With QF ff points practically you can only upgrade QF marketed QF operated flights. Not the AA flights.
Oneworld have a trail cross airline upgrade scheme for using AA ff miles on QF flights and using QF points on AA.
Just do not expect it work for you...
If a OWA going east is OK with FJ to NAN, for other connections. But that is assuming sometime QF does add FJ to Oneworld Award.
Maybe QF should re-title as oneworld award less FJ & WY, so to be accurate.
QF
This thread is Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Planning - The Definitive Thread
If your post is about a simple QFF classic reward booking question better asked in another thread.[not oneworld reward]
Since the thread title was changed getting more off topic posts. Better is those off topic...
VA Virgin Australia have not joined Skyteam. Or joined Star Alliance or Oneworld.
VA are just a partners with airlines that are in alliances, like SQ(Star Alliance) & QR (Oneworld)
The privately run AU airports are firstly retail shopping-food centers with expensive (very profitable) car parks, with captive shoppers, that happen to have pesky aircraft taking up ground area.
How did you get the Copa ConnectMiles?
Used Copa ConnectMiles for an award before?
Flown Copa airline?
What compensation did you request (in addition to refund of the ff miles)?
What Air NZ needs is engines on aircraft Are aircraft parked at NZ airports without engines.
2025 08 28 Air New Zealand's profit falls amid rising costs and engine maintenance, (RNZ)
The CHC Manaia lounge used to a QF lounge about a decade ago., Has not changed much. A few months ago they put in some new tables, with unmatched chairs. Even UA use the Manaia lounge instead of the Air NZ lounge next door. Can get busy mid afternoon in summer.
EU261 delay compensation does not apply until 3 hrs. So a 2:59hr (arrival) delay has no compensation.
And nothing for extraordinary delay (like ATC as happens at SYD more than it should = AU fed govt control/problem)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulation
If EC261 and...
Why HND? QF fly to NRT from MEL & BNE.
QF upgrades are *never* guaranteed
JQ Business, about equal to QF premium economy, can be OK for a day time flight. Look at DrRon's recent trip report.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Qantas_destinations...
Have always read these were utes. Not wagons, Suspect a private conversion.
https://www.service.transport.qld.gov.au/checkrego/application/VehicleResult.xhtml?dswid=948
https://xrclub.com/5492-2/
https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/ford-falcon-xy-4wd-todays-oddball-tempter/
Subscribed to the thread. A busy 26 days.
AKL has airside transit, but at CHC not offered.
Will need to process NZ immigration, customs and biosecurity and then upstairs to process NZ security and emigration. Manaia lounge is to the right.
Is QF3 ticketed as SYD -JFK or as 2 flights?