The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

[serfty]

any that meets MCT and how long you want to spend at SYD. 1.5h I believe is MCT and as I understand it if you're on QFi to QFd you're protected even on separate PNRs as it's still QF that caused the delay and they have a policy on it.

I have not seen such documented and wouldn't rely on it without such evidence.

While Qantas would check luggage through QF to QF on separate tickets as long as MCT is met; being protected on such may be problematic in my opinion. (In any case it's not Qantas checking in.)

Assuming @Captain Halliday has lounge access they can easily be conservative. What's the worst that can happen at SYD if stuck on an afternoon booking? Shower, Breakfast, Lunch?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Curious to know how long people would leave for an international to domestic transfer in SYD when the flights are both QF, but on different PNRs?

Specifically, I'll be travelling FRAxNRTxHNDxMNL-SYD operated by JL, JL, QF all on one PNR. Ticket is QF stock as a classic award.

QF20 (MNL-SYD) is due at 0630 and I need to book a connection home to BNE.

It's not a convenient routing home, so would rather not be waiting for hours in SYD.

My instinct is to book a mid-afternoon flight and ask at the transfer desk to fly forward. But if that's declined, or not possible as it'll be school holidays, I'd have many hours to burn in SYD (and the paninis are not that good).

But if I book a tight connection and there's a delay, I would not be protected on a different PNR.

Suggestions/advice appreciated?

14.1 (vi) of the Qantas Conditions of Carriage state that you are entitled to a full refund if qantas causes you to miss a connecting qantas service.

On that basis, maybe book the earlier flight, and use an award as a back up on the later flight? That way the mist you’d be up for is 6k points cancellation.

 

[Mwenenzi]

14.1 (vi) of the Qantas Conditions of Carriage state that you are entitled to a full refund if qantas causes you to miss a connecting qantas service.

On that basis, maybe book the earlier flight, and use an award as a back up on the later flight? That way the mist you’d be up for is 6k points cancellation.

Depending on your/airline definition "connecting" does not happen on separate tickets. Just 1 flight ending and you happen to have a separate ticket departing from the same airport.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Depending on your/airline definition "connecting" does not happen on separate tickets. Just 1 flight ending and you happen to have a separate ticket departing from the same airport.

agree, although QF have chosen not to define ‘connecting flight’.

If it was all on the one ticket, QF would be responsible anyway for getting you to your final destination, so a refund wouldn’t be required? Unless they mean your entire ticket would be refunded as you trip was now a wasted journey.