Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[N860CR]

Try MH or AY.

Yep it’s all good on every other site (and MH was the only one where I could select seats for AY/AT sectors). Just odd it’s not coming up on RJ.

 

[ozflier]

Not specifically to do with the mechanics of a OWA but it does involve one next year .
I'm flying Business Class SYD-LHR on QF to connect to BA onto Oslo .
The QF flight arrives at 0615 and BA one departs at 0750.
Both flights on the one ticket.
From my reading , both the arrival and departure terminal is T3 and there is no immigration required only a security check . Baggage will be thru checked. Next flight to OSL departs at 1140 hrs but seats available in economy .
Expert Flyer says MCT is 60 minutes for this connection and I have 95 minutes.
The big unknown is the chance of a late arrival at LHR .
I may have to soak up the Economy class seats on the later flight.
I guess I could rely on a backup on the later flight if i misconnected on the earlier one .
It could be that if QF realised a misconnect was gong to eventuate , it would pro actively put us on the later BA flight.
Your houghts please .

 

[vetrade]

Not specifically to do with the mechanics of a OWA but it does involve one next year .
I'm flying Business Class SYD-LHR on QF to connect to BA onto Oslo .
The QF flight arrives at 0615 and BA one departs at 0750.
Both flights on the one ticket.
From my reading , both the arrival and departure terminal is T3 and there is no immigration required only a security check . Baggage will be thru checked. Next flight to OSL departs at 1140 hrs but seats available in economy .
Expert Flyer says MCT is 60 minutes for this connection and I have 95 minutes.
The big unknown is the chance of a late arrival at LHR .
I may have to soak up the Economy class seats on the later flight.
I guess I could rely on a backup on the later flight if i misconnected on the earlier one .
It could be that if QF realised a misconnect was gong to eventuate , it would pro actively put us on the later BA flight.
Your houghts please .

Sure, your QF flight might arrive late but if you miss your OSL connection you can spend a few hours in the lounge.
Plus, it's only a 2hr flight to OSL and BA's J seats on intra-Europe flights are just Y with the centre seat blocked so you wouldn't be missing out on much

 

[N860CR]

Not specifically to do with the mechanics of a OWA but it does involve one next year .
I'm flying Business Class SYD-LHR on QF to connect to BA onto Oslo .
The QF flight arrives at 0615 and BA one departs at 0750.
Both flights on the one ticket.
From my reading , both the arrival and departure terminal is T3 and there is no immigration required only a security check . Baggage will be thru checked. Next flight to OSL departs at 1140 hrs but seats available in economy .
Expert Flyer says MCT is 60 minutes for this connection and I have 95 minutes.
The big unknown is the chance of a late arrival at LHR .
I may have to soak up the Economy class seats on the later flight.
I guess I could rely on a backup on the later flight if i misconnected on the earlier one .
It could be that if QF realised a misconnect was gong to eventuate , it would pro actively put us on the later BA flight.
Your houghts please .

There may be no award seats in J at the moment, but if you misconnect they’ll put you in any J seat. Always the chance it is physically full, but you’d hope there’s a seat or two left.

On a similar note, I’m connecting from Europe to Manchester via LHR. Haven’t actually done a domestic connection in the UK before. Is there any form of baggage check at Heathrow or is it just checked through to final destination? My connection is only about 90 mins.

 

[cambriamarsh]

There may be no award seats in J at the moment, but if you misconnect they’ll put you in any J seat. Always the chance it is physically full, but you’d hope there’s a seat or two left.

On a similar note, I’m connecting from Europe to Manchester via LHR. Haven’t actually done a domestic connection in the UK before. Is there any form of baggage check at Heathrow or is it just checked through to final destination? My connection is only about 90 mins.

And BA are constantly adjusting the number of J seats on a flight by shifting the divider. What was Y can become J anyway.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

And BA are constantly adjusting the number of J seats on a flight by shifting the divider. What was Y can become J anyway.

Exactly. I think the OP will end up in club europe.

 

[ozflier]

There may be no award seats in J at the moment, but if you misconnect they’ll put you in any J seat. Always the chance it is physically full, but you’d hope there’s a seat or two left.

On a similar note, I’m connecting from Europe to Manchester via LHR. Haven’t actually done a domestic connection in the UK before. Is there any form of baggage check at Heathrow or is it just checked through to final destination? My connection is only about 90 mins.

I would have thought if you were travelling on one ticket using airlines that interline bags , you would not have to collect your bags and recheck them in .

 

[N860CR]

I would have thought if you were travelling on one ticket using airlines that interline bags , you would not have to collect your bags and recheck them in .

