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

[ChrisMars]

Hi guys I have a business classic rewards booking for this coming monday 29th August flying from dublin-london heathrow-sydney with a refuelling stop or layover (iam not sure) in singapore as per below screenshot:

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I am wondering will my bags be checked in to go straight through to next plane at the london heathrow connection? It is on the same itinerary and was booked as one booking.

This is a 2 hour connection in London Heathrow terminal 5. If I have to collect bags i wont make the flight so that is my concern. Also even without collecting bags a 2 hour connection in heathrow is a concern. I do not have to change terminals as i arrive and depart from terminal 5. Flight radar shows that the incoming flight BA 829 has been on time recently.

My concern is obviously that I miss the connecting flight or my baggage does. Any advice would be appreciated. Also if I or my bags do miss the connecting flight will BA get me on the next available flight considering that all flights concerned are operated by BA or will I have to start calling up Qantas (which no one wants to do atm).

Thanks in advance for any advice..

If you miss your connection, quoting the IATA IROPS guidance document for airlines:
"IATA Resolution 766 (Interline Passenger Reservation Procedures) states that whenever a passenger arrives at an interline point too late to make his connection, it is the responsibility of the delivering airline to cancel any continuing space that cannot be used and rebook the passenger as necessary"

In other words, it's BA responsability, you will need to go to their service desk, and they will need to find you another solution, probably on their next BA15 service the next day, but could be on another airline when needed.

Also, note:
"When a passenger’s arrival at an interline connecting point is delayed, the delivering carrier shall be responsible for arranging hotel accommodations and providing other amenities as provided in the resolution."

 

[nickfromeastryde]

Hi,
Is anyone else having trouble with Multi City, everytime I try and search 3 or more flights I am getting HTP400

 

[ozflier]

I can't get multi city page - only the one which offers revenue flight options plus award seats.

 

[Guvner]

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/book-a-trip/flights/multi-city.html

works OK for me.

 

[QF029]

Hello experts.

If you do a land segment as part of OWE, for example LAX-LAS, does LAX count as the stopover and LAS as a transit?

 

[Kangol]

Hello experts.

If you do a land segment as part of OWE, for example LAX-LAS, does LAX count as the stopover and LAS as a transit?

LAX is the stop.
LAS does not count as anything.
A transit is when you take a connecting flight within 24 hours.

 

[QF029]

LAX is the stop.
LAS does not count as anything.
A transit is when you take a connecting flight within 24 hours.

Thanks. So in that scenario you could drive from LAX-LAS, stay a few days, fly elsewhere in the US and come back for another stopover in LAS?

 

[encryptededdy]

Thanks. So in that scenario you could drive from LAX-LAS, stay a few days, fly elsewhere in the US and come back for another stopover in LAS?

It would be one stopover, but the mileage between LAX and LAS will count against your total.

 

[Kangol]

It would be one stopover, but the mileage between LAX and LAS will count against your total.

I was going to add that the surface segment does not count toward your 16, but I checked the terms and it says it does count.
I don't recall it counting but maybe rules have changed.

 

[Thetravelbyte]

I’ve read before to search for flight segments separately as it can give better results, but what happens if you book them separately on a OWA (not as married segments) and one flight gets delayed/means you can’t catch the next?

For example if I book
A —> B (transit for < 24 hours)
B —> C —> D (stopover)

In these post-COVID times if flight A —> B gets delayed does that automatically ruin the rest of my itinerary?

Sorry if this is a dumb question

 

[encryptededdy]

I’ve read before to search for flight segments separately as it can give better results, but what happens if you book them separately on a OWA (not as married segments) and one flight gets delayed/means you can’t catch the next?

For example if I book
A —> B (transit for < 24 hours)
B —> C —> D (stopover)

In these post-COVID times if flight A —> B gets delayed does that automatically ruin the rest of my itinerary?

Sorry if this is a dumb question

My understanding is you will be protected if your transit in B is <24h (unsure what happens when you have a stopover and you have a delay longer than 24h)

 

[DC3]

I’ve read before to search for flight segments separately as it can give better results, but what happens if you book them separately on a OWA (not as married segments) and one flight gets delayed/means you can’t catch the next?

For example if I book
A —> B (transit for < 24 hours)
B —> C —> D (stopover)

In these post-COVID times if flight A —> B gets delayed does that automatically ruin the rest of my itinerary?

Sorry if this is a dumb question

Once your OWA travel has commenced, and there are delays not of your making, then the rules go out of the window, insofar as the airline(s) will move you on, as best they can.

 

[Thetravelbyte]

Great, that’s what I was hoping. Many thanks @encryptededdy and @DC3.

 

[k_sheep]

Urgh not looking forward to this - need to phone up to change dates of a few flights. HOPEFULLY it doesn't all get buggered up! I'm only a gold so won't get Hobart. Also not looking forward to the reprice on taxes as I booked many many months ago before those rose again.

I'd say wish me luck, but I'm going to wait til Monday morning to (probably fruitlessly) increase chances of AKL/HBA. Just need to mentally prepare for the pain!

 

[DC3]

I'm going to wait til Monday morning to (probably fruitlessly) increase chances of AKL/HBA

Is there evidence that supports this?

 

[Mr H]

Is there evidence that supports this?

As far as I am aware, if you are not platinum you will no longer get Hobart or Auckland.

 

[blu]

Does the QF database allow you to hold two awards for the same date and times (OWA & Classic Award) . Looking at using an EK J classic award as a backup alternative for one sector in my OWA. Problem will be starting in Doha (or Dubai).

 

[levelnine]

Does the QF database allow you to hold two awards for the same date and times (OWA & Classic Award) .

You can have two tickets booked/ticketed for the same dates, but you can't 'hold' them in the sense of having them reserved, but not paid for.

 

[k_sheep]

Is there evidence that supports this?

Not even a little. I'm just stalling.

 

[DC3]

Not even a little. I'm just stalling.

You’ll have to bite the bullet at some time.