Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[jkcfc]

Osaka to Narita via Shinkansen I hope?

Yessss!!!!

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What would be the taxes,fees and charges on a trip like that...ball park

There have been a few changes along the way where received refunds then it got re-calculated today and ended up being $1,700pp.

Happy to pay QR taxes when we get Q-suites!

 

[djkelly69]

So she can contact platinum valet book us a rtw business classic trip using our points?

Not sure, but I would definitely get her to call and discuss.

FYI QF status only helps with availability for QF metal, which it doesn't appear much of your itinerary will be on. So may just be easier to book through your wife's account.

 

[GaryLG]

Well happy to say QF were true to their word and did call me to fix up my booking. And in the end all the missing flights were restored and an e-ticket was issued on the spot!

With less than a week to go, I was pulling my hair out so happy to finally have it all finalised.

 

[ellen10]

wow @GaryLG that is great news! I would have been stressed to the max!

 

[GaryLG]

wow @GaryLG that is great news! I would have been stressed to the max!

Thanks. I definitely have been so very happy that is over!

 

[DC3]

Thanks. I definitely have been so very happy that is over!

Just keep an eye out for last minute cancellations/changes.

 

[GaryLG]

Just keep an eye out for last minute cancellations/changes.

Grrrr!!!

There better not be though I guess I am always prepared for some changes, It's just the cancellations and disappearing flights that are going to do my head in!

 

[bnr032]

So... Hopefully final update.

The Fiji Call Centre operator today , after again not being able to offer the JL flight i could clearly see and book on a seperate ticket - has managed to do an '"Involuntary re route" and change my flight from BNE-HND-LAX to BNE-DOH-LAX.
i specifially mentioned that since it was AA who cancelled a segment, and there are no viable Business options.
She said its done, and is sending it to ticketing, hopefully its smooth sailing from here. even if its the long way around. Hopefully the Q Suites are worth the extra time.

 

[Mr H]

Hopefully the Q Suites are worth the extra time.

Hopefully LAX is worth it. I believe you can get an identical experience by simply playing Grand Theft Auto.

 

[bnr032]

Hopefully LAX is worth it. I believe you can get an identical experience by simply playing Grand Theft Auto.

hahaha yeah, i actually havent flown into LAX, however i have been to LA at stayed with friends. the words from him where 'see that overpass down the road, dont go past that. but this side is fine'
But i also know this friend when i showed up asked if i wanted to see his new AR15, that he bought because it was on sale, and still hadnt taken it to the range yet to try it out

 

[Mr H]

hahaha yeah, i actually havent flown into LAX, however i have been to LA at stayed with friends. the words from him where 'see that overpass down the road, dont go past that. but this side is fine'
But i also know this friend when i showed up asked if i wanted to see his new AR15, that he bought because it was on sale, and still hadnt taken it to the range yet to try it out

I have only been for a 24 hour layover and went from LAX to Santa Monica and back by bus, so my experience is far from exhaustive. But TBH it felt not that different from Westfield at Doncaster with some driving past chain-link fenced lots that we have seen in almost every Hollywood film since Grease. It's probably a great place to live, but couldn't see much to make me want to visit.

 

[bnr032]

I have only been for a 24 hour layover and went from LAX to Santa Monica and back by bus, so my experience is far from exhaustive. But TBH it felt not that different from Westfield at Doncaster with some driving past chain-link fenced lots that we have seen in almost every Hollywood film since Grease. It's probably a great place to live, but couldn't see much to make me want to visit.

What i will say is this, Yes it is big, perhaps even bigger then most capital cities in Australia in terms of being spread out.
Im not sure where you are from, But in qld. It would be similar to someone saying oh ive been to Brisbane (when they only went to woodridge) and therefor think its all like that, Where as someone who had only been to say Hamilton would have an entirely different perspective.
My friend lives near Long Beach, and i felt fine bar hopping at some ungodly hour down there last time, and i will be spending a bit of time at anaheim this time at a hockey tournament.

 

[Mr H]

What i will say is this...

I grew up in Kent.

I actually had a redemption booked that had almost a week in LAX. I struggled to think of what to do - after visiting Universal Studios there didn't seem to be much. I was honestly looking for side trips, including the possibility of getting a Caesar Salad in Tijuana. In the event, I could not get a visa for the US so I reconfigured/extended my itinerary to have a week in Tunisia and a week in Jordan and return to Australia without crossing the oceans. I feel relieved.

But I know that some people love Los Angeles and it would be a sad world if everyone liked the same thing. I remember from Wayne's World that Napoleon loved San Dimas.

 

[VPS]

I grew up in Kent.

I actually had a redemption booked that had almost a week in LAX. I struggled to think of what to do - after visiting Universal Studios there didn't seem to be much. I was honestly looking for side trips, including the possibility of getting a Caesar Salad in Tijuana. In the event, I could not get a visa for the US so I reconfigured/extended my itinerary to have a week in Tunisia and a week in Jordan and return to Australia without crossing the oceans. I feel relieved.

