Harriet Vane
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Hi everyone. I love reading the forum, and I'm delurking to ask a question about our December holiday to the States. I'm a comparative travel newbie.
Our return ticket is booked on Qantas SYD - LAX. We've booked and paid this part already. We were planning on driving over to Sydney and back, as the fares we looked at were a bit outrageous. Today I found a Qantas Red e-Deal for CBR - SYD that was cheap, so I booked it. Now we're flying there (as we'll have only one lightish suitcase) and driving back (I'm planning to do a lot of shopping in the States, and most flights back are Dash 8s, with their limited luggage rules).
My questions are:
Is it possible to get the CBR - SYD flights on the same itinerary as the SYD-LAX flight, or are we stuck with two? Both have been paid for and e-tickets issued. Does having them on separate itineraries matter?
If they're separate, how would this affect any possible changes? I'm a bit paranoid, but if Qantas for some reason (and I assume this is unlikely) brought the flight time from SYD - LAX forward, would we pay booking changes/extra charges for the domestic leg change arising from it? The ticket rules mentioned changes and price consequences, but I'm wondering how this fits with if the international Qantas flight is changed.
Also, can we check our luggage from CBR through to LAX, or do we need to retrieve it at Sydney? Can we check in for the international segment at CBR, or do we need to do that in Sydney?
I'm a recent transplant from Brisvegas, so the whole domestic-leg-prior-to-international-travel thing is new to me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Our return ticket is booked on Qantas SYD - LAX. We've booked and paid this part already. We were planning on driving over to Sydney and back, as the fares we looked at were a bit outrageous. Today I found a Qantas Red e-Deal for CBR - SYD that was cheap, so I booked it. Now we're flying there (as we'll have only one lightish suitcase) and driving back (I'm planning to do a lot of shopping in the States, and most flights back are Dash 8s, with their limited luggage rules).
My questions are:
Is it possible to get the CBR - SYD flights on the same itinerary as the SYD-LAX flight, or are we stuck with two? Both have been paid for and e-tickets issued. Does having them on separate itineraries matter?
If they're separate, how would this affect any possible changes? I'm a bit paranoid, but if Qantas for some reason (and I assume this is unlikely) brought the flight time from SYD - LAX forward, would we pay booking changes/extra charges for the domestic leg change arising from it? The ticket rules mentioned changes and price consequences, but I'm wondering how this fits with if the international Qantas flight is changed.
Also, can we check our luggage from CBR through to LAX, or do we need to retrieve it at Sydney? Can we check in for the international segment at CBR, or do we need to do that in Sydney?
I'm a recent transplant from Brisvegas, so the whole domestic-leg-prior-to-international-travel thing is new to me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!