Domestic return flight with different fare classes

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Hi all,

Question for those in the know. I've heard now from two people who booked a domestic return flight with the outbound leg booked as a Red e-deal and return as flexi-saver (useful if that meeting finishes earlier etc) that the flexibility of the whole ticket is that of the least flexible fare. Ie, the ability to make a change to the return sector is actually governed by the terms and conditions of the Red e-deal (even though its been booked and paid for as a flexi saver).

This doesn't sound right to me. Anyone care to comment?

Thanks

David
 
Doesn't sound right. Once you have flown leg 1, leg 2 should still be flexible (but remember that flexi saver has it's own limitations and is not truly flexible).

I travel weekly - Monday always red e-deal, Friday always flexi of some sort. And i can always change the flexi with limitations (pay fare difference for higher fare class if required etc)
 
Yes I've seen that condition before. It means you have to be careful when joining discrete fares, e.g. a domestic flight and an international flight.
 
Just book it as two separate one ways if you want to be 100% sure. There is no price difference to whether you book it on one itinerary or two.
 
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Just book it as two separate one ways if you want to be 100% sure. There is no price difference to whether you book it on one itinerary or two.

How about the additional credit card fees for those not using a gift voucher?
 
Yes I've seen that condition before. It means you have to be careful when joining discrete fares, e.g. a domestic flight and an international flight.

I'm specifically talking domestic only.

Realise they flights can be booked seperately, but as someone else mentioned already, you get slugged the credit card fees twice then.
 
How about the additional credit card fees for those not using a gift voucher?

I'm specifically talking domestic only.

Realise they flights can be booked seperately, but as someone else mentioned already, you get slugged the credit card fees twice then.

BPAY would solve that issue, yes, takes slightly more time to do, but you don't get slugged anything that way.
 
I booked Red outbound and Flexi Saver return many times exactly for same reason you want to do it and never had any problems changing the date up to 24 hours before the flight or changing the departure time on the day of the flight.

I prefer to do one booking because it saves paying the CC surcharge twice and when you fly a lot, it makes a difference.

If you really want to be sure about it, just call Qantas and ask.
 
How about the additional credit card fees for those not using a gift voucher?

Why would anyone here on AFF not use a gift voucher? ;)
 
Take note domestic flights are usually sold as one-way flights so I believe for each of those sectors their own fare conditions will apply not the most restrictive fare condition for the entire booking.

When it comes to itineraries containing international flights the most restrictive fare condition for the whole itinerary may apply.
 
If you have booked a flexi saver fare on the same ticket as a red-e-deal it will definitely not impact your ability to change the flexi saver flight if required.

There may be times when certain fare conditions such as stopovers or refunds may take on the more restrictive conditions when combined on the one ticket.

One example I can relate to is when I booked an Any Seat Award ie JASA BNE/SYD on QF8 then a Starter fare SYD/MEL on JQ35 booked through the QF website using the multi city tool. On its own a JASA would be fully refundable however as it was on the same ticket as the Starter fare, both sectors took on the more restrictive conditions which meant the whole lot was non-refundable.

As it happened SO had to work so couldn't make it & I had to put his ticket into credit which was messy as it was originally an Any Seat Award paid with a combination of points plus cash (not points & pay). Even though I put the booking into credit, the JQ part of it was non-refundable despite cancelling more than 24 hours in advance which I still don't understand as if the JQ flight had been booked direct with them I would have received a credit less the change fees so I only got a partial credit for the QF sector (less change fees).

Another example I was looking at (but didn't end up booking) was a JASA DRW/SYD/NRT which was 50,000 points plus about AUD600.00 in cash. Ex Australia the fare permitted a stopover in SYD which I wanted to do as I wanted to do a DRW trip a few weeks before NRT. In the opposite directions the JASA fare NRT/SYD/DRW only permitted a transfer in SYD not a stopver and at AUD1,000.00 in taxes was $400.00 more expensive if done as two one way fares.

If both fares were combined on the one ticket the taxes would 'only' have been AUD1,200.00 but the downside was that the whole ticket would have taken on the more restrictive rules re stopovers ie I couldn't have had one.
 
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