Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

[MEL_Traveller]

I keep being told by the call centre people that there is no availability yet I can book the single flight on the normal qantas website in BC so how can there be no availability?

Inventory control.

Some flights may be bookable as a single sector, but cannot be booked with other sectors.

You might find MEL-SIN and SIN-LHR, but be unable to book MEL-LHR.

To get around d it you might need to stop longer than 24 hours.

 

[NCollas]

Is there a limit to the number of stopovers you can have in one continent? when I have put my itinerary into the one world website it has come up with this message - "Your trip may include two stopovers over 24 hours in the continent where your journey started. If your itinerary includes both of these in your country of origin, one must be outbound and the other inbound. Additional stopovers under 24 hours are permitted in your itinerary. Please select a different date or flight." , it also came up with "Your trip must include a trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific crossing and you may cross each ocean only once. Please select a different destination." are these both true? this is my itinerary . any help will be appreciated.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

It sounds like you are looking at the rules for a *paid* round the world ticket. That’s a separate product from a Qantas Oneworld Award.

The rules paid RTW fares are completely different. And a OWA doesn’t need to be around the world, just capped by the total distance.

 

[Jacques Vert]

Is there a limit to the number of stopovers you can have in one continent? when I have put my itinerary into the one world website it has come up with this message - "Your trip may include two stopovers over 24 hours in the continent where your journey started. If your itinerary includes both of these in your country of origin, one must be outbound and the other inbound. Additional stopovers under 24 hours are permitted in your itinerary. Please select a different date or flight." , it also came up with "Your trip must include a trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific crossing and you may cross each ocean only once. Please select a different destination." are these both true? this is my itinerary . any help will be appreciated.
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Don't use the OneWorld website. As MEL_Traveller has noted above,you are looking at the paid RTW tickets.

You need to put your itinerary into the Qantas multi city tool.

 

[NCollas]

Don't use the OneWorld website. As MEL_Traveller has noted above,you are looking at the paid RTW tickets.

You need to put your itinerary into the Qantas multi city tool.

thanks,
I have tried to do that but it will only let me put in 6 flights and no matter the places it comes up with an error if I put in the 7th flight??

 

[MEL_Traveller]

thanks,
I have tried to do that but it will only let me put in 6 flights and no matter the places it comes up with an error if I put in the 7th flight??

Unfortunately that’s a limitation of the system.

You can start your itinerary on line and add to it later, via the call centre, when flights come up. There’ll be a change fee each time.

Or, if you are ready to go now with all your flights found, call up and feed them the flights.

Don’t mention you are booking a OWA. Just say you have found flights you’d like to book, and start from there.

The system will automatically cap at the correct points level once you meet the requirements of one world award.

 

[WilsonM]

thanks,
I have tried to do that but it will only let me put in 6 flights and no matter the places it comes up with an error if I put in the 7th flight??

If you're searching, see if you can avoid separate legs where possible - one, it might allow you to search with just six searches, and two, it can help avoid you getting your hopes dashed due to some married/divorced logic

For example, you might able to search as BKK-LHR, LHR-KUL, KUL-MEL, MEL-HND, HND-HKG and HKG-PER rather than separating it out to the individual flights. You also might not be able to because Qantas is bad and doesn't show the availability, in which case you'll have to call up. But personally I prefer to do as much as I can online

 

[algae]

Unfortunately that’s a limitation of the system.

You can start your itinerary on line and add to it later, via the call centre, when flights come up. There’ll be a change fee each time.

Or, if you are ready to go now with all your flights found, call up and feed them the flights.

Don’t mention you are booking a OWA. Just say you have found flights you’d like to book, and start from there.

The system will automatically cap at the correct points level once you meet the requirements of one world award.

Agreed. Ive had to do this before due to the number of flights.

I generally prefer booking the bulk of the flights online and then calling to add the last flight. Saves the headache of call centre staff not seeing flights or spending an hour reading out each flight. Plus online is quick and easy to ticket. Historically they've always waived any fees when you say "your website didn't let me".

One tip, book all the "big" flights online. And leave an unimportant one for the phone call. Eg recently I made sure to book the flights in and out of Australia, and the long haul flights online. And called to add a Taipei to Hkg sector because that route has lots of seats available and isn't in high demand. Less risky.