Qantas Sale fare change fee query, adding stop over.

[Daveller]

Yes decided to just book a separate ticket via AA.
Playing around with the Multi City fare calculator and a $2,000 fare became an $8,000 fare.

Good choice… if you have no plan to stay in LAX, you can try to ask AA ground staff at the Toronto airport check-in to send your suitcase to Sydney not Los Angeles. I think that you don’t have to worry about picking it up at the LAX airport.

 

[Quickstatus]

It was a question of changing the QF ticket, or buying a second ticket

Basically what I said

 

[Cynicor]

If you had booked your original ticket through a TA you could buy a second ticket on the same PNR and you would be protected, but if you bought from QF direct you won’t be able to do that. QF will just sell you a new fare to your new destination and deduct the original amount plus change fee.

@madrooster can correct me if I’m wrong, but me plolking random unconnected tickets onto one PNR doesn’t protect them as far as I know, and I am a TA.

 

[justinbrett]

Madrooster can correct me if I’m wrong, but me plolking random unconnected tickets onto one PNR doesn’t protect them as far as I know, and I am a TA.

It does for oneworld, he’s done it for me many times.

 

[serfty]

@madrooster can correct me if I’m wrong, but me plolking random unconnected tickets onto one PNR doesn’t protect them as far as I know, and I am a TA.

If the second segment was AA they have a defined oneworld to/from AA connection protection even if different PNR's.

 

[John82]

Good choice… if you have no plan to stay in LAX, you can try to ask AA ground staff at the Toronto airport check-in to send your suitcase to Sydney not Los Angeles. I think that you don’t have to worry about picking it up at the LAX airport.

AA doesn't generally through-check on separate PNRs, even their own metal.

 

[justinbrett]

AA doesn't generally through-check on separate PNRs, even their own metal.

True, but I’d still ask. I once flew IAH-DFW to self connect to QF8, I didn’t even ask, AA agent proactively asked if I had a connection and checked my bag through (he said I had to OLCI with QF for him to do it).

But yes, definitely don’t expect it.

 

[John82]

True, but I’d still ask. I once flew IAH-DFW to self connect to QF8, I didn’t even ask, AA agent proactively asked if I had a connection and checked my bag through (he said I had to OLCI with QF for him to do it).

But yes, definitely don’t expect it.

I will defer to those well travelled...
Assuming this was after 01/09/2016 when the policy was changed?