melbourne but were told we would have to pick up the Jetstar boarding passes from the transfer desk in Singapore. When we arrived in Singapore we headed to the transfer desk and handed over our passports, the lady banged away on the key board a bit and then gave someone a call. After getting off the phone she said 'sorry I can't issue your boarding passes as it says their is outstanding payment due on the tickets'. I just stated we had already paid in full and other than that not really knowing what to say I just stayed quiet to see what her solution was. Anyway she sent us away to wait, 20 minutes later she called us over and handed us our boarding passes, I didn't question her at all about what had happened and was just happy to have the boarding passes! Will be interesting to see what happens when we check back in at SGN in a few days, hopefully all is fine there.

 

[get me outta here]

Had an interesting one yesterday. A while back I booked MEL-SIN-SGN//SGN-SIN-MEL on this deal all on the one ticket flying a combination of Qantas/Jetstar. Bags were checked in all the way through in Melbourne but were told we would have to pick up the Jetstar boarding passes from the transfer desk in Singapore. When we arrived in Singapore we headed to the transfer desk and handed over our passports, the lady banged away on the key board a bit and then gave someone a call. After getting off the phone she said 'sorry I can't issue your boarding passes as it says their is outstanding payment due on the tickets'. I just stated we had already paid in full and other than that not really knowing what to say I just stayed quiet to see what her solution was. Anyway she sent us away to wait, 20 minutes later she called us over and handed us our boarding passes, I didn't question her at all about what had happened and was just happy to have the boarding passes! Will be interesting to see what happens when we check back in at SGN in a few days, hopefully all is fine there.

I think this is a Jetstar issue as a similar thing happened to me when it tuned out I 'owed' them something silly like $7.48. As a courtesy they waived it and issued the bp.

 

[Brettmcg]

Just discovered (or maybe not) a new trick to avoid the Expedia booking fee.

If you generate an itinerary and then save it to an Expedia login profile, after around 2 hours the fees will have magically disappeared and you can book at the reduced total price!

This brings a typical SIN itinerary down to about $490 AUD.

 

[JessicaTam]

Just discovered (or maybe not) a new trick to avoid the Expedia booking fee.

If you generate an itinerary and then save it to an Expedia login profile, after around 2 hours the fees will have magically disappeared and you can book at the reduced total price!

This brings a typical SIN itinerary down to about $490 AUD.

I take it that is without a hotel stay?

 

[Brettmcg]

Correct, all you have to do is select SAVE THIS ITINERARY rather than BOOK NOW.

Check your account about 2hrs later and the trick should have worked!

 

[GalaxyNexus]

Wow, it really worked. Waited ~1hr or so and the fee magically vanished. Brings down the current price to 932BRL for SYD-SIN or around 450$. The good old days are back :-D

 

[MH_fan]

Had an interesting one yesterday. A while back I booked MEL-SIN-SGN//SGN-SIN-MEL on this deal all on the one ticket flying a combination of Qantas/Jetstar. Bags were checked in all the way through in Melbourne but were told we would have to pick up the Jetstar boarding passes from the transfer desk in Singapore. When we arrived in Singapore we headed to the transfer desk and handed over our passports, the lady banged away on the key board a bit and then gave someone a call. After getting off the phone she said 'sorry I can't issue your boarding passes as it says their is outstanding payment due on the tickets'. I just stated we had already paid in full and other than that not really knowing what to say I just stayed quiet to see what her solution was. Anyway she sent us away to wait, 20 minutes later she called us over and handed us our boarding passes, I didn't question her at all about what had happened and was just happy to have the boarding passes! Will be interesting to see what happens when we check back in at SGN in a few days, hopefully all is fine there.

Even though your ticket would've been under one PNR, was the SIN-SGN sector ticketed as QF or 3K?

 

[travelislife]

Even though your ticket would've been under one PNR, was the SIN-SGN sector ticketed as QF or 3K?

It was ticketed on the QF 4 digit code share number.

 

[puppysparkes]

It was ticketed on the QF 4 digit code share number.

Keep an eye on points posting for the SIN-SGN and return leg. I thought they would post as per norm but after tweeting qantas I have to call the FFSC to follow up.

 

[travelislife]

Keep an eye on points posting for the SIN-SGN and return leg. I thought they would post as per norm but after tweeting qantas I have to call the FFSC to follow up.

I am pretty sure you are not entitled to points nor SCs when booked on a QF codeshare on JQ/3K etc.

 

[puppysparkes]

I am pretty sure you are not entitled to points nor SCs when booked on a QF codeshare on JQ/3K etc.

Ahh ok what a shame!

 

[markis10]

I am pretty sure you are not entitled to points nor SCs when booked on a QF codeshare on JQ/3K etc.

Only if its in points earning classes BHK (Qantas marketed, operated by Jeststar or Jetstar Asia) L (Qantas marketed, operated by Jetstar and travelling on a oneworld fare), thats why I never book the codeshares, often a separate fare with plus pack is good enough.

 

[puppysparkes]

Only if its in points earning classes BHK (Qantas marketed, operated by Jeststar or Jetstar Asia) L (Qantas marketed, operated by Jetstar and travelling on a oneworld fare), thats why I never book the codeshares, often a separate fare with plus pack is good enough.

This requires clearing customs, grabbing bags and checking in again? If so how time consuming is this? It couldn't be too long.