Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[DC3]

We had several operational issues for our current J Award, resulting in a new GCM of 36,850 miles and flying one sector on a Sky Team airline (DL).

Good to hear that you are being looked after.

From what I understand, once the trip has started, operational issues will be resolved by the airline(s) as they arise, so carrier, sectors, transits, stops, mile ceiling, are all out the window, fortunately.

 

[motef]

Yes. 17 sectors, so one too many. I was just in the process of editing my earlier post while BriarFlyer was posting.

Edit: If you dropped NTL-BNE-SYD, and travelled to SYD under other arrangements, if that suited, then you would have 15 segments, by starting in SYD.

Yes 17 sectors is what I thought but yesterday it successfully ticketed so I dunno.

 

[JohnM]

Yes 17 sectors is what I thought but yesterday it successfully ticketed so I dunno.

Check it very carefully. My understanding is that the electronic ticketing system can only handle a maximum of 16 sectors. That is why xONEx fares went from 20 to 16 sectors with the demise of paper ticketing.

 

[DC3]

Yes 17 sectors is what I thought but yesterday it successfully ticketed so I dunno.

So, your e-ticket will list only 15 x flights. With 2 x open jaws, you have 17 sectors all up?

 

[motef]

So, your e-ticket will list only 15 x flights. With 2 x open jaws, you have 17 sectors all up?

So this is what shows as bookings on QF so perhaps its only 14 "sectors"

 

[DC3]

Ah. So you decided on 14 x flights, plus 2 x open jaw. Total of 16 sectors.

Edit: I’m just trying to add them up properly.

 

[JohnM]

'Sectors' can be confusing.

Intrinsically in my mind, a 'sector' is a flight. However, I do recognise that in the context of a OWA or a xONEx that includes an open-jaw(s), they also count as sectors in the particular context of the restrictions of those itineraries.

I have done numerous DONEx and almost always I have used the full 16 (now) or 20 (back in the day) sectors as flights - never as an open-jaw land 'sector'. I think it has been on only two out of 15 DONExs that I have fallen short of the maximum number of flight sectors by one flight.

But that was not because of using one of the sectors to join two ports by land transport.

One that I recall clearly was last year when AA cancelled a flight after I had booked my DONE4 and I had to re-route more directly (DFW-ANC instead of DFW-xLAX-ANC). However, because it was a carrier-imposed change, I still received SC and points ORCs (original routing credits) .

 

[k_sheep]

I splurged on an expertflyer subscription - but have now realised it doesn't take into account your status for QF, ie it won't show anything 353 days out. Boooo.

Back to checking every day and hoping. Definitely no J seats on QF27 being released for the last few weeks *cries*

 

[JohnM]

I splurged on an expertflyer subscription - but have now realised it doesn't take into account your status for QF, ie it won't show anything 353 days out. Boooo.

Back to checking every day and hoping. Definitely no J seats on QF27 being released for the last few weeks *cries*

Are you sure?:



There is no way of telling EF what status you have, but it must be able to glean it from your FF number. At least that way it is dynamic and stays current.

 

[DC3]

I splurged on an expertflyer subscription - but have now realised it doesn't take into account your status for QF, ie it won't show anything 353 days out ...

Are you sure? ...

... There is no way of telling EF what status you have, but it must be able to glean it from your FF number. At least that way it is dynamic and stays current.

When I made email enquires of EF last year, they replied that “... the QFF# on your account is for seat map searches and has nothing to do with the award searches ...”

 

[JohnM]

I've never used EF for award searches. Knowing the days out seats are ostensibly released, I just start rummaging around ahead of that and see what's about (and to confirm just how far ahead they are really releasing seats), then just get ready to pounce (this is on the QF website to use QF points for travel in anything but QF... ).

 

[Ktan89]

are there any consequences if i "missed" my last flight?
Thinking of staying at KL longer than 24hours so it will be stopover #6

 

[DC3]

are there any consequences if i "missed" my last flight?
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[Cerveza]

Hi all will be booking my first OWA in the next few months and had a question on booking each segment as availability is opened (I'm a qantas bronze member).

