I see no problem at all to give your customers other options which may be of benefit to them both time-wise and at no extra cost to them. I know the OP's scenario is slightly different in it involves another airline, but with codesharing the inventory allocated to the marketing carrier is essentially their own inventory although technically its not, so the marketing carrier can do and offer what it sees fit, the key thing is here is that it is an Option not a forced re-route.
My2c
In Dec had the opportunity to visit the DXB F Lounge there and back and I wasn't completely blown away... great restaurant, humungous but the showers I thought were pretty small and ratty, towels frayed and showing their age, and it was too warm in there
First world problems I know, however my two favourite F lounges remain the SYD QF Flounge for the food and spa, and the HKG F Lounge Wing with the revamped cabanas and food.
It's a QF ticket, on a QF flight number and is a sensible option for QF to offer their customer a better option which could end up being a more convenient route for the customer. So really it's a win-win in my mind.
For example last year I had booked MEL-SYD-HKG, a) because it was cheaper than the direct MEL-HKG flight b) I wanted to visit the SYD Flounge
A week before the flight QF reservations called me to say they noticed I had booked this route, and wanted to know if I wanted to shift to the direct flight as it was quicker and at no charge to me despite the MEL-HKG being more full/expensive.
I politely declined and mentioned I wanted to go via Sydney to use the SYD Flounge which they had no problems with.
I see no problem at all to give your customers other options which may be of benefit to them both time-wise and at no extra cost to them. I know the OP's scenario is slightly different in it involves another airline, but with codesharing the inventory allocated to the marketing carrier is essentially their own inventory although technically its not, so the marketing carrier can do and offer what it sees fit, the key thing is here is that it is an Option not a forced re-route.
My2c
I am definitely not one of those people. I will happily fly QF if they are competitive. I have a price range I'm willing to pay for certain flights. For example, I would never ever pay more than $6.5k for a J ticket to Europe but my preference is to try and get that J ticket for $6k or less. If QF offered a J ticket to London for under $6.5k, I would seriously consider them. Same for flights to the US. I will always try to get a J ticket to LA for around $5.5k (and up to $6.5k to New York). I have booked QF almost every time over the last 3-4 years for my flights to the US because they have been able to price their ticket to a level I considered reasonable. Mind you, I have the luxury of planning ahead and this gives me the flexibility to book anywhere from 6-12 months ahead.
Thanks for chiming in Red Roo- can you please confirm that my DXB-PER connection will be protected if I choose to take the offer and change departure to LHR?
I don't see why everyone is getting up in arms about this.
It's a QF ticket, on a QF flight number and is a sensible option for QF to offer their customer a better option which could end up being a more convenient route for the customer. So really it's a win-win in my mind.
For example last year I had booked MEL-SYD-HKG, a) because it was cheaper than the direct MEL-HKG flight b) I wanted to visit the SYD Flounge
A week before the flight QF reservations called me to say they noticed I had booked this route, and wanted to know if I wanted to shift to the direct flight as it was quicker and at no charge to me despite the MEL-HKG being more full/expensive.
I politely declined and mentioned I wanted to go via Sydney to use the SYD Flounge which they had no problems with.
I see no problem at all to give your customers other options which may be of benefit to them both time-wise and at no extra cost to them. I know the OP's scenario is slightly different in it involves another airline, but with codesharing the inventory allocated to the marketing carrier is essentially their own inventory although technically its not, so the marketing carrier can do and offer what it sees fit, the key thing is here is that it is an Option not a forced re-route.
My2c
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