Is a distinction between name change and name correction.
Will vary by airline and even who answers the phone. Do not over think this.
Sample https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policy-and-guidelines/changes-reissues-and-refunds/name-correction-and-name-change.html
FF points/miles that you can use are better than ff miles/points that expire (due to time or not enough to use), irrespective of the theoretical "earn rate".
Unless EK Platinum staus, EK ff points have a hard 3 year expiry
Will all 4 of you used the EK ff points before they expire?
Other...
HA was taken over by AS, and some time will be on the AS operating certificate. HA will just be a brand
Hawaiian Airlines as an airline is dead. Continue to be surprised that some think and write as if HA is a separate airline
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.