Correct. Just wasn’t sure about customs arrangements in the UK (bit like routing SIN-MEL-SYD requires bag collection).

 

[vast524]

HI, looking for classic reward seat from JFK to Vancouver. Multi-city search provided this as an option. Is 45 min enough to transfer to the next flight? Seems very tight. What happens if the first flight is late? Will they put us on the next available? Would prefer Business class so am thinking of booking this and changing for business class tickets if they come along

 

[DC3]

HI, looking for classic reward seat from JFK to Vancouver. Multi-city search provided this as an option. Is 45 min enough to transfer to the next flight? Seems very tight. What happens if the first flight is late?

I’ve been to ORD a few times. It’s a bit tight. You’d be ‘protected’ if it’s the same PNR. Yes, ‘next available’ flight for connection if delayed, if that suits your plans.

 

[DC3]

Just as a matter of interest, in the case of a missed connection in ORD, do you see many later flights that are direct ORD-YVR?

Later connections may well be ORD-DFW (or CLT)-YVR. Maybe something worth looking into as that may affect your plans (especially if having another missed connection in DFW or CLT

 

[ozflier]

HI, looking for classic reward seat from JFK to Vancouver. Multi-city search provided this as an option. Is 45 min enough to transfer to the next flight? Seems very tight. What happens if the first flight is late? Will they put us on the next available? Would prefer Business class so am thinking of booking this and changing for business class tickets if they come along

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Looks too tight for me!

 

[vast524]

Just as a matter of interest, in the case of a missed connection in ORD, do you see many later flights that are direct ORD-YVR?

Later connections may well be ORD-DFW (or CLT)-YVR. Maybe something worth looking into as that may affect your plans (especially if having another missed connection in DFW or CLT

Unfortunatley nothing direct according to Multi-City search. There are options but all 1 stop and via LAX, DFW, YYC and with WestJet generally but AA through DFW. I was trying to avoid non OneWorld companies so AA is on the only option at this stage.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Unfortunatley nothing direct according to Multi-City search. There are options but all 1 stop and via LAX, DFW, YYC and with WestJet generally but AA through DFW. I was trying to avoid non OneWorld companies so AA is on the only option at this stage.

You’ll be protected. US agents are very competent and experienced when it comes to managing IRROPS. It’s tight. 45 mins is fine if flights are on time, and there’s probably a bit of padding built in. If not, you might make the flight and your bags come later. Alternatively they put you on another flight, even another airline.

 

[vast524]

Thanks all for the help. Was able to book Oneworld Classic Business for the dates. Took a lot of time and patience and eventually sectors opened up. Had to change the direction but this wasn't a major issue. The Qantas website is atrocious and so flaky, regularly failing and requiring to log back in again under a new session. They do make it incredibly difficult.
I need to do is to pay for small European sector from Vienna to Turin as no Oneworld Airlines for this for Also looking for a classic reward flights from JFK to YVR on the date we depart YVR. Nothing at present but hoping something will turn up.

 

[icecream]

Hi everyone, I received an email saying one leg has changed to leave and arrive 10 mins earlier. The end of the email says if I'd like to accept these updated flight details I need to confirm the updates at Manage Booking or on the app, however both options just tell me I need to call. RJ still has the previous e-ticket number attached. Hesitant to call them and spend hours for a reticket... any advice for this situation please? Thank you

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi everyone, I received an email saying one leg has changed to leave and arrive 10 mins earlier. The end of the email says if I'd like to accept these updated flight details I need to confirm the updates at Manage Booking or on the app, however both options just tell me I need to call. RJ still has the previous e-ticket number attached. Hesitant to call them and spend hours for a reticket... any advice for this situation please? Thank you

A schedule change of ten minutes - no changes to flight number etc - should not require a ticket re-issue, just a revalidation.

I think call times are shorter these days. Worthwhile just to call and have the change accepted.

 

[blu]

I think I have accepted QF time changes on Qatar and Malaysian websites (MMB).

 

[icecream]

Thanks, last time it was a small change on JL which I just accepted in QF MMB but this time it was AY and only option was to call. A short while later AY emailed and I accepted the chance there and was sent the new itinerary by AY (same ticket numbers)

 

[Princess Fiona]

There may be no award seats in J at the moment, but if you misconnect they’ll put you in any J seat. Always the chance it is physically full, but you’d hope there’s a seat or two left.

On a similar note, I’m connecting from Europe to Manchester via LHR. Haven’t actually done a domestic connection in the UK before. Is there any form of baggage check at Heathrow or is it just checked through to final destination? My connection is only about 90 mins.

Bags will be checked through to MAN. No need to recheck at LHR