Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[MEL_Traveller]

got it - thanks - so I assume if you wanted to add flights online to an existing booking (presuming one can do this in addition to a phone call), the 5000 points fee will apply too?

Lol, yes I once forgot JQ wasn't Oneworld when trying to access a lounge in HND (not my best moment)

Correct… any cha be to your TICKET will incur the 5000 points. So adding, subtracting, changing will incur 5000 points, per person.

You can hiwever make multiple changes at the one time for 5000 points. So you could add three flights, take another two away, change some dates all on the one call and it would be 5000 total per passenger. The next time you call is another 5k.

The OWA exists only for points capping purposes (and a specific set of rules). The agent won’t really know/care if you are booking a simple return or a OWA. They’ll just enter the flights and wait for the system to tell them how much it is. In that sense booking the OWA is the same as booking say MEL-SYD-LAX-JFK.

 

[Mr_Tee]

lol, 'don't talk about the war' basically... so I may have misinterpreted Stephanie's comments about this re change fees, as presumably change fees only apply if you have to change original flights NOT b/c you're turning classic reward flights into a RTW award!

When you say 'put in' a dummy Aussie flight, what do you actually mean you need to do? (makes sense what you're saying re later complexity)

Also, I presume when you're adding flights, you want the agent to use the same booking refence number, as I assume that's the way the system knows when to 'cap' your points?

I love a good mystery - thank you.

Two points here:
1. Change fee will apply every time you call up and change something. Not just changing the original flights.

2. This is not converting a Classic Flight Reward Flight into a RTW Award. It always remains a Oneworld Classic Flight Award (whether you go around the world or not). This is the language mixup that creates confusion when people get on the phone and start asking to book a RTW ticket. A RTW ticket is a completely different product.

 

[Mr_Tee]

got it - thanks - so I assume if you wanted to add flights online to an existing booking (presuming one can do this in addition to a phone call), the 5000 points fee will apply too?

Lol, yes I once forgot JQ wasn't Oneworld when trying to access a lounge in HND (not my best moment)

You can’t make changes to a Oneworld Classic Flight Award online. Requires a phone call.

 

[Bell21]

Two points here:
1. Change fee will apply every time you call up and change something. Not just changing the original flights.

2. This is not converting a Classic Flight Reward Flight into a RTW Award. It always remains a Oneworld Classic Flight Award (whether you go around the world or not). This is the language mixup that creates confusion when people get on the phone and start asking to book a RTW ticket. A RTW ticket is a completely different product.

Thanks for the steer re point 2 - yes, I know RTW is a different product, but mixing up the language won't help when talking to an agent, that's for sure!

 

[elanshin]

Correct… any cha be to your TICKET will incur the 5000 points. So adding, subtracting, changing will incur 5000 points, per person.

You can hiwever make multiple changes at the one time for 5000 points. So you could add three flights, take another two away, change some dates all on the one call and it would be 5000 total per passenger. The next time you call is another 5k.

It might be 5k change fee per ticketing. I've had an instances where I did a change then called back a day later to do a different change on the same PNR before the first change was ticketed and it only charged me once.

 

[Bell21]

I can see why this is called the Definitive Thread

 

[MEL_Traveller]

It might be 5k change fee per ticketing. I've had an instances where I did a change then called back a day later to do a different change on the same PNR before the first change was ticketed and it only charged me once.

You are correct.

But for most tickets you’d want instant ticketing to avoid flights auto cancelling!!