Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[MEL_Traveller]

Pretty sure that was it .. so requires a call to create an itinerary .> 6 sectors?

For an itinerary that - theoretically - can hit 16 sectors, seems a very restrictive issue.

Thanks for the prompt reply Thomas088.

Regards,

BD

You have to call, and note that forcing the domestic sector can also result in an error. If BNE-HKG comes up with SYD as a transit, you’re good to go. If you have to select SYD-BNE it will usually then block the onward connection and vv.

 

[BD1959]

You have to call, and note that forcing the domestic sector can also result in an error. If BNE-HKG comes up with SYD as a transit, you’re good to go. If you have to select SYD-BNE it will usually then block the onward connection and vv.

Thanks - but it did allow me to proceed to book with the BNE-SYD/SYD-BNE.

As the MCT is legal I assume there would be no issue ticketing.

 

[BD1959]

Dummy booking - this is for someone else … totally across the insisting on charge waivers- but thanks for the reminder.

Regards,

BD

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thanks - but it did allow me to proceed to book with the BNE-SYD/SYD-BNE.

As the MCT is legal I assume there would be no issue ticketing.

You can get all the way to final stage with the domestic block, then it errors at payment.

The block works both ways… book BNE-SYD first and the inventory SYD-HKG is blocked, and vv.

The call centre will tell you that the seats you can see aren’t available anymore, that only they (the call centre) has access to live inventory, that you should book the connecting flight separately, or even, as was told to me, that Qantas doesn’t fly on any day of the week from SYD to MEL after 8am (when in reality, because my flight got in early morning, all the domestic connectors were then blocked).

Hobart can apparently work around the block.

 

[Hector99]

QF3 SYD-JFK is one flight number and is considered to depart Australia and arrive in the USA, regardless of where the plane physically lands.
You would be fine.
I'd be really surprised if that wasn't the case!

As feedback, managed to book QF3 with no issue re the same country. the miles seems to be SYD-JFK and not SYD-AKL-JFK, which was good as I was about 40 miles short of 35k before the change.\
thanks team

 

[irbe_stick_save]

Hello, after much searching and planning, I thought I finally found a route that works and has availability. But I'm seeing the attached error after inputting passenger details (before payment screen). Has this happened to anyone else here? Just wondering if it's worth trying via the call centre or if this means I should give up on that route.

The route is:

BNE -> MNL (stopover) -> HND -> (surface segment to HKG) -> HKG -> ORD -> ORD -> YVR -> (surface segment to Manila) -> MNL -> BNE

5 flights searched via multi-city, everything shows availability. It's business class, I have enough points, and have just two surface segments so I think rules-wise it's ok.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hello, after much searching and planning, I thought I finally found a route that works and has availability. But I'm seeing the attached error after inputting passenger details (before payment screen). Has this happened to anyone else here? Just wondering if it's worth trying via the call centre or if this means I should give up on that route.

The route is:

BNE -> MNL (stopover) -> HND -> (surface segment to HKG) -> HKG -> ORD -> ORD -> YVR -> (surface segment to Manila) -> MNL -> BNE

5 flights searched via multi-city, everything shows availability. It's business class, I have enough points, and have just two surface segments so I think rules-wise it's ok.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

No more than 5 stopovers, I’m guessing the stopovers are MNL, HKG, ORD, YVR? all other transits are less than 24 hours? No more than two transits in one city?Hiw many times are you passing through HKG? For example, what’s your routing YVR-MNL?

 

[irbe_stick_save]

No more than 5 stopovers, I’m guessing the stopovers are MNL, HKG, ORD, YVR? all other transits are less than 24 hours? No more than two transits in one city?Hiw many times are you passing through HKG? For example, what’s your routing YVR-MNL?

Oh sorry, i meant "Transit" (<24h) when I said "stopover" - still getting used to the terminology. I've attached the full itinerary.

The stopovers (>24h) are:
Tokyo
Chicago
Vancouver

The YVR to MNL leg would be booked external to the RTW as there's unfortunately nothing with Oneworld that would get me back across the Pacific.

There aren't any transits in the Oneworld flights, they are:
BNE -> MNL (direct)
MNL -> HND (direct)
HKG -> ORD (direct)
ORD -> YVR (direct)
MNL -> BNE (direct)

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Oh sorry, i meant "Transit" (<24h) when I said "stopover" - still getting used to the terminology. I've attached the full itinerary.

The stopovers (>24h) are:
Tokyo
Chicago
Vancouver

The YVR to MNL leg would be booked external to the RTW as there's unfortunately nothing with Oneworld that would get me back across the Pacific.

There aren't any transits in the Oneworld flights, they are:
BNE -> MNL (direct)
MNL -> HND (direct)
HKG -> ORD (direct)
ORD -> YVR (direct)
MNL -> BNE (direct)

Have you tried different connecting cities to get you back? You’ve got various japanese and chinese cities for example, even Seoul. There should be flights from tokyo to hong kong as well, unless you’re doing that by a cruise or tour or something.

If you can find those cities, even connecting flights, you can call to book those and include them in the ticket.

Otherwise I can’t see any issues as to why the fare would not price out.