Using Etihad Guest's partnership with AA to book Qantas flights??

[Kressley]

I have only recently started collecting flybuy points and learning about their partnership with Etihad and Virgin Australia. I was travelling through the Etihad website today and saw they had a partnership with AA.

Has anyone attempted to book domestic flights on Qantas via AA by redeeming Etihad Miles? It seems that economy/business flights Australia could be booked one-way for 10000/20000 according to the redemption table. If so this could possibly work out better value especially for Perth flights than with using EH to book VA flights....

http://www.etihadguest.com/Documents/Etihad Guest/member benefits/American-Airlines-redemption.pdf

American Airlines - Etihