Hi all,
I am travelling to HKG next year with my wife though because we couldn't initially find two seats on the same flight departing from the same city ex-Oz on CX J, in true AFF true lol we have booked separate flights. For her, the 8:40am departure from MEL, booked through QF, and for myself, a 7:30am MEL-SYD followed by an 11:00am departure for my flight to HKG. This worked reasonably well as we could arrive together at around 6:30am into MEL.
However now on the same day of departure another two CX J seats on the 8:40am flight from MEL have opened. So if I would like to change my MEL-SYD-HKG flight to just MEL-HKG on the same day will I incur any fees ? Is it possible that I would even get a refund on the fees because of a reduction in total taxes and surcharges due to removal of the domestic J component on QF ? Or will this likely be offset by paying another US$35 in phone booking fees ?
Also, in the process of changing my flight over, is there a chance that someone can grab the seat that I want before I do and I end up with nothing ? Or is there a way to put the seat on "hold" the way you can when buying the ticket initially ? Can the AA agents do the whole thing for me over the phone or do the miles get reinstated into my account first which typically takes several days ?
Thanks, appreciate any advice on this matter. I've cancelled an AA award before but never changed one. Cheers.
I am travelling to HKG next year with my wife though because we couldn't initially find two seats on the same flight departing from the same city ex-Oz on CX J, in true AFF true lol we have booked separate flights. For her, the 8:40am departure from MEL, booked through QF, and for myself, a 7:30am MEL-SYD followed by an 11:00am departure for my flight to HKG. This worked reasonably well as we could arrive together at around 6:30am into MEL.
However now on the same day of departure another two CX J seats on the 8:40am flight from MEL have opened. So if I would like to change my MEL-SYD-HKG flight to just MEL-HKG on the same day will I incur any fees ? Is it possible that I would even get a refund on the fees because of a reduction in total taxes and surcharges due to removal of the domestic J component on QF ? Or will this likely be offset by paying another US$35 in phone booking fees ?
Also, in the process of changing my flight over, is there a chance that someone can grab the seat that I want before I do and I end up with nothing ? Or is there a way to put the seat on "hold" the way you can when buying the ticket initially ? Can the AA agents do the whole thing for me over the phone or do the miles get reinstated into my account first which typically takes several days ?
Thanks, appreciate any advice on this matter. I've cancelled an AA award before but never changed one. Cheers.