"oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

This is a great find - I hadn't heard of these 140,000 point trips before. unfortunately for me the one catch is going to probably be... what is the baggage allowance?

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

....unfortunately for me the one catch is going to probably be... what is the baggage allowance?

What ever baggage allowance you get from each carrier on your itinerary.

I think it may still be 2 pieces for the whole if you go through the USA and obviously on QF you will get the baggage allowance for your status level.

 

[serfty]

It’ll most likely end up costing 142,500 points as I believe it’s hard to do it online, so you’ll need to call… as far as I’ve read!

Note the "assisted award Booking" fee is currently 3500 QFF points (or $60) on top of the 140,000 cost. It changed from 2,500 on Dec 1.

In April this fee will increase to 6,000 points (for international awards).:evil:

 

[OzziTravellers]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback so far and getting some great ideas... looking forward to more as I want to get this in before the "price" hike of booking

 

[NM]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Note the "assisted award Booking" fee is currently 3500 QFF points (or $60) on top of the 140,000 cost. It changed from 2,500 on Dec 1.

In April this fee will increase to 6,000 points (for international awards).:evil:

I sure hope Qantas is investing the revenue from this Assisted Booking Fee into making the on-line systems suitable for people to have a viable alternative to requiring the assistance :evil:.

 

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

What ever baggage allowance you get from each carrier on your itinerary.

I think it may still be 2 pieces for the whole if you go through the USA and obviously on QF you will get the baggage allowance for your status level.

If it's two pieces for the entire trip if the USA is included in the itinerary then I might be able to make use of it. If the allowance changes every time you change to a new carrier then it could become a nightmare. I wonder if you get two pieces at 23kg or two at 32kg if the U.S. is part of your itinerary? I can't seem to find any rules listed anywhere that detail the baggage allowances.

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

The baggage allowance would not be specific to a QF Oneworld award. I believe the rules should be the same as any airfare that routes via the USA, Oneworld continent airfare and Global explorer.

Perhaps the Oneworld website would be the first port of call.

 

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

The baggage allowance would not be specific to a QF Oneworld award. I believe the rules should be the same as any airfare that routes via the USA, Oneworld continent airfare and Global explorer.

Many thanks for the reply. What I was trying to say (perhaps badly) was that given that different airlines have different weight allowances for the two pieces when flying with them to the U.S. which one would apply?

I had a quick look at the OneWorld site last night but couldn't find anything about baggage - I will have another look later on tonight.

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Many thanks for the reply. What I was trying to say (perhaps badly) was that given that different airlines have different weight allowances for the two pieces when flying with them to the U.S. which one would apply?

I had a quick look at the OneWorld site last night but couldn't find anything about baggage - I will have another look later on tonight.

There is general information on the Oneworld website on baggage.

It would appear that the baggage needs to adhere to each airline's allowances.

I remember on my last Oneworld in August/September 2009 I had 2 bags (my father had 1 bag) weighing <23kgs each and had no issies on QF, AA, BA. We each had a carry-on bag as well. Have the rules changed since? I really do not keep up and only ever look at them when I am to travel.

Perhaps it would be best to look at each airline's website to understand the restrictions they impose or allow for travel via the USA. It may still be the piece system but I am not certain.

 

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

There is general information on the Oneworld website on baggage.

It would appear that the baggage needs to adhere to each airline's allowances.

Perhaps it would be best to look at each airline's website to understand the restrictions they impose or allow for travel via the USA. It may still be the piece system but I am not certain.

Thanks for finding that info John. I can see it getting pretty ugly really quickly for me unless I use some pretty creative routing - probably QF to North America, then AA then another airline Eastwards from the U.S. through various destinations until I can pick up QF again.

Edit - just had a look at Finnair, they don't seem to have any different allowances for travel to/from the U.S. compared to their allowances for everywhere else, but in Y the allowance is two bags @23kg each if your ticket is Y or B otherwise you are only allowed one bag (any idea what these are ticketed as?, plus people with OneWorld status get an extra bag free.

 

[OzziTravellers]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Hi again guys and gals...

Can you tell me what constitutes a "stopover" - is it by country or continent - ie. can I arrive in one city in Europe (Frankfurt for example) and leave from Paris, or would I have to leave from Munich or the like within Germany for it to count just as a single stopover?

Thanks...

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

A stopover is a transit >23:59 hours or an open jaw not including sister cluster airports such as LHR/LGW/STN.

So you can arrive into LHR and depart LGW and it is not regarded as a stopover but if you arrive into FRA and depart from FCO then it is a stopover.

Play around with the QF award booking engine to get a feel of what is treated as a stopover.

 

[Moecat]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

I'm guessing the 140000 is for Y any one know if you can get a J class and how much??
will it just be double??

 

[Danger]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Welcome to AFF!

Please refer to post 10.

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

I'm guessing the 140000 is for Y any one know if you can get a J class and how much??
will it just be double??

Welcome to AFF!

It is 280,000 QFF points for J and 420,000 QFF points for F. Not sure how many QFF points for Y+. Does it even have it's own redemption level?

 

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Welcome to AFF!

It is 280,000 QFF points for J and 420,000 QFF points for F. Not sure how many QFF points for Y+. Does it even have it's own redemption level?

Does anyone know what Y class travel is ticketed as on this fare - Y, B or another code?

 

[Danger]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Does anyone know what Y class travel is ticketed as on this fare - Y, B or another code?

Economy books into L, Business into D and First into A. (There are some exceptions with Business on two class AA flights, however.)

 

[JohnK]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Does anyone know what Y class travel is ticketed as on this fare - Y, B or another code?

On the Oneworld award I believe it is X for economy (there are alslo sub-classes for Platinum and Gold), U for business and P for first class.

 

[RSD]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Many thanks for the replies. Unfortunately neither X or L are among the ticket codes that get the extra baggage allowance in economy on Finnair which pretty much kills it for me

 

[Danger]

Re: Oneworld RTW 140,000 point fare

Economy books into L, Business into D and First into A. (There are some exceptions with Business on two class AA flights, however.)

My information is incorrect. Refer to the previous post, immediately above.