Looking for J Award options SYD - SCL rtn

[zig]

I am wanting to book a J award (ideally mJASA) SYD - SCL in Nov 14, returning Dec 14. Would appreciate some advice/ suggestions and confirmation of my findings to date. I'm trying to get my plans clear prior to the seats being released.

- From what I have seen and read to date QF don't offer any award seats on QF27/QF28. Award seats are only available on the QF code share with LAN via AKL. My preference is to do QF27/28 as I don't really want to stop in AKL. In addition my mother may take this trip with me and she really would prefer to go direct and may have to buy a PE revenue ticket and request J upgrade on points (LAN of course doesn't offer PE).

- Can anyone let me know why award seats aren't offered on QF27/8? Do they ever become available?

- I have seen QF27/8 available via AA. Again, can anyone let me know why the direct flights are available via AA and not QFF?
I have just about enough point to book via AA, being only a couple of 1000 short. I can buy some SPG points and transfer over to meet the gap. I can't see any regular pattern of availability of flights through AA, for example SCL - SYD seems to be available regularly on Wednesday, but not necessarily on Sat and Mon. Does anyone know if seats are released for each day it flies?

- I would also like to be able to get my mother a J seat, however am having trouble finding a seat for 1, let alone 2. Does anyone have any experience of getting 2 J seats on this route?

Appreciate any thoughts on the above - thanks all.

 

[fersea]

from my experience (admittedly I was looking for economy) the Syd - Scl flights were the hardest to get for my RTW trip. I think they regularly have PE flights on the direct flight, but not sure what else.

I was actually happy to go through Auckland, in fact I am going the day before on a Qantas flight, having 23 hours 10 mins in Auckland then going on the LAN flight (with a QF number).

 

[Boris spatsky]

I recently spent a good deal of time booking a friends itinerary RTW. They also wanted to return from South America on points on QF. After ringing QF, the lady on the phone told me that the route is almost a monopoly, carries high loads, and therefore they don't offer award seats (because they can normally get money for the same seat).

I had to book my friends home via LAX, but managed to get them 2x J seats For December 30th.

Suggest you look at via LAX if you really want QF J award seats.

 

[tgh]

South America is an interesting destination and I quickly found that there were zilch award seats anytime let alone peak season.
Decided to pass on the cheap aa j fare to bas and fly with the roo/lan to scl.
Outbound ex brisvegas works well with a short hop on ek to akl then the long haul with lan.. Inbound with qf through sidderney.
A fair price found was a bit over 7k (twice the aa price).. but I was bluntly told 4 months out to book and pay today or no cigar.
Popular route it seems.

 

[zig]

Thanks for the replies everyone. You have confirmed that this is not an easy route to find award seats on, let alone J award seats.

I think they regularly have PE flights on the direct flight, but not sure what else.

Thanks ferseaI haven't seen any availability on QF27/8 in any class, but if you have seen PE seats I will have another look.

I recently spent a good deal of time booking a friends itinerary RTW. They also wanted to return from South America on points on QF. After ringing QF, the lady on the phone told me that the route is almost a monopoly, carries high loads, and therefore they don't offer award seats (because they can normally get money for the same seat).

I had to book my friends home via LAX, but managed to get them 2x J seats For December 30th.

Suggest you look at via LAX if you really want QF J award seats.

Thanks for the suggestion BorisI did briefly consider going via LAX, but then slapped myself around the head At least I can see some availability on the QF code share flights, and I would much rather a stop in AKL than going via LAX.

 

[kpc]

Things must have changed. ..exactly a year ago I got a Jasa for +1 on this route....the Qf flight over and the La codeshare on the way back...I did book at the T-353 day mark. tho..

 

[zig]

Things must have changed. ..exactly a year ago I got a Jasa for +1 on this route....the Qf flight over and the La codeshare on the way back...I did book at the T-353 day mark. tho..

I will keep looking kph, and am glad to hear that sometimes the direct flight is available. Although I don't need to book until Nov I am looking every day for the 'just released' seats, and there has only been availability on the QF code share flights.