Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[Lynda2475]

I sympathize ever since my OWA was cancelled (thankfully now reinstated) I log in every day to check it is still there.

Supposedly ticketed, I have a ticket number in an email from fiji call centre (cut n paste in text) but not in the normal PDF e-ticket format. I keep hoping there is minor timing change that will trigger re-sending the proper pdf format.

 

[Mr H]

I'm so happy that some complete moron put the priority numbers on OzBargain

Yes. People like that think they’re so clever and love being the person who has something valuable to share. Similar things happen in groups for limited edition collectibles. Just yesterday on one of those groups, someone posted a list of about twenty online stores that had discontinued Aviationtags in stock…

 

[renatts]

I sympathize ever since my OWA was cancelled (thankfully now reinstated) I log in every day to check it is still there.

Supposedly ticketed, I have a ticket number in an email from fiji call centre (cut n paste in text) but not in the normal PDF e-ticket format. I keep hoping there is minor timing change that will trigger re-sending the proper pdf format.

Yeah. I've had the booking disappear twice back in 2020, so log in every day.

It was hard enough when I would almost always get the South African call centre, now the Fiji one seems even more difficult to deal with. They're far nicer, and seem to really want to help, but don't seem to really have a great understanding of how to help.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Do you know something that the rest of us don't?

In any case if you are worried about scenarios like that before they happen, the only route for you to get to Europe "safely" would be via the US. Probably wouldn't ever want to overfly the Middle East

I think this could be something worth thinking about. Not from a safety perspective, but from an international sanctions perspective. War in the middle east you can generally fly around the country. Completely bypassing russia might be a little more difficult? Too late once it happens.

 

[GaryLG]

I sympathize ever since my OWA was cancelled (thankfully now reinstated) I log in every day to check it is still there.

Supposedly ticketed, I have a ticket number in an email from fiji call centre (cut n paste in text) but not in the normal PDF e-ticket format. I keep hoping there is minor timing change that will trigger re-sending the proper pdf format.

I'm still waiting too with the hope something will change as well.

 

[aikman]

Do you know something that the rest of us don't?

In any case if you are worried about scenarios like that before they happen, the only route for you to get to Europe "safely" would be via the US. Probably wouldn't ever want to overfly the Middle East

I am just sick of booking flights that end up being cancelled.

If POTUS is convinced that the invasion will happen then there must be something to it. Assuming there will be sanctions on Russia and AY has to avoid Russian airspace then its possible AY might just decide to cancel all their Asian routes rather than go the long way around.

I might just suck up the UK APD and QF's surcharges and book LHR-SIN(DRW?)-MEL. Less risk of being cancelled.

 

[renatts]

I'm still waiting too with the hope something will change as well.

Have your booking classes changed back to U?

 

[DC3]

Yes, that was my thought as well, but my point total hasn't been touched (so far, and l am watching it like a hawk) ..

Don’t hold your breathe. My most recent OWA flight change was 10 days ago. The points are yet to update (although the e-ticket came through within a few minutes), and I check daily.

Also, I don’t recall where EK has ever been included in a OWA. I hope that the Call Centre knew what they were doing. Has an e-ticket been issued? Has your cc been charged yet?

 

[renatts]

Don’t hold your breathe. My most recent OWA flight change was 10 days ago. The points are yet to update (although the e-ticket came through within a few minutes), and I check daily.

Also, I don’t recall where EK has ever been included in a OWA. I hope that the Call Centre knew what they were doing. Has an e-ticket been issued? Has your cc been charged yet?

I had the Hobart call centre offer me Emirates in place of Qatar due to their slow ticketing meaning my flights autocancelled and someone else booked them.

They were going to charge me the extra points, but also deposit the exact amount into my account as a bonus or something.

It was a lovely offer, and the lady did an amazing job getting it approved, but it was an overnight in Singapore which we just didn’t see as viable and also ruined our ability to add internal flights. Luckily we found another way.

 

[DC3]

I had the Hobart call centre offer me Emirates in place of Qatar …

They were going to charge me the extra points, but also deposit the exact amount into my account as a bonus or something …

That’s an interesting twist. Would the EK flight(s) have been on the same PNR?

I wonder how any future new/changed flights would have affected the points pricing, once the OWA rules had been ‘broken’. Perhaps manual intervention each time in order not to exceed the the points cap after reading copious booking notes and trying to get their head around it at the Call Centre.

I wonder how Cape Town would have handled that.

 

[renatts]

That’s an interesting twist. Would the EK flight(s) have been on the same PNR?

I wonder how any future new/changed flights would have affected the points pricing, once the OWA rules had been ‘broken’. Perhaps manual intervention each time in order not to exceed the the points cap after reading copious booking notes and trying to get their head around it at the Call Centre.

I wonder how Cape Town would have handled that.

Yeah the pricing would have been affected for any future changes.
Same PNR

They were charging me the full points rate for a mixed partner award just like if I called up to change to EK flights for the flights home, but they were going to top up my account with the extra points required for the booking. 88k or something like that.

Should have said yes, then changed back to a OWA after the points hit the account now that I think about it..

 

[Stusipad]

Also, I don’t recall where EK has ever been included in a OWA. I hope that the Call Centre knew what they were doing. Has an e-ticket been issued? Has your cc been charged yet?

No charges to CCard and no additional points taken. Checkmyticket has all flights on the entire OWA 'Confirmed' (if that counts for anything).

 

[Mr H]

No charges to CCard and no additional points taken. Checkmyticket has all flights on the entire OWA 'Confirmed' (if that counts for anything).

You can go onto Check My Trip and click on the confirmation number for each sector to verify that there is a ticket number behind it. There is probably a simpler way to do it all at once.

 

[Stusipad]

You can go onto Check My Trip and click on the confirmation number for each sector to verify that there is a ticket number behind it.

Ah, l see now - no ticket number, just dashes. I guess l should get back on the phone with Qantas and ask where my e-ticket is? Hopefully that'll confirm if this is all going to work or fall into a heap.

 

[GaryLG]

You can go onto Check My Trip and click on the confirmation number for each sector to verify that there is a ticket number behind it. There is probably a simpler way to do it all at once.

Sorry if this is obvious by where is "Check my Trip"?

 

[redwoodw]

Sorry if this is obvious by where is "Check my Trip"?

Separate site from Amadeus. Just google check my trip

 

[GaryLG]

Separate site from Amadeus. Just google check my trip

Thanks. Just trying to get on now though it isn't loading. Loaded and logged in now.

 

[Chesty]

Just had a flight part of my OWA….LAX to HND in August cancelled which buggers my whole trip. No alternate option offered.

Not sure what I am meant to do here but contact Qantas and have the whole trip cancelled?
I can’t see any other alternatives that will get me to my connecting flight back to MEL.

 

[Mr H]

Just had a flight part of my OWA….LAX to HND in August cancelled which buggers my whole trip. No alternate option offered.

Not sure what I am meant to do here but contact Qantas and have the whole trip cancelled?
I can’t see any other alternatives that will get me to my connecting flight back to MEL.

Could you see about QF LAX-MEL?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just had a flight part of my OWA….LAX to HND in August cancelled which buggers my whole trip. No alternate option offered.

Not sure what I am meant to do here but contact Qantas and have the whole trip cancelled?
I can’t see any other alternatives that will get me to my connecting flight back to MEL.

Call Qantas. It seems some others in the same situation as you have been offered an alternative on Qantas metal. No guarantees, but seems worth a try.