Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[DC3]

Can a "Nordic Regional Airlines" flight be included in a OWA? Looks like it is a Finnair flight number? Are these little subsidiary airlines allowed?

Cape Town is waiting for your call.

 

[PLM]

Am getting the fatal error when I enter name and phone number and click to next page to go to pay, so will have to try this on the phone.

Is it permissible to book a 318k oneworld J award without any QF segments? am planning to use a mixture of QR, BA, JL, AY, and possibly RJ.

1) ADL-LHR
2) LHR-NRT-MEL
3) SURFACE
4) BKK-HEL

 

[aikman]

Am getting the fatal error when I enter name and phone number and click to next page to go to pay, so will have to try this on the phone.

Is it permissible to book a 318k oneworld J award without any QF segments? am planning to use a mixture of QR, BA, JL, AY, and possibly RJ.

1) ADL-LHR
2) LHR-NRT-MEL
3) SURFACE
4) BKK-HEL

It's weird that your itinerary is pricing at 318k. It should be priced as 3 x one ways. It is not counting the miles from HEL back to ADL for some reason.

 

[Noah Count]

There are many others that are more qualified than I when it comes to booking these trips. Without knowing all the detail it looks like you are starting in AU arriving back in AU then trying to get back to EU with a positioning flight to continue the journey. If you start in AU and arrive back in AU the OWR finishes based on start and end point rules. Also to answer your question, QF does not need to be in the booking but x2 OW carriers need to be included.

 

[Thetravelbyte]

It seems like I can't make a OWA booking on the Qantas website with more than 2 surface sectors. I understand that I am limited to 35000 miles and 16 sectors (flight and surface) in total, but is there also a limit in the number of surface sectors I'm allowed? Would like to avoid calling Qantas to book if possible... But will obviously bite the bullet if I can have more than 2 surface sectors if I book over the phone.

Cheers!

 

[Noah Count]

@Thetravelbyte welcome to AFF and your first post, have a look at the news section as @Mattg also @AFF Editor posted an article on how to book, the rules and common error messages some time back.

 

[Mattg]

It seems like I can't make a OWA booking on the Qantas website with more than 2 surface sectors. I understand that I am limited to 35000 miles and 16 sectors (flight and surface) in total, but is there also a limit in the number of surface sectors I'm allowed? Would like to avoid calling Qantas to book if possible... But will obviously bite the bullet if I can have more than 2 surface sectors if I book over the phone.

Cheers!

Have a look at:

How to Fly Around the World with a Qantas Oneworld Classic Flight Reward [Mega Guide]

Fly around the world with Qantas and other Oneworld airlines by redeeming points for a Oneworld Classic Flight Reward. Photo: Qantas. Did you know that

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Yes, this is a limitation with the Qantas website. There are others as well, which are outlined in the above article.

 

[Thetravelbyte]

Thank you both for your swift replies and the warm welcome.

Mattg your article is excellent and I’m sure I read it in my preparation/planning but must have forgot that piece of information. Do you know if it’s possible to have more than 2 surface sectors if you call through to Qantas to book instead?

 

[Mattg]

Mattg your article is excellent and I’m sure I read it in my preparation/planning but must have forgot that piece of information. Do you know if it’s possible to have more than 2 surface sectors if you call through to Qantas to book instead?

It depends on the agent you get. If you don't have status you'll almost certainly get someone at an overseas call centre who doesn't really know the rules and will probably just read from their script which says there is a limit of 2 surface sectors. (They'll probably also tell you some of the flights have no availability, even if they do, and mess up your booking so it ends up in a manual ticketing queue and you lose some of the flights.)

Basically, my strong advice would be to limit the number of surface sectors to two and try to book online.

 

[cjd600]

Am getting the fatal error when I enter name and phone number and click to next page to go to pay, so will have to try this on the phone.

Is it permissible to book a 318k oneworld J award without any QF segments? am planning to use a mixture of QR, BA, JL, AY, and possibly RJ.

