Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[serfty]

Welcome to AFF @louronnie

To get you started, there is some detailed information in this thread:

Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

Note that this is not exclusively a "Round The World" Award. While it can be so used, it can also be used for "Round Trips", "Circle" Trips or even "one-way trips" without actually going "Round The World". Also note the following from the T&C review that comes up on Qantas.com if you have...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[RooFlyer]

Welcome to AFF @louronnie .

Assistance in finding award seats can be found using AFF's 'sister' site Award Flight Assist.

It's a paid service but you get a quote initially and then decide whether to proceed. They find the seats (if they after there) and you then book them.

I've used them, saving a huge amount of time and stress.

 

[louronnie]

Welcome to AFF @louronnie .

Assistance in finding award seats can be found using AFF's 'sister' site Award Flight Assist.

It's a paid service but you get a quote initially and then decide whether to proceed. They find the seats (if they after there) and you then book them.

I've used them, saving a huge amount of time and stress.

Thanks RooFlyer. Have you ever used QFlyer? Just wondered whether this would offer any advantage over Award Flight Assist given we have Qantas FF points

="true"]Australian Frequent Flyer

 

[louronnie]

Welcome to AFF @louronnie

To get you started, there is some detailed information in this thread:

Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

Note that this is not exclusively a "Round The World" Award. While it can be so used, it can also be used for "Round Trips", "Circle" Trips or even "one-way trips" without actually going "Round The World". Also note the following from the T&C review that comes up on Qantas.com if you have...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Thanks serfly

 

[Lynda2475]

Hello, my husband is a bronze tier member with 1.9 million FF points. We are looking to travel from Sydney to US and or EU this time next year with our 2 children and hoping to maximise our points flying premium economy or business. I have read that you can get a business seat for 318,000 pts if you meet the criteria for a one world award flight but I understand this is a time consuming process. Which agencies have people used and recommend to assist in finding FF seats or booking a one world award flight please?

Its near impossible to get 4 Business classic reward seats on the same flight, you may need to consider flying separately, as 2 seats is much easier i.e. 1 adult and 1 child on each flight.

 

[gfraser]

I know Helsinki can do short transfers for Finnair-Finnair connections but is 70 minutes adequate for a JL to AY transfer?

I have the same situation in August and I have read here previously that it is ok.
Also the booking would not be allowed if it was not possible.

 

[am0985]

Setting off on my RTW in J in a few weeks.

MEL - NRT
HND - JFK
(JFK - GIG on LATAM separately via QFF)
GRU - LHR
LHR - CMB
CMB - MEL

Absolutely no dramas with mine... My flights are still ticketed...

Does seem almost impossible to start a route like this any time soon unless you're Platinum and have access to priority seats in/out of Australia?

 

[am0985]

I'd really recommend deleting this bit.

Okay, noted. Guess best not to risk it...

 

[Hamole]

Trying to plan a trip next year and running into an issue where classic rewards flights appear to be available if searched individually but not in the multi-city search.

Specifically, there seems to be reasonable availability of Tokyo (HND) -> LAX around 3rd of March 2024 in premium economy if I search for just that flight, but not if using the multi-city tool

Anyone know why that's likely to be?

 

[Aceskywalker]

Sorry, not sure mate but I've got another question...I've got a rtw trip starting in Denpasar (so taxes etc. priced in Ind Rup.) I'm trying to add sectors but Q call centre is saying they can't price it & that I need to call Qantas Denpasar direct +622125556300 for them to price it? Does anyone know if this is correct, it's Fiji & Manila CC giving the advice so not confident it's correct...

 

[ozflier]

Sorry, not sure mate but I've got another question...I've got a rtw trip starting in Denpasar (so taxes etc. priced in Ind Rup.) I'm trying to add sectors but Q call centre is saying they can't price it & that I need to call Qantas Denpasar direct +622125556300 for them to price it? Does anyone know if this is correct, it's Fiji & Manila CC giving the advice so not confident it's correct...

I know that it is difficult to start in some places because or currency/payment issues . I think Doha is an example .

