Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[nickfromeastryde]

Starting my OWA from HKG tomorrow flying J on Finnair. Have just downloaded boarding passes which have provided lounge access at "Plaza Premium First". First of all, I'm assuming I can use any One World lounge and secondly, what is the standard of the Plaza Premium lounge. Assuming it is a PAYG lounge and inferior to the various Cathay / Qantas lounges.

Am I correct in my assumptions?

 

[RB001]

Starting my OWA from HKG tomorrow flying J on Finnair. Have just downloaded boarding passes which have provided lounge access at "Plaza Premium First". First of all, I'm assuming I can use any One World lounge and secondly, what is the standard of the Plaza Premium lounge. Assuming it is a PAYG lounge and inferior to the various Cathay / Qantas lounges.

Am I correct in my assumptions?

Yes, meh, yes.

 

[atulhumane]

Hi Members,

Lounge question.

So we got 2 J class and 1 economy OWA tickets. As wife and daughter will be accessing the business class lounge, what is the best option for me to get the same lounge access ( get a Citi prestige card , or priority pass or some other hack that I dont know of ?

I see that Cathay Pacific lounge in HKG only allow J class passenger and no other pass holders are allowed. Same goes for srilankan airline lounge in Colombo.

Any suggestions? as we want to be together in one lounge rather than me using a diff lounge with priority pass.

Does, infant/child under 3 allowed with J class passenger in their lounge ?

TIA

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi Members,

Lounge question.

So we got 2 J class and 1 economy OWA tickets. As wife and daughter will be accessing the business class lounge, what is the best option for me to get the same lounge access ( get a Citi prestige card , or priority pass or some other hack that I dont know of ?

I see that Cathay Pacific lounge in HKG only allow J class passenger and no other pass holders are allowed. Same goes for srilankan airline lounge in Colombo.

Any suggestions? as we want to be together in one lounge rather than me using a diff lounge with priority pass.

Does, infant/child under 3 allowed with J class passenger in their lounge ?

TIA

I don’t know of any oneworld lounges that allow priority pass or other lounge pass access.

Can you expand on how the infant/child fits in? Or is that a separate issue to the 2J and one economy ticket?

 

[atulhumane]

I don’t know of any oneworld lounges that allow priority pass or other lounge pass access.

Can you expand on how the infant/child fits in? Or is that a separate issue to the 2J and one economy ticket?

the child and me is on seperate economy OWA itenary. He will be turning 2 mid journey so had to take 1 child OWA ticket rather than just an infant addition.

 

[flapper]

FJ & WY are now both OW but cannot yet be included in a OWA, this is supposed to happen in the next few months. Does anyone have knowledge/experience, if I include FJ or WY in my OWA for next year now, which won't cap out at the OWA points but will it after they can be included in OWA and then I make another change which should trigger a recacalulation of the OWA points?

 

[lukelegend]

Hi All, I booked a RTW qantas oneworld booking back in April for Jan next year, all ticketed etc, I just want to change the last flight date from March to June but Qantas are saying I can't because the booking was made in April i am unable to book anything past this date. I thought i could book anything 12 months from the departure date in Jan next year. Is this correct or are can i change that last flight to June? I'll be away for 6 Months instead of 3 months. I did get a positioning flt to Manila to start the booking in Jan and paid with Peso's for the taxes etc, I wonder if this is causing the issue? Thanks

 

[elanshin]

Hi All, I booked a RTW qantas oneworld booking back in April for Jan next year, all ticketed etc, I just want to change the last flight date from March to June but Qantas are saying I can't because the booking was made in April i am unable to book anything past this date. I thought i could book anything 12 months from the departure date in Jan next year. Is this correct or are can i change that last flight to June? I'll be away for 6 Months instead of 3 months. I did get a positioning flt to Manila to start the booking in Jan and paid with Peso's for the taxes etc, I wonder if this is causing the issue? Thanks

Staff that is not very well trained. You can have 12 months after your first flight (which of course is actually not bookable so realistically the most is 11months).

You will run into issues getting your ticket reticketed because you booked it with peso. Only Auckland and Hobart teams will be able to ticket it for you. All other call centres can only put in the flight changes then send it off for ticketing and thats the best they can do. Try in the future to get the initial ticket priced in AUD (any departure port/ country can be priced in AUD).

 

[lukelegend]

Staff that is not very well trained. You can have 12 months after your first flight (which of course is actually not bookable so realistically the most is 11months).

You will run into issues getting your ticket reticketed because you booked it with peso. Only Auckland and Hobart teams will be able to ticket it for you. All other call centres can only put in the flight changes then send it off for ticketing and thats the best they can do. Try in the future to get the initial ticket priced in AUD (any departure port/ country can be priced in AUD).

Thanks for that, I'll try again and hopefully change it

 

[Warren Mason]

In May this year, we took a trip that in included 8 days in Scotland. Nowhere near enough time. We thought a trip next year of about 2-3 week in Scotland would be nice. For the life of me, I can't find any business reward flights from the start of the year to the end of the available calendar. Is Qantas making it impossible to book these or is it because I don't have any status? I vaguely remember a company that could find seats for a fee but can't remember the name. Getting old is a cough lol. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

In May this year, we took a trip that in included 8 days in Scotland. Nowhere near enough time. We thought a trip next year of about 2-3 week in Scotland would be nice. For the life of me, I can't find any business reward flights from the start of the year to the end of the available calendar. Is Qantas making it impossible to book these or is it because I don't have any status? I vaguely remember a company that could find seats for a fee but can't remember the name. Getting old is a cough lol. Any help would be appreciated.

How are you searching? Is it Australia to London only, or are you breaking the flights down into components? For example Australia to Singapore, then onwards from singapore? And trying other Asian or US gateway cities?

Using the multi-city booking tool and flexible dates will bring up a calendar of available flights including class of travel.

If all else fails, you could buy a cheapie jetstar ticket to Singapore and book business onwards from there.

 

[Warren Mason]

How are you searching? Is it Australia to London only, or are you breaking the flights down into components? For example Australia to Singapore, then onwards from singapore? And trying other Asian or US gateway cities?

Using the multi-city booking tool and flexible dates will bring up a calendar of available flights including class of travel.

If all else fails, you could buy a cheapie jetstar ticket to Singapore and book business onwards from there.

I have tried both ways. I tried starting a trip from Singapore, Hong Kong and even Tokyo. It's like they haven't released any seats though I have booked them previously from this far out. Very frustrating.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I have tried both ways. I tried starting a trip from Singapore, Hong Kong and even Tokyo. It's like they haven't released any seats though I have booked them previously from this far out. Very frustrating.

What dates are you looking at?

 

[Warren Mason]

What dates are you looking at?

From mid March to mid April if possible. Been on 2 of these trips in the past and had a few frustrations booking but nothing like this.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

From mid March to mid April if possible. Been on 2 of these trips in the past and had a few frustrations booking but nothing like this.

6 month’s lead in is probably getting a bit close to travel in terms of award availability. I booked my trip for Feb26 in April of this year… and Finnair ex SIN was available pretty much daily, for two pax, connecting to anywhere in Europe. That’s gradually dried up over the last couple of months

 

[Jacques Vert]

I have tried both ways. I tried starting a trip from Singapore, Hong Kong and even Tokyo. It's like they haven't released any seats though I have booked them previously from this far out. Very frustrating.

You need to look at transiting via less popular hubs. Try CGK MNL KUL TPE BLR DEL etc.

 

[Warren Mason]

6 month’s lead in is probably getting a bit close to travel in terms of award availability. I booked my trip for Feb26 in April of this year… and Finnair ex SIN was available pretty much daily, for two pax, connecting to anywhere in Europe. That’s gradually dried up over the last couple of months

I did check later in the year but didn't notice anything available then either. Might start aiming for other dates later in the year. Any ideas when they release seats? There used to be a table with when to expect availability but that probably changed after COVID.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I did check later in the year but didn't notice anything available then either. Might start aiming for other dates later in the year. Any ideas when they release seats? There used to be a table with when to expect availability but that probably changed after COVID.

Qantas used to release daily, but now tend to release in batches.

For other airlines there is a table, but it usually around 11-12 months. Not sure where the table is, but you’ll be able to google it.

I looked in March and there were a smattering of seats x2 for the SYD-BLR flight in business. So there are seats out there.

 

[Warren Mason]

Qantas used to release daily, but not tend to release in batches.

For other airlines there is a table, but it usually around 11-12 months. Not sure where the table is, but you’ll be able to google it.

I looked in March and there were a smattering of seats x2 for the SYD-BLR flight in business. So there are seats out there.

Thanks for the info. I will go google for it. I really don't care when but my partner would like to see the northern lights. That narrows the times. She would also like to be overseas on her birthday. I have managed it twice and her turn I guess. Would settle for the lights I guess lol. Thanks again. Off to hassle Google.

 

[Warren Mason]

You need to look at transiting via less popular hubs. Try CGK MNL KUL TPE BLR DEL etc.

How many of those are one world hubs? Starting to Google them.