I was able to snag award seats for SYD-LAX-SYD (return via BNE) over Xmas and returning in the new year in F on the way over and J on the return (booked via QF). The plan is to book separate internal flights on AA in J to NYC and back and the JFK-LAX flight I have my eye on arrives at 12:41pm which leaves approximately 8.5 hours before the LAX-BNE flight. Theoretically plenty of time and presumably we’ll be covered by travel insurance if there are any mishaps. However I was reading this article about Oneworld flights on separate tickets (How American Airlines Ruined My Trip To Croatia | One Mile at a Time) and was wondering, if American was to delay us getting into LAX and missing the connection would they be obliged to make new arrangements?
Is there anything else I can do to protect myself? Will QF allow me to add the AA flights to my QF PNR?
Is there anything else I can do to protect myself? Will QF allow me to add the AA flights to my QF PNR?