QF misconnex on different PNRs

[Captain Halliday]

I'm booked BNE-CHC on QF135 in Y. It's due in at 1435.

I'm considering booking CHC-MEL on QF132, departs 1940 in J with the DSC promo.

I figure 5 hours is a good safety buffer, but if they are different PNRs, would I be protected if QF135 was badly delayed or cancelled?

 

[Hvr]

In a word, no.

 

[Captain Halliday]

In a word, no.

Bummer. Thanks.

 

[JohnK]

In that type of situation QF may look favourably upon you.

Do you need to be in CHC that long? Why not book the flight straight back on the same aircraft you arrive on?

 

[Captain Halliday]

In that type of situation QF may look favourably upon you.

Do you need to be in CHC that long? Why not book the flight straight back on the same aircraft you arrive on?

No, I don't need to be there at all

But to make the numbers work I need to go from CHC ato MEL, not back to BNE.

 

[ftm]

Where did you book the first flight? If you contact them they can put the second flight into the same PNR, which would help give you protection

 

[Captain Halliday]

Where did you book the first flight? If you contact them they can put the second flight into the same PNR, which would help give you protection

QF website. Good thought. Will do.

 

[mannej]

Where did you book the first flight? If you contact them they can put the second flight into the same PNR, which would help give you protection

Would that work for the purposes of DSC's?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Would that work for the purposes of DSC's?

In my case I'd cancel the first one BNE-CHC which was booked pre-DSC.

The fee would be offset by the extra SC IMHO.

YMMV.

 

[Mattg]

As others have said, you technically wouldn't have protection against delays etc. if on a separate PNR. But, the aircraft that operates BNE-CHC is generally the same plane that operates the onward CHC-MEL flight. So, if your BNE-CHC flight happened to be delayed more than 5 hours (highly unlikely IMHO) then you would still probably make the MEL flight as it would also be delayed.

Personally I would take the risk.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Where did you book the first flight? If you contact them they can put the second flight into the same PNR, which would help give you protection

I don't believe you can combine PNRs into a single one. All the can do is cross reference the PNRs for each booking. It alerts the airline (if they look for it) but offers no protection.

 

[JohnK]

No, I don't need to be there at all

But to make the numbers work I need to go from CHC ato MEL, not back to BNE.

Apologies.

I think it is worth the risk and I would still go ahead with the booking. When you make the 2 separate bookings call them to link the bookings. If the first flight is delayed/cancelled they may route you to MEL direct and then you can claim original routing credit. But I think Qantas will get you on next flight out of CHC if the BNE-CHC caused you to misconnect.

 

[TomVexille]

As others have said, you technically wouldn't have protection against delays etc. if on a separate PNR. But, the aircraft that operates BNE-CHC is generally the same plane that operates the onward CHC-MEL flight. So, if your BNE-CHC flight happened to be delayed more than 5 hours (highly unlikely IMHO) then you would still probably make the MEL flight as it would also be delayed.

Personally I would take the risk.

I did have a look at that, it seems to operate CHC-MEL about 50% of the time, or hang out until the next morning for CHC-SYD

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I'm booked BNE-CHC on QF135 in Y. It's due in at 1435. I'm considering booking CHC-MEL on QF132, departs 1940 in J with the DSC promo.

I figure 5 hours is a good safety buffer, but if they are different PNRs, would I be protected if QF135 was badly delayed or cancelled?

I don't believe you can combine PNRs into a single one. All the can do is cross reference the PNRs for each booking. It alerts the airline (if they look for it) but offers no protection.

When you check in at BNE Airport just tell the CSA you have a connecting flight on QF to MEL so it will merge both flights in the checkin system so that your CHC/MEL will then appear as an oncarriage flight just as though it was booked in the same pnr as the BNE/CHC flight. If there is a delay on the BNE/CHC when the airline is looking for customers who have oncarriage you will appear on the list of pax with onward connections.

Addig a flight to your Amadeus res pnr as a ghost/info segment is pointless as it won't show in the Altea checkin system therefore in the event of a delay you would just appear as a pax terminating in CHC.

 

[Quickstatus]

Are one world partners able to do that but now check through?

 

[moa999]

Are one world partners able to do that but now check through?

They may be able to do it, but since changes to oneworld policy, most of them (exceptions ofQR and CX) won't

 

[Himeno]

They may be able to do it, but since changes to oneworld policy, most of them (exceptions ofQR and CX) won't

Most will check through in some manner.

MH, JL and UL never changed to the new "worse" policy.
CX and QR changed back to the old policy.
BA and IB went all in with no check through, back tracked to check through to themselves only, then reversed that again.
LA/JJ won't check across PNRs.
QF and AA will check through if one PNR is an award. Not sure if they will still check across to themselves.
AY will check to itself.
No word about AB, S7 or RJ policy.

8 of 14 will check through on some level, 5 with no restrictions.
3 won't check across PNRs at all.
3 are unknown.