The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

[RichardMEL]

Why not SYD-ICN on QF and train from there?

(Hoping the Train to. Busan is not too scary...)

 

[bussyboy]

Hello, wasn’t sure exactly the best place to ask this. I am trying to fly Sydney to Busan (return) on oneworld airlines, ideally Qantas taking me the majority of the way (I want to be able to upgrade with points)...

How would I go about having this booking all on one ticket?

Is the connection time too tight?

If not maybe Amex travel (or any travel agent) can do over the phone

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Maybe as KE/KAL is not in OW, they can't link the flights.
Would you be happy to do as above mentioned, ie, get SYD - ICN and then train.
Or if not, just pay a premY seat HND - PUS, or a Y/J seat, and put in a ST FF # if you have that, or join up, if you have further plans to fly int.
DL to the US, etc.

 

[Spacetravel]

Why not SYD-ICN on QF and train from.there?

I did consider this option, unfortunately QF don’t fly on my preferred dates resulting in additional travel days that I don’t want. Also I prefer air travel to train travel, but if it worked out I would do this.

Is the connection time too tight?

If not maybe Amex travel (or any travel agent) can do over the phone

Doubt it, I tried all different combinations with plenty of time for connection 3+ hours. Just to make sure I tried with 12 hour connection and still unable to work.

I haven’t used a TA in a very long time, would they have better access to book something that I can’t online?

Maybe as KE/KAL is not in OW, they can't link the flights.
Would you be happy to do as above mentioned, ie, get SYD - ICN and then train.
Or if not, just pay a premY seat HND - PUS, or a Y/J seat, and put in a ST FF # if you have that, or join up, if you have further plans to fly int.
DL to the US, etc.

I can book HND <> PUS on JAL codeshare as stand alone ticket which takes my QFF# which brings me to my next question, would this still earn points/ sc with QF if its a JL flight number but on Korean Air?

 

[AIRwin]

I can book HND <> PUS on JAL codeshare as stand alone ticket which takes my QFF# which brings me to my next question, would this still earn points/ sc with QF if its a JL flight number but on Korean Air?

Doesn't look like it:
"Qantas Points and Status Credits are earned on all eligible booking classes, except on JAL and Japan Airlines affiliate codeshare flights operated by an airline other than Qantas or a oneworld member airline."

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html?int_cam=au%3Aairline-earning-tables%3Aarticle%3Afrequent-flyer-earn-categories%3Aen%3Ann#japan-airlines

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Never heard a case of where flying on a non OW partner airline, or not in the QF alliance (LA & EK is a partner of QF), so , and being able to earn QFF points & QFF SC on these 2 will work, but not on anything else.
Are you sure you are able to add your QFF # onto the HND - PUS booking?
Maybe if it was a JL plane, and JL flight #, but on a KE/KAL plane, unlikely.
Or you might find 0 earn if somehow your QFF # sticks in that particular booking.

 

[myelofibrosis]

Hi all! Just hoping to get some more information on qantas double status promotion. If I register for the double status promotion but make a booking via the qantas business rewards website, will I still get the double status credits? Or do I have to book via the usual qantas website?

 

[SYD]

Hi all! Just hoping to get some more information on qantas double status promotion. If I register for the double status promotion but make a booking via the qantas business rewards website, will I still get the double status credits? Or do I have to book via the usual qantas website?

It shouldn’t matter. Even a booking made via a TA or Webjet etc should be fine so long as it meets the eligibility criteria: register before booking, QF flights, booked in the booking window and flown before date X etc.

 

[elanshin]

Never heard a case of where flying on a non OW partner airline, or not in the QF alliance (LA & EK is a partner of QF), so , and being able to earn QFF points & QFF SC on these 2 will work, but not on anything else.
Are you sure you are able to add your QFF # onto the HND - PUS booking?
Maybe if it was a JL plane, and JL flight #, but on a KE/KAL plane, unlikely.
Or you might find 0 earn if somehow your QFF # sticks in that particular booking.

I can book HND <> PUS on JAL codeshare as stand alone ticket which takes my QFF# which brings me to my next question, would this still earn points/ sc with QF if its a JL flight number but on Korean Air?

I think someone recently made a thread about this complaining. No earn on JAL codeshare with KE.

 

[baggyred]

Didn't want to start a new thread - but a query about early bag drop.

Arriving into Sydney late (Say 10pm) and have a flight out the next morning around 9am.

Would I be able to bag drop the evening before for my flight? It is within 24 hours - but note it is the day before

 

[AIRwin]

I think someone recently made a thread about this complaining. No earn on JAL codeshare with KE.

Indeed it was just post #1704 above on the same page?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

SYD QFi to QFd at T1 doesnt do overnight.
It's lockers or drag bags to hotel and back.
Don't think QFd to QFi do overnight holds of bags either.

 

[RooFlyer]

I haven’t used a TA in a very long time, would they have better access to book something that I can’t online?

Most definitely - but not an on-line type TA. Can do all sorts of wonders with tickets on various airlines etc.

 

[bussyboy]

I feel like this might be the start of a new thread/feature: but what's a Status Bonus?



As seen on https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/my-account/points-activity.html

 

[RichardMEL]

Status tiers accrue bonus points on top of the base.

Eg Silver 25%, Gold 75%, Plat,P1 100%

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/status-and-clubs/status/status-bonus.html

 

[bussyboy]

Status tiers accrue bonus points on top of the base.

Eg Silver 25%, Gold 75%, Plat,P1 100%

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/status-and-clubs/status/status-bonus.html

Ah!! The first time flying on a paid ticket since making Silver the first time last year - had me confused, curious.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Are laptops allowed to be stowed in seat-back pockets on domestic? Sitting in 4D on a 737 and just witnessed a fairly heated argument between a pax and an FA - pax saying he’s a frequent flyer and he’s always been allowed to keep the laptop in the pocket, with 2 FAs saying it needs to be in the bin overhead. Descending now, and they made a deliberate move to come back to him and make sure he put it back overhead for landing.

 

[AIRwin]

Are laptops allowed to be stowed in seat-back pockets on domestic? Sitting in 4D on a 737 and just witnessed a fairly heated argument between a pax and an FA - pax saying he’s a frequent flyer and he’s always been allowed to keep the laptop in the pocket, with 2 FAs saying it needs to be in the bin overhead. Descending now, and they made a deliberate move to come back to him and make sure he put it back overhead for landing.

Personally I think the test is what I'd like to avoid hitting my head should the event arise

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Personally I think the test is what I'd like to avoid hitting my head should the event arise

I totally agree, just curious on what the policy is and whether it may have changed recently.

 

[natenate]

Apologies if I should have started a new thread for this.

What is the best way to monitor if new reward availabilities become available? I understand additional reward availability comes up for various reasons as we get closer to the actual flight date.

I have found the Qantas multi-city page pretty useful to see reward availability over a date range but I am looking for a specific day unfortunately.