Maximising SCs and FFs by multiple legs instead of direct route

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Hello there, I am sure I have read here recently -- but cannot for the life of me now find the thread -- that it is possible to book flights comprising multiple legs at the same price as direct routes.

I have seen this available on the Qantas booking portal for some routes -- most notably Sydney-Perth for example through Melbourne, Brisbane or Adelaide -- but am unsure how to prompt it for normally quite direct routes such as Syd-Mel or even Syd-Can.

Any advice would be much appreciated as I try and maximise SCs in a quest to retain WP in face of dwindling work travel!

Cheers brains trust!
 
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I don't think you can do that for the same price (i.e. if paying cash for the ticket), but if you're booking an Any Seat Award, it's possible to do it for the same number of points (but more cash).
 
Pretty sure the fare rules for short trips like SYD-MEL/CBR only allow the cheap price on direct flights. Same for ADL-BNE. But you might get lucky with ADL-CBR.


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CBR is a haven for going extra legs because of the limited direct flights to places like PER and ADL. Suggest trying from CBR, then adding the leg to CBR at the end if you find a good fare.
 
The ability to do this without increasing the base fare depends upon that fare's rules, specifically routing.

A sale fare PER-SYD may only permit direct/non stop flights, but a flexi fare may permit routing via ADL, MEL, BNE or CBR.

Nite that with by segment fuel levies the cost does increase, even if the fare does not.

e.g. Here's the QF routing rules for the current business fare sale:Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Fare Routing Search:
Departing PER on 15/09/12 for SYD
Fare basis code IBIZ
Flying QF
Routing via Eastern Hemisphere

    V FARE BASIS     BK    FARE   TRAVEL-TICKET AP  MINMAX  RTG
  1   IBIZ           I X  1000.00 E01AU  T15JL  -    -/  - 9998
                                  D28MR                        
PASSENGER TYPE-ADT                 AUTO PRICE-YES              
FROM-PER TO-SYD    CXR-QF    TVL-15SEP12  RULE-5629 IPRTPFD/302
FARE BASIS-IBIZ              SPECIAL FARE  DIS-E   VENDOR-ATP
FARE TYPE-BOX      OW-BUSINESS CLASS ONE WAY EXCURSION
AUD   979.99  9998  E01AUG12 D28MAR13   FC-IBIZ  FN-J   
SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 11JUL12/0829  EXPIRES INFINITY
 
PUBLISHED RTG PER-SYD/QF9998/TAR-TGRG    EF-12JUL12 DIS-INDEF
 
/WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE/
 TRAVEL MUST BE NONSTOP OR DIRECT
Here's rule for standard J:Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Fare Routing Search:
Departing PER on 15/09/12 for SYD
Fare basis code J
Flying QF
Routing via Eastern Hemisphere

PER-SYD       CXR-QF       SAT 15SEP12                     USD
THE FOLLOWING CARRIERS ALSO PUBLISH FARES PER-SYD:
DJ EY JQ U0 VA XR 
  **AUSTRALIAN GST INCLUDED IN BASE FARE**
//SEE FQHELP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW FARE DISPLAYS//
  SURCHARGE FOR PAPER TICKET MAY BE ADDED WHEN ITIN PRICED
AUD CONVERTED TO USD USING BSR 1 USD - 0.9798 AUD              
    V FARE BASIS     BK    FARE   TRAVEL-TICKET AP  MINMAX  RTG
  1   J              J‡X  1964.00     ----      -    -/  - 9998
  2   J              J‡X  2044.00     ----      -    -/  - 9838
 
*** THERE ARE NO YY REQUESTED FARES PUBLISHED PER-SYD *** 
 
9838*  1. PER-ADL/MEL-SYD
9998*  TRAVEL MUST BE NONSTOP OR DIRECT

and here's the IATA connction rules:Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Connecting Cities:
Departing PER for SYD

SINGLE CONNECT POINTS
 
ADL AKL ASP AYQ BME BNE CBR CNS DPS DRW 
JKT KGI KTA MEL OOL 
 
DOUBLE CONNECT POINTS
 
ADL-AKL  ADL-ASP  ADL-BHQ  ADL-BNE  ADL-CBR  
ADL-CNS  ADL-DRW  ADL-KGI  ADL-LST  ADL-MEL  
ADL-MQL  ADL-OOL  AKL-BNE  AKL-CHC  AKL-DUD  
AKL-MCY  AKL-MEL  AKL-NLK  AKL-NOU  AKL-OOL  
AKL-ROT  AKL-WLG  AKL-ZQN  ASP-ADL  ASP-AYQ  
ASP-BNE  ASP-CNS  ASP-DRW  ASP-MEL  AYQ-ASP  
AYQ-CNS  AYQ-DRW  BME-BNE  BME-DRW  BME-KTA  
BME-MEL  BNE-ADL  BNE-AKL  BNE-ARM  BNE-ASP  
BNE-CBR  BNE-CFS  BNE-CHC  BNE-CNS  BNE-DUD  
BNE-HBA  BNE-HTI  BNE-HVB  BNE-LDH  BNE-LST  
BNE-MCY  BNE-MEL  BNE-MKY  BNE-NAA  BNE-NLK  
BNE-NOU  BNE-NTL  BNE-POM  BNE-PQQ  BNE-ROK  
BNE-TMW  BNE-TSV  BNE-TWB  BNE-VLI  BNE-WLG  
BNE-ZQN  CBR-ABX  CBR-ADL  CBR-BNE  CBR-DRW  
CBR-HBA  CBR-MEL  CBR-NTL  CBR-OOL  CBR-TMW  
CNS-ADL  CNS-AKL  CNS-ASP  CNS-AYQ  CNS-BNE  
CNS-DRW  CNS-HTI  CNS-MEL  CNS-MKY  CNS-OOL  
CNS-POM  CNS-ROK  CNS-TSV  DPS-ADL  DPS-BNE  
DPS-CNS  DPS-DRW  DPS-JKT  DPS-MEL  DRW-ADL  
DRW-ASP  DRW-AYQ  DRW-BME  DRW-BNE  DRW-CBR  
DRW-CNS  DRW-DPS  DRW-KTA  DRW-MEL  DRW-OOL  
DRW-TSV  GYL-DRW  JKT-DPS  JKT-MEL  KGI-ADL  
KGI-MEL  KNX-BME  KNX-DRW  KTA-BME  KTA-BNE  
KTA-DRW  KTA-MEL  LEA-BME  MEL-ABX  MEL-ADL  
MEL-AKL  MEL-ASP  MEL-BME  MEL-BNE  MEL-BNK  
MEL-CBR  MEL-CFS  MEL-CHC  MEL-CNS  MEL-DRW  
MEL-DUD  MEL-GFF  MEL-HBA  MEL-HTI  MEL-KGI  
MEL-LST  MEL-MCY  MEL-MIM  MEL-MQL  MEL-NTL  
MEL-OOL  MEL-TSV  MEL-VLI  MEL-WGA  MEL-WLG  
MEL-ZQN  OOL-ADL  OOL-AKL  OOL-CBR  OOL-CHC  
OOL-CNS  OOL-HBA  OOL-MEL  OOL-NTL  OOL-TSV  
PHE-BME  PHE-BNE  PHE-DPS  PHE-DRW  PHE-KTA  
PHE-MEL  WLP-BME  ZNE-BME  ZNE-KTA
 
Thanks all for your suggestions.
 
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