Earn points and status credits on JAL first class award booking using Qantas Frequent Flyer points

[fred]

Hi everyone,

When I see award availability on JAL first class on Qantas website for classic awards booking, it says the Sydney to Haneda flight will earn 7200 points and 90 status credits, despite of it’s been classic award booking on partner.

Could I please ask if anyone booked similar itinerary before and indeed received points and status credits for this sort of booking?

Thank you kindly.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi everyone,

When I see award availability on JAL first class on Qantas website for classic awards booking, it says the Sydney to Haneda flight will earn 7200 points and 90 status credits, despite of it’s been classic award booking on partner.

Could I please ask if anyone booked similar itinerary before and indeed received points and status credits for this sort of booking?

Thank you kindly.

Points and SCs aren’t earned on award bookings.

If you are Points Club or Points Club Plus you will earn a reduced number of SCs on award bookings on Qantas flight numbers.

 

[sudoer]

This is a quirk of JAL F awards booking into A class, which is also used for revenue fares and is on the QFF partner earn categories table.

If you fly with your QFF number on the PNR, you're unlikely to get points & SC. You may have success submitting a carefully worded manual claim.

 

[Haplo]

So I gather if you credit it to AA or BA then it shouldnt be a problem since it is booked into an earning class?

 

[sudoer]

I don't know the answer to this.

 

[lunne]

This is a quirk of JAL F awards booking into A class, which is also used for revenue fares and is on the QFF partner earn categories table.

If you fly with your QFF number on the PNR, you're unlikely to get points & SC. You may have success submitting a carefully worded manual claim.

Just flew JAL First and curious around others experience of submitting a manual claim. Subdoer, any chance you could share your insights via pm? Thank you

 

[sudoer]

I haven't heard of any successful claims this year unfortunately.

 

[lunne]

Oh no, that’s a shame. Thanks for letting me know. I might just try to credit it to AA instead.

 

[elanshin]

Oh no, that’s a shame. Thanks for letting me know. I might just try to credit it to AA instead.

I don't think you can do that. This is a QFF awards booking not a cash booking. I thought that locks it into QFF.

 

[sudoer]

I thought that locks it into QFF.

I believe you can change the FF number in JAL MMB, but I think the best course of action is removing the FF number entirely and attempting a manual credit later using the boarding pass. That way you can try multiple other OW FFPs if no luck with AA.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I don't think you can do that. This is a QFF awards booking not a cash booking. I thought that locks it into QFF.

Yiu can change FF numbers on an award booking. For things like seat selection, baggage, priority boarding, etc.

 

[lunne]

I believe you can change the FF number in JAL MMB, but I think the best course of action is removing the FF number entirely and attempting a manual credit later using the boarding pass. That way you can try multiple other OW FFPs if no luck with AA.

This is exactly what I did ahead of my trip as I wanted the opportunity to try my flights with different programs.

My trip is a BA multi-carrier award and had my BA club nr auto-attached to it, so I had to remove the FF nr after ticketing. For anyone needing to do is in the future, just know that this can easily be done with your booking nr via the Finnair site.