Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[vetrade]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I think I must have misunderstood your query, Bindibuys. In this thread I assumed your reference to "booking each leg individually" was referring to booking the legs of a OW award via the QF call centre but is it that you are considering booking individual legs as separate classic awards i.e. not a OW award at all??????

 

[FrankC]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

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Tokyo - Dubai - St Petersburg (STOP) : This is an Emirates flight that comes up as an award booking (similar to above post I guess). I assume it's therefore OK to do and Emirates are another J-Class experience that seems to have great reviews.
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EK is not part of OW, you will have to try another airline
If you include EK, you cannot get the pricing of 280K
The QF online tool does not show all OW flights
With the J pricing, you cannot get F flights within America, which is very limiting

 

[Yada7]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Ahhh I see. So while an EK flight shows up through the Qantas Online booking system, if I select it it won't revert to the 280K plan, just keep accumulating points?

Back to the drawing board - thought I had it nailed. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of J flights through the US, or is it just that they get snapped up so quickly?

 

[FrankC]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Ahhh I see. So while an EK flight shows up through the Qantas Online booking system, if I select it it won't revert to the 280K plan, just keep accumulating points?

Back to the drawing board - thought I had it nailed. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of J flights through the US, or is it just that they get snapped up so quickly?

QFF partners with OW and other airlines, and 280k is for OW only
For flights within America, most flights with 2 class cabins are F & Y, (even though their F is at most QF dom J), therefore a J booking will have Y seats

 

[vetrade]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Yada7, as FrankC said, EK is not a OW airline and you can therefore not book any EK flights as part of a OW RTW award booking, even if they have a QF flight number. You can see a list of the airlines you can use at oneworld.com.
Re HKG - this is probably the best city to consider a short trip from the airport to between connecting flights. The train is quick. This has been discussed extensively in other threads so just do a search for all the details/tips.

I think you need to familiarise yourself with the QF T&C's for classic / oneworld awards by finding some hours to read a big slab of previous posts because you don't understand the basics yet.

 

[Yada7]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Thanks vetrade. Trust me the hours have been spent reading through this definitive thread - I've quite enjoyed it and will take your suggestion to search other threads for further information. I previously thought if it was up on the QF booking thing it was good to go, but I understand the EK not being part of OW thing now.

Go Cats! .... in 2016.

Starting to think I could do New York - Buenos Aires (STOP) - LAX - Melbourne and tell the family members to come to NY ... Great Circle Mapper is showing me with some miles up my sleeve and I don't want to waste any in Y

 

[Infreq]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Yada7, as FrankC said, EK is not a OW airline and you can therefore not book any EK flights as part of a OW RTW award booking, even if they have a QF flight number. You can see a list of the airlines you can use at oneworld.com.
Re HKG - this is probably the best city to consider a short trip from the airport to between connecting flights. The train is quick. This has been discussed extensively in other threads so just do a search for all the details/tips.

I think you need to familiarise yourself with the QF T&C's for classic / oneworld awards by finding some hours to read a big slab of previous posts because you don't understand the basics yet.

Urmm or have a look in the AFF resource centre...

 

[vetrade]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Yada7, have you considered doing your trip in the other direction? This, of course, will depend on whether you need to be in a particular place at a certain time.
You could go to Tokyo via HKG then there's a NRT - DFW flight. From DFW you could probably get a return AA flight (there's J on this route) to Buenos Aires. Then you could fly DFW - CUN (did this with AA a few years ago and it's an older plane but there's J on this route too). From CUN you could get to JFK either direct (I think award seats are hard to get on this one) or via MIA. After NY you could then make your way to Europe and travel home via a variety of routes.

 

[vetrade]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Yes that too. However I've always found it indispensable to read through how previous posters have worked out problems, what routes they took etc. You won't find a lot of those little tips in the resource centre.

 

[Yada7]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I hadn't thought about it since I always seem to travel better east-west than west-east (I feel like I'm at least moving with the sun and having long days rather than against it) but no particular places at certain times so I might throw around your suggestions over the weekend.

If I stick with east-west it looks like I can go Tokyo-St Petersburg with Japan Airlines or Finnish Airways - anybody have a preference between those two for J services?

 

[Bindibuys]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I think I must have misunderstood your query, Bindibuys. In this thread I assumed your reference to "booking each leg individually" was referring to booking the legs of a OW award via the QF call centre but is it that you are considering booking individual legs as separate classic awards i.e. not a OW award at all??????

You are basically correct Vetrade, as far as I can tell from my very little experience, the way I am planning to book it (all individual PRN's?) is the only way to complete this itinerary. My question, was does anyone see any other way to put this together.
My general thinking is that some times a fresh pair of eyes can see another way.
Guess I was just looking for confirmation that what I am doing/planning is the only feasible way to book it.

BTW - I have monitored this thread for quite a while, you are doing a wonderful job Verade. Now just wish me luck getting all the flights on points.

 

[prozac]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I have read his thread out of interest over many months. I think I have forgotten much of what I read earlier on but then maybe some of it comes back to you when you actually start booking.
A couple of pages back someone indicated you will accumulate SC (Status) when travelling OW on points. Is this correct or have I misunderstood the nuance?

 

[Cynicor]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I have read his thread out of interest over many months. I think I have forgotten much of what I read earlier on but then maybe some of it comes back to you when you actually start booking.
A couple of pages back someone indicated you will accumulate SC (Status) when travelling OW on points. Is this correct or have I misunderstood the nuance?

No SCs at all. Must have misinterpreted something.

 

[vetrade]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I have read his thread out of interest over many months. I think I have forgotten much of what I read earlier on but then maybe some of it comes back to you when you actually start booking.
A couple of pages back someone indicated you will accumulate SC (Status) when travelling OW on points. Is this correct or have I misunderstood the nuance?

No points or SC for OW awards, Prozac, however you might get some if a flight is changed through no fault of your own. We missed a connection in MAD to JFK a few months ago flying IB and they had to put us on a BA flight via LHR - we received both SC and points for that one and hadn't even thought of asking for them.

 

[prozac]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

No SCs at all. Must have misinterpreted something.

No points or SC for OW awards, Prozac, ...

That was my understanding too, but I asked in case I had misunderstood all along. Thanks for the replies.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

To solve the OW EK issue upstream, CX fly DXB-HKG, there's your second OW carrier.

 

[Jacques Vert]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

I have read his thread out of interest over many months. I think I have forgotten much of what I read earlier on but then maybe some of it comes back to you when you actually start booking.
A couple of pages back someone indicated you will accumulate SC (Status) when travelling OW on points. Is this correct or have I misunderstood the nuance?

There was a promotion at the end of 2013 (if I remember correctly) where you did get SCs for international classic awards in Y for a limited time. Maybe that is what you recall.

JV

 

[Nizar]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

That was my understanding too, but I asked in case I had misunderstood all along. Thanks for the replies.

Maybe you were thinking of xONEx's ?
I am sure there is another thread for this, as some members of this board do one frequently (annually ?) to maintain status. Oh, and to explore the world too of course lol

 

[prozac]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Maybe you were thinking of xONEx's ?...

Another thing I need to read then...

 

[JohnM]

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

Maybe you were thinking of xONEx's ?
I am sure there is another thread for this, as some members of this board do one frequently (annually ?) to maintain status. Oh, and to explore the world too of course lol

Ahem, I do believe that is correct .