Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[MEL_Traveller]

Can someone please advise what I’m doing wrong here?
My points won’t cap when I do a dummy booking?

Because you have mixed classes.

If you add up the total points required for each sector, according to class, it requires fewer points than a full business class routing.

I get the flights above coming to about 270300 points.

It will only cap if you go over 318000 points (for business)

Your award can’t cap at the premium economy band because you have a business class sector in there.

 

[nickfromeastryde]

Hi,
I have booked the first flights for next years OWA. I am leaving from SYD. I would like my last stop to be in AKL before returning to SYD. I cannot add the last sectors for a few months but I notice that most flights from AKL to SYD are Classic Plus. Do the rules permit me to fly AKL-MEL-SYD or AKL-BNE-SYD as these are available as Qantas Classic? There will be no problem with miles or number of flights.
Thanks in advance.

You can't add Classic Plus to a OWA

 

[algae]

This thread has sure grown since i last visited!

We (2xpeople) did our first OWA trip last year all in business:
Perth>Hong Kong>Toronto>London>Madrid>Marrakech> London>Stockholm>Helsinki>Tokyo [train] Osaka>Tokyo>Hong Kong>Perth.

And while it was an amazing 12-flight 29,797 mile trip, god it was an absolute pain to book. I spent comfortably over 20h on the phone with Qantas over the 12 months leading up to the first flight.
The issues with qantas' inability to reticket on time were shocking and a constant source of stress and problems. Almost put me off doing it again.

I've just booked a second trip for the 2 of us. This time:
Perth>Hong Kong>Colombo>Seoul>Helsinki>Vienna> Helsinki>Tokyo>Honolulu>Tokyo>KualaLumpur>Perth

I only just did the math for this comment, but realised this 11 flight trip is 34,545 miles. Right up to the 35,000 mile limit. All in business other than the HND>HNL>HND flights which are premium economy unfortunately!

I had to call Qantas because of their website limitation on adding a 5th(or 6th?) segment, it fails. So I booked 10 flights online and then called to add the 11th. When i called, I immediately got connected (no wait! Crazy new concept for me), and when i mentioned a points booking, i was transferred to a 'specialist' who knew exactly what to do (another amazing initiative, and great job by Qantas'). When i mentioned reticketing she said it would be done in a couple hours, when i pushed, she said she would make a personal note to follow-up on it and make sure it was ticketed.
It was ticketed within an hour or two.

Congrats Qantas, you've clearly improved your phone support 100-fold (minus leaking all my data). Genuinely impressed.

Question to you all: What's the current recommendation for a CheckMyTrip replacement to check my flights are still ticketed? I note CMT does now show eticket numbers again, but doesn't seem to update anymore after theyre first added.

 

[DC3]

Congrats Qantas, you've clearly improved your phone support 100-fold (minus leaking all my data). Genuinely impressed.

 

[tpor5488]

You can't add Classic Plus to

You can't add Classic Plus to a OWA

Thanks. I know that. That’s why I asked the question about the Classic awards with a final transit in the country of origin as I wasn’t sure that was allowed . Maybe could have phrased it better.

 

[GoatTastic]

Hi folks, I have two questions I'm hoping you can help me with:

1. Are flights that have a code from an eligible airline (e.g., AY for Finnair), but are 'operated by' a different provider (e.g., 'Nordic Reg For Finnair') eligible to book under the OneWorld Reward fare type?



2. If a transfer is EXACTLY 24 hours, is it eligible as a transfer, or does it become a stopover?

Thank you!

 

[J-P]

Hi folks,

Are flights that have a code from an eligible airline (e.g., AY for Finnair), but are 'operated by' a different provider (e.g., 'Nordic Reg For Finnair') eligible to book under the OneWorld Reward fare type?
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I can help here as someone kindly answered the same question for me a few pages ago.

Yes they are eligible. I am also able to confirm this first-hand for Nordic Reg as I booked one after I got the advice earlier

 

[GoatTastic]

I can help here as someone kindly answered the same question for me a few pages ago.

Yes they are eligible. I am also able to confirm this first-hand as I booked one after I got the advice earlier

Amazing - thank you. So sorry I missed it; I've read a few hundred pages of this forum, and I must've forgotten that detail!

 

[GoatTastic]

I can help here as someone kindly answered the same question for me a few pages ago.

Yes they are eligible. I am also able to confirm this first-hand for Nordic Reg as I booked one after I got the advice earlier

Sorry for the follow-up; I was editing my initial question while you wrote, so I'm also wondering whether you might know about my second question (when a transfer is EXACTLY 24 hours, is it eligible as a transfer, or does it become a stopover?). Thanks so much!

 

[GoatTastic]

Hi folks, I have two questions I'm hoping you can help me with:

1. Are flights that have a code from an eligible airline (e.g., AY for Finnair), but are 'operated by' a different provider (e.g., 'Nordic Reg For Finnair') eligible to book under the OneWorld Reward fare type?

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2. If a transfer is EXACTLY 24 hours, is it eligible as a transfer, or does it become a stopover?

Thank you!

I just successfully booked my itinerary and have answers! As @J-P confirmed:

Yes, flights with a code from an eligible airline but operated by a different provider are eligible.

Additionally, yes, transfers that are exactly 24 hours are counted as transfers, not stopovers.

I hope that helps someone else down the track!

 

[sojourningtemporarily]

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

I have just managed to booked a RTW ticket that is split up over two trips (and idea I saw through this website I believe) beginning Dec 25/Jan26 ending March/April.

I am looking to book another separate RTW ticket which begins from my end point of the previous ticket.

I am looking to use it to begin in March/April, then in June/July then again in September 2026.
The issue is, obviously we can't book flights more than a year out and I want to make this booking before the points increase on Aug 5.

My thought is to book the portion that spans up to July 26 for 318000 and then later in the year add to it the flights that won't be available now (for an extra 5000 point fee, which would still work out cheaper than the 365800 that will soon be required.

I just wanted to verify, that my plan is sound in logic and if I begin to book whatever portions I can now, that the 318000 points will be honoured and further change will only cost 5000 points (provided I make these changes before the first flight of the ticket ofcourse).

Sorry for any rambling and thanks in advance for any help and further clarity.