Merging an award booking with a paid ticket

[jcsydney]

Hi guys,

looking at booking flights syd/mad using points, then from madrid prefer to pay for flights to our next destination in spain.

Is it possible to merge the 2, so should 1 flight be delayed they may be of assistance on the next flight?

jc

 

[opusman]

No I don't think this is possible. Just make sure you leave yourself enough time in case of delays.

 

[jcsydney]

Thanks Opusman, if if the airlines are partners?....i can book the whole thing through qff as the flight in Spain is with Iberia.

jc

 

[AIRwin]

I'll be in a similar situation next week - paid for a ticket from MEL to DXB on QF then redeemed an award flight on EK with a 4 hour connection. I plan on asking the check-in staff at MEL if they can link the 2 bookings somehow...

 

[opusman]

I don't think it makes any difference if they're partners - although they might be more inclined to be helpful, the two flights really need to be on the same booking to protect you in case of delay. If your onward flight is with IB then can't you book the whole trip on points, as one booking?

 

[TheInsider]

If it's OW or EK, they will be able to add the 'connection' at the time of check-in.

 

[mannej]

It is not possible to merge tickets into one - you are able to get QF to link the tickets in such cases, however it doesn't add protection in terms of a misconnect

 

[MrJetset]

It is not possible to merge tickets into one - you are able to get QF to link the tickets in such cases, however it doesn't add protection in terms of a misconnect

Correct. I often have a mixture of award and revenue bookings. Even when booking both at the same time through the Premium Desk, they can't do anything other than 'link' the PNRs.

Call me skeptical but in these situations I prefer to overnight, especially on the return award leg.