But I know that some people love Los Angeles and it would be a sad world if everyone liked the same thing. I remember from Wayne's World that Napoleon loved San Dimas.

At the risk of getting totally OT - Getty: Resources for Visual Art and Cultural Heritage This was a fantastic visit in LA. Now back to OWA

 

[bnr032]

I grew up in Kent.

I actually had a redemption booked that had almost a week in LAX. I struggled to think of what to do - after visiting Universal Studios there didn't seem to be much. I was honestly looking for side trips, including the possibility of getting a Caesar Salad in Tijuana. In the event, I could not get a visa for the US so I reconfigured/extended my itinerary to have a week in Tunisia and a week in Jordan and return to Australia without crossing the oceans. I feel relieved.

But I know that some people love Los Angeles and it would be a sad world if everyone liked the same thing. I remember from Wayne's World that Napoleon loved San Dimas.

its a weird thing, personally im not a huge fan of anything too touristy.. Luckily i had my friend who lives there, when i showed up he was all excited saying what do i want to see first, my answer was, im starving, know any good sushi joints, then we went to a big hockey store for a while, where i got semi harrassed by staff who were just curious about 'wow they have ice hockey in australia, whats it like blah blah' i think the next day we found an irish pub to watch the manchester derby at midday.

But back On Topic - So my changes come up in my manage my booking as all the new flights and marked confirmed (even managed to go to RJ and seat select). Does this mean its fully ticketed and sorted? even if i didnt receive the email the Call centre lady said i should receive?

 

[Mr H]

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But back On Topic - So my changes come up in my manage my booking as all the new flights and marked confirmed (even managed to go to RJ and seat select). Does this mean its fully ticketed and sorted? even if i didnt receive the email the Call centre lady said i should receive?

You can check the ticketing on Check My Trip - click on the six character booking reference on one of the new flights and it will take you through to another screen. If that has a ticket number then it is all good, if it has a blank then it has not yet been ticketed. In my experience, it shows on CMT way before Qantas manages its back end to generate PDFs. By way of example, I changed a flight yesterday. CMT shows it has been ticketed and the QF website shows the new flight too (and also shows on the MH website), but when I click on the QF site to send me the itinerary it sends me the old one.

 

[djkelly69]

So my changes come up in my manage my booking as all the new flights and marked confirmed (even managed to go to RJ and seat select). Does this mean its fully ticketed and sorted? even if i didnt receive the email the Call centre lady said i should receive?

IME the flights showing in Manage Booking under your PNR don't mean much. Your new flights will show there while you are still on the phone to Qantas and definitely haven't been ticketed yet.

My preferred way to check is to go to Manage Booking, and click the 'Email itinerary' link on the left hand menu. If the itinerary/eticket which comes through is your correct, current booking, then it is ticketed.

If not, you need to get back on the phone to Qantas and get it (actually) ticketed ASAP.

 

[Mr H]

My preferred way to check is to go to Manage Booking, and click the 'Email itinerary' link on the left hand menu. If the itinerary/eticket which comes through is your correct, current booking, then it is ticketed.

I think there is a time lag on this though. My new changes have been ticketed. Yesterday evening Check My Trip showed the changed flights but a blank ticket number for the new flight. Now I have a new ticket number visible in Check My Trip that showed up mid morning and it applies to all sectors. The new flight shows up on Manage My Booking. But when I press the Email itinerary it emails the itinerary as it was two days ago. The PDFs from Qantas are not necessarily up to date - the online ticketing information on Amadeus is where it's at.

 

[Guvner]

Completed a 318k OWA for Sep (2022) this afternoon. All done online.
MEL-SYD-JNB, CPT-DOH, DOH-LHR, XYZ-HEL, HEL-HND, NRT-MEL
e-ticket arrived immediately.

Not the most exciting itinerary (due to time constraints) but I get QSuites, SYD First Class lounge, and hopefully Finnair Plat Wing Lounge (OWE) at HEL which is supposed to be re-opening soon. Also JAL First class lounge. Not sure which DOH lounge is accessible by status / cabin class. If anybody knows?
I'll add in the XYZ-HEL when my plans have firmed and next season's EFL fixtures are announced. Oh, and if Putin hasn't invaded Finland by then.
JNB-CPT I'll do a rev fare, although I did notice both SAA and Commair (BA) came up sporadically as a domestic add-on when searching QFF awards across a bunch of days (just not when I wanted one), so may set an ExpertFlyer alert on that option.

~25,000 miles. 318k + $968.94



Managed to snag the seats I want on each sector. Originally JAL had blocked all the "preferred" seats however I went to Qatar's MMB, updated my pax info to include the OWE status, then went back to the JAL MMB and voila, all seats were selectable.

 

[GaryLG]

A question for those with more experience.

After all the dramas with my ticketing, we just noticed that my daughter's e-ticket has updated to show that her MEL - LHR flight is via DRW, and still has the old times.

Online under MMB it is all correct, just the e-ticket. And my e-ticket for the same flight is updated.

So should I be concerned? Should I try and call them yet again?