If I book leg 1 of the journey as it's the first to open, how do I then add on more segments and have it all linked up so that it's an OWA ticket and capped at 318,000 points (flying in J)?

Based on this forum it looks like I'd have to call up qantas each time a segment is open, pay the 5,000 points fee and as long as the tickets don't break the rules, the system will know to treat as an OWA ticket? Is that correct?

 

[motef]

Hi all will be booking my first OWA in the next few months and had a question on booking each segment as availability is opened (I'm a qantas bronze member).

If I book leg 1 of the journey as it's the first to open, how do I then add on more segments and have it all linked up so that it's an OWA ticket and capped at 318,000 points (flying in J)?

Based on this forum it looks like I'd have to call up qantas each time a segment is open, pay the 5,000 points fee and as long as the tickets don't break the rules, the system will know to treat as an OWA ticket? Is that correct?

Yes you are correct

Book the first available leg online, it may not be the first actual leg ie if it is with Qatar these open up before Qantas etc

Once you have booked online and have your PNR then call Qantas and just start the conversation by saying " I would like to add some flights to my existing booking"

when you meet the rules it tops out at 318,000​

Don't mention OWA or points just yet

Then when they ask what flights you want to add then give them
- Date
- Departure airport
- Arrival airport
- Flight number
- class

Then tell them you want to pay using points​

By the way the fee is 5,000 pts per passenger

I have had extraordinary luck not being charged this fee at times when adding legs when I politely mention that the wait time has been ridiculously long.

Also keep in mind some legs have lots of award availability and aren't as time sensitive so you can bundle these up and book them with others

 

[Cerveza]

Yes you are correct

Book the first available leg online, it may not be the first actual leg ie if it is with Qatar these open up before Qantas etc


Once you have booked online and have your PNR then call Qantas and just start the conversation by saying " I would like to add some flights to my existing booking"
when you meet the rules it tops out at 318,000



Don't mention OWA or points just yet



Then when they ask what flights you want to add then give them

- Date

- Departure airport

- Arrival airport

- Flight number

- class



Then tell them you want to pay using points

By the way the fee is 5,000 pts per passenger

I have had extraordinary luck not being charged this fee at times when adding legs when I politely mention that the wait time has been ridiculously long.

Also keep in mind some legs have lots of award availability and aren't as time sensitive so you can bundle these up and book them with others

Thanks so much for your help - exactly the information I was after!

 

[DC3]

Hi all will be booking my first OWA in the next few months .... If I book leg 1 of the journey as it's the first to open, how do I then add on more segments ... it looks like I'd have to call up qantas each time a segment is open, pay the 5,000 points fee and as long as the tickets don't break the rules, the system will know to treat as an OWA ticket? Is that correct?

Yes, that’s pretty much it. All changes are done by telephone, only.

If you book one, or more flights, on the web, then you just phone the Call Centre, quote the Booking Reference, and tell them what you are adding/changing.

Edit: motef got in while I was responding.

 

[flapper]

Hi all will be booking my first OWA in the next few months and had a question on booking each segment as availability is opened (I'm a qantas bronze member).

If I book leg 1 of the journey as it's the first to open, how do I then add on more segments and have it all linked up so that it's an OWA ticket and capped at 318,000 points (flying in J)?

Based on this forum it looks like I'd have to call up qantas each time a segment is open, pay the 5,000 points fee and as long as the tickets don't break the rules, the system will know to treat as an OWA ticket? Is that correct?

That sounds right to me.
Try doing the booking using dummy dates and you will hopefully see it will top out at 318,000.

 

[knightfall88]

Hi, I've completed my award bookings. For the non-qantas flights, how do I confirm my class of travel? It's not obvious from the ticket or the booking page? Cheers

 

[motef]

Hi, I've completed my award bookings. For the non-qantas flights, how do I confirm my class of travel? It's not obvious from the ticket or the booking page? Cheers

Log into your account on the Qantas website ,go to Manage Booking, select the booking and scroll down