browski
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On the second last day of the QF/SA codesahare arrangement, I flew MEL-SYD-JNB on QF 64. It was on an ageing and typically loud 747 but it is one of the truly great longhaul flights; all completed in daylight hours. There is even time to connect to other African countries and get all the travel completed in the "One (greater than 24 hours) Day". The flight was only half full, and the general consensus (from the FAs) is that the imminent cease to the codeshare was now significantly affecting loads. I'm in JNB now.
I needed a one-way fare, but this was not possible through Qantas ($2400 one-way, $2200 return ). Alternatively, I wanted an open jaw SYD-JNB and then DXB-SYD; also not possible on QF ~$5000.
So I went to the SA website, purchased a SYD-JNB one-way fare for $900 (on the same QF metal flight, same Status and FF points) and then purchased a One-way JNB-DXB-SYD flight on EK for.......................$758.
From today there is no more SA/QF codeshare, and whilst for the time-being QF will still fly SYD-JNB, this only really benefits SYD/MEL/BNE residents.
If you are in Perth/Darwin/Adelaide, to fly "Qantas" to JNB, you must fly PER-DXB-JNB. Who would take this option when there is a direct PER-JNB flight on SA?
I think Qantas has again missed a trick here. I feel qantas should either re-instate the SA codeshare OR consider the following:
Move the flight from Sydney to make it PER-JNB, but just 4 days per week. On the other 3 days fly QF metal PER-DXB.
Otherwise, next time I fly to JNB, I feel QF will no longer be there and my options will only be SA or Air Mauritius.
Sad really.
I needed a one-way fare, but this was not possible through Qantas ($2400 one-way, $2200 return ). Alternatively, I wanted an open jaw SYD-JNB and then DXB-SYD; also not possible on QF ~$5000.
So I went to the SA website, purchased a SYD-JNB one-way fare for $900 (on the same QF metal flight, same Status and FF points) and then purchased a One-way JNB-DXB-SYD flight on EK for.......................$758.
From today there is no more SA/QF codeshare, and whilst for the time-being QF will still fly SYD-JNB, this only really benefits SYD/MEL/BNE residents.
If you are in Perth/Darwin/Adelaide, to fly "Qantas" to JNB, you must fly PER-DXB-JNB. Who would take this option when there is a direct PER-JNB flight on SA?
I think Qantas has again missed a trick here. I feel qantas should either re-instate the SA codeshare OR consider the following:
Move the flight from Sydney to make it PER-JNB, but just 4 days per week. On the other 3 days fly QF metal PER-DXB.
Otherwise, next time I fly to JNB, I feel QF will no longer be there and my options will only be SA or Air Mauritius.
Sad really.