1) ADL-LHR
2) LHR-NRT-MEL
3) SURFACE
4) BKK-HEL

Think this is your problem, with ADL/MEL (even though surface sector MEL)

14.3.5 A Classic Flight Reward Itinerary must contain no more than one departure from the city or country of first departure on that Itinerary.

 

[squid01]

Cape Town is waiting for your call.

I'm sure there is a joke in your comment that is going over my head here hah. Are you implying that when booking the OWA on the phone the incompetent operator will say Nordic Regional Airlines isn't allowed?

 

[DC3]

I'm sure there is a joke in your comment that is going over my head here hah. Are you implying that when booking the OWA on the phone the incompetent operator will say Nordic Regional Airlines isn't allowed?

I would keep expectations fairly low. HUACA, a few times, perhaps. Anyway, good luck

 

[vetrade]

I'm sure there is a joke in your comment that is going over my head here hah. Are you implying that when booking the OWA on the phone the incompetent operator will say Nordic Regional Airlines isn't allowed?

We have Nordic Regional Airlines flights in our upcoming itinerary - they are definitely in OW, and with an AY flight number I doubt you'll have anyone questioning that

 

[knightfall88]

Hi everyone, does anyone know how borrowing a bassinet might work on JAL or or just partner airlines in general? Do I need to call up JAL and request specifically?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi everyone, does anyone know how borrowing a bassinet might work on JAL or or just partner airlines in general? Do I need to call up JAL and request specifically?

If you have booked a bassinet seat the bassinet will come with it. I would call JAL and make the appropriate seat selections.

 

[flapper]

My flight from SFO to SYD end of Sep has been cancelled. I've been put on a LAX to SYD flight. It isa OWA. I tried to get them to put me on a SFO LAX flight on that ticket but they said they couldn't as it wasn't QF metal. Does anyone know if that is true. In the past when I had a cancellation they requested that a partner airline release a rewards seat. They also said I could get compensation from Qantas Care for the flight I have to purchase. Is that likely the full cost of flight or some percentage?

 

[Mr H]

My flight from SFO to SYD end of Sep has been cancelled. I've been put on a LAX to SYD flight. It isa OWA. I tried to get them to put me on a SFO LAX flight on that ticket but they said they couldn't as it wasn't QF metal. Does anyone know if that is true. In the past when I had a cancellation they requested that a partner airline release a rewards seat. They also said I could get compensation from Qantas Care for the flight I have to purchase. Is that likely the full cost of flight or some percentage?

I think you could see whether there is award availability on flights SFO-LAX and see whether you can get that added top the itinerary provided it doesn't break the OWA rules, but I doubt you would get QF to pay for a free revenue flight for you - and the partner airline will not go out of their way to make it up to you.

 

[bnr032]

I would be more inclined to suggest looking at changing your route so you went to LA from your previous destination (unless you were wanting to be in SFO specifically).
My solution for a similar issue was to change my other flight from calgary to SFO to now land in LA (was on a seperate booking to my main trip). Failing that, if you didnt want to be in LA for that period, and you had a car (or hire car) its not a horrible road trip (on the coast road via Santa Barbara)

 

[flapper]

I think you could see whether there is award availability on flights SFO-LAX and see whether you can get that added top the itinerary provided it doesn't break the OWA rules, but I doubt you would get QF to pay for a free revenue flight for you - and the partner airline will not go out of their way to make it up to you.

There is availabilty, the operator suggested a flight and came back and said it couldn't be done. I even offered to take a Y seat but she said they couldn't do it, as it wasn't operated by QF.

 

[Mr H]

There is availabilty, the operator suggested a flight and came back and said it couldn't be done. I even offered to take a Y seat but she said they couldn't do it, as it wasn't operated by QF.

If you are on a OWA, have fewer than 16 flights, would not be introducing a sixth stopover, and would not be transiting the same city three times then it should be allowed without question. Maybe if you share the full itinerary we might be able to help?