Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[cathalm8]

Hi Guys I just found this thread. Is the maximum point spend for a OWA business class trip still only 318k points? Or has that increased? thanks

 

[BriarFlyer]

Still 318K.

 

[ozflier]

Taxes have gone up though!

 

[11sjw]

and availability is as tough as ever!

 

[Mr H]

Hi Guys I just found this thread. Is the maximum point spend for a OWA business class trip still only 318k points? Or has that increased? thanks

Yes, but there are a heap of ways what you thought was a OWA could break the rules and price higher - e.g. including a non-OW airline, or transiting the same city three times, or leaving your country of departure twice.

 

[blu]

itinerary booked and ticketed,

That's a relief. If done through a call centre centre (if you don't mind) at what point did you pay taxes & charges and how long to wait for the ticket/email? That would be helpful for monitoring our booking which we were told is in the queue but charges remain unpaid. Having more than the six flights allowed online has meant using the call centres (daily).

 

[Mr H]

That's a relief. If done through a call centre centre (if you don't mind) at what point did you pay taxes & charges and how long to wait for the ticket/email? That would be helpful for monitoring our booking which we were told is in the queue but charges remain unpaid. Having more than the six flights allowed online has meant using the call centres (daily).

You should ask them to price it while you wait and pay straight away. Then they can go away and ticket it within 24 hours or you call back to chase them. They will not ticket if it is not paid for, and they are not great about calling you back with a price to pay. The pricing gets ever more complex as you keep changing the itinerary and can take over an hour.

 

[cathalm8]

Newbie question, what is a PNR and what does it stand for? Is it simply when you book all your reward flights at once and they are on the same itinerary?

 

[vetrade]

Newbie question, what is a PNR and what does it stand for? Is it simply when you book all your reward flights at once and they are on the same itinerary?

Passenger Name Record - it is just your booking number/ booking reference. All your flights on a OWA have to be on a single PNR

 

[cathalm8]

and availability is as tough as

It feels like there is less availability than there was 2-3 years ago or maybe its that I can see less because I am bronze status. I have been checking every day for business class flights from Aus to Europe for 2 people for March / April / May 2023 and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to find. I literally cannot see any emirates flights what so ever. I was questioning if there are even any emirates code share classic reward fares still being offered.. Qatar are offering first class but no business class on certain routes to europe..

 

[11sjw]

It feels like there is less availability than there was 2-3 years ago or maybe its that I can see less because I am bronze status. I have been checking every day for business class flights from Aus to Europe for 2 people for March / April / May 2023 and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to find. I literally cannot see any emirates flights what so ever. I was questioning if there are even any emirates code share classic reward fares still being offered.. Qatar are offering first class but no business class on certain routes to europe..

Not sure silver helps me much but in late Jan - early Feb I did manage to secure 2xJ & 1xF on Emirates SYD-DXB-MXP (early Dec) and FCO-DXB-KUL(early Jan). Given I live in Perth there's some positioning pre and post to sort out! The economy flight(s) KUL-PER are going to feel like a let down!

 

[FishFood]

If done through a call centre centre (if you don't mind) at what point did you pay taxes & charges and how long to wait for the ticket/email?

I paid taxes straight away, and it usually ticketed within 48 hours with one or two follow up calls to prompt

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I literally cannot see any emirates flights what so ever. I was questioning if there are even any emirates code share classic reward fares still being offered..

Note that Emirates is not part of the one world alliance, so won't be eligible for the OWA

 

[vetrade]

It feels like there is less availability than there was 2-3 years ago or maybe its that I can see less because I am bronze status. I have been checking every day for business class flights from Aus to Europe for 2 people for March / April / May 2023 and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to find. I literally cannot see any emirates flights what so ever. I was questioning if there are even any emirates code share classic reward fares still being offered.. Qatar are offering first class but no business class on certain routes to europe..

First thing you should do is check the list of OW airlines. Emirates certainly isn't one of them

 

[djkelly69]

I can see less because I am bronze status

Not wanting to pile on, but FYI status only affects availability for QF metal. All other OW airline availability/visibility should be the same regardless of status.

 

[Lynda2475]

My JFK-ORD has had an aircraft change to a MAX (not happy, as I picked the flight originally because it wasn't a max) and my ORD-DFW downgraded from a Dreamliner to a 737. Thankfully both short flights. It is funny doing seat selection via AA website to see First listed as the class on a J OWA, and yes I know that is because domestic first is really only J.

 

[cathalm8]

Not wanting to pile on, but FYI status only affects availability for QF metal. All other OW airline availability/visibility should be the same regardless of status.

Ok cheers, so does QF metal refer to flights operated by qantas?

 

[Lynda2475]

Ok cheers, so does QF metal refer to flights operated by qantas?

Yes

 

[Jacques Vert]

It feels like there is less availability than there was 2-3 years ago or maybe its that I can see less because I am bronze status. I have been checking every day for business class flights from Aus to Europe for 2 people for March / April / May 2023 and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to find. I literally cannot see any emirates flights what so ever. I was questioning if there are even any emirates code share classic reward fares still being offered.. Qatar are offering first class but no business class on certain routes to europe..

Availability is certainly very tight at present; people have built up large numbers of points during the pandemic and airlines are not back to full schedules yet = high demand, limited supply.

Don't know what routes you are searching but remember that as a bronze you don't have access to J seats on QF until 297 days before departure, by which time most, if not all, seats will have been snapped up by members with higher status than you. You will need to look elsewhere.

 

[blu]

We now have an E-ticket/Itinerary. Does that mean all "ticketing" has been completed, I think it doesn't?
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[blu]

no business class on certain routes to europe..

Our forward journey in March has three sectors with an ovenight stay, using two airlines to get there. We only saw economy availability through Singapore and needed to look at other route options.