points and purchased ticket questions

[Chook legs]

Hi All,
I have a few questions regarding linking points and purchased tickets. Mrs Chooklegs, 2 1/2 year old chooklegs and infant chooklegs along with myself are planing a trip to Boston next year to see family. We have enough points to either do a return to LAX (or SFO) for all of us and then purchase internal tickets or a return to BOS for the other chookleg family and purchase a return to BOS for me. Can we:
If we just go to LAX (or SFO) on points can we check in at Sydney to BOS using our points tickets and AA internal flight purchase to save recheckin at LAX?
How hard is it to link my purchased ticket with the family points ticket to make sure we sit together if we go with the other choice?

Also when booking with points what is the easiest (and least amount of point loss) to try and request a basinet seat? I know if I call qantas it will cost 5000 points per person.

Thanks for your help in advance
Chooklegs

 

[JohnK]

If we just go to LAX (or SFO) on points can we check in at Sydney to BOS using our points tickets and AA internal flight purchase to save recheckin at LAX?

Yes you can check your luggage through to BOS but you will still have to collect luggage in LAX and then drop them off at the security screening.

How hard is it to link my purchased ticket with the family points ticket to make sure we sit together if we go with the other choice?

It should not be a problem. Just call Qantas and get the bookings linked.

Also when booking with points what is the easiest (and least amount of point loss) to try and request a basinet seat? I know if I call qantas it will cost 5000 points per person.

Only if you book the award tickets through Qantas. Just book the award tickets online and then purchase your ticket online. Once you have the reference numbers just call Qantas and get the bookings linked and request the bassinet seats.

 

[Shano]

If we just go to LAX (or SFO) on points can we check in at Sydney to BOS using our points tickets and AA internal flight purchase to save recheckin at LAX?

If you are unable to check-in LAX-BOS at SYD (QF) you could always do OLCI from Australia before you depart (< 24 before departure of your AA flights).

I did this recently (courtesy of tip from serfty) where I had separate QF and AA bookings. I did OLCI for my AA LAX-DFW-ORD-PIT flights from the SYD Flounge, using one of the PCs in the lounge to print all three of my AA BP's.