 

[Mr H]

Sorry, not sure mate but I've got another question...I've got a rtw trip starting in Denpasar (so taxes etc. priced in Ind Rup.) I'm trying to add sectors but Q call centre is saying they can't price it & that I need to call Qantas Denpasar direct +622125556300 for them to price it? Does anyone know if this is correct, it's Fiji & Manila CC giving the advice so not confident it's correct...

It's not an exact match, but my ongoing OWA (note the terminology) commenced in Pakistan and was priced in USD. When I wanted to add sectors on a Friday night I was told that a specialist team was required to do the pricing because of the USDs and they worked daylight hours, Monday to Friday. The call centre made the reservation, but I had to call back on the Monday to nudge them on getting it priced. I was worried that the reservations would be cancelled, but they survived the weekend, only to get wiped during the delay between payment and ticketing.

 

[Aceskywalker]

It's not an exact match, but my ongoing OWA (note the terminology) commenced in Pakistan and was priced in USD. When I wanted to add sectors on a Friday night I was told that a specialist team was required to do the pricing because of the USDs and they worked daylight hours, Monday to Friday. The call centre made the reservation, but I had to call back on the Monday to nudge them on getting it priced. I was worried that the reservations would be cancelled, but they survived the weekend, only to get wiped during the delay between payment and ticketing.

Cool, will try during business hours & see if i get a different result...

 

[Vrz]

Does anyone know of any blackout dates for reward seats?
from some basic google searches it seems that most airlines don't list any blackout dates.

Specifically I was looking at early July 2024 (KUL-> PER) (KUL -> ADL) via Malaysian Airlines,
I have been monitoring it for the past few weeks and it seems like each day seats would be released (+360 days approx)
But recently it seems like MAS stopped releasing dates after late June 2024.

is it the case of blackout dates? or is there a pause at the moment, then the seat release will catch up again?

 

[levelnine]

is it the case of blackout dates? or is there a pause at the moment, then the seat release will catch up again?

There is no list because each airline is different and each airline is constantly changing what they release. It is particularly dynamic in the post-COVID environment.

One possibility is that they have halted releasing award seats because late June is entering peak travel season, which will be even worse next year due to the Olympics. But I could be wrong and they start releasing them again tomorrow. Again, no one knows with 100% certainty.

 

[Vrz]

Is it typical for reward seats to not be released during peak travel season?
Using previous years as a reference?

 

[levelnine]

Is it typical for reward seats to not be released during peak travel season?
Using previous years as a reference?

I had a quick look at your route.

MH are still releasing seats at the end of the schedule, so no idea what you're on about:

 

[Aceskywalker]

Sorry, not sure mate but I've got another question...I've got a rtw trip starting in Denpasar (so taxes etc. priced in Ind Rup.) I'm trying to add sectors but Q call centre is saying they can't price it & that I need to call Qantas Denpasar direct +622125556300 for them to price it? Does anyone know if this is correct, it's Fiji & Manila CC giving the advice so not confident it's correct...

Just a follow up, I sent reward escalation an email & they got back to me, Fiji & Manilla call centres had given the wrong advice, nothing knew I know but that both calls centres had consensus & gave the same wrong advice is baffling...I'll give them credit for being consistant though. Once on it, reward escalation team very professional & quick, amazing!

 

[Vrz]

I had a quick look at your route.

MH are still releasing seats at the end of the schedule, so no idea what you're on about:
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So those dates you see there (27/6, 28/6...etc)
Came out about a week ago, one day at a time.

I've been monitoring daily, and nothing has come out for about a week or so.
Using the previous schedule of release the seats, it should have been roughly released up to 6/7/24 by now

 

[levelnine]

So those dates you see there (27/6, 28/6...etc)
Came out about a week ago, one day at a time.

I've been monitoring daily, and nothing has come out for about a week or so.
Using the previous schedule of release the seats, it should have been roughly released up to 6/7/24 by now

You are confused.

Qantas' booking calendar opens 353 days in advance, which is currently 30 June 2024. It isn't even open for July 2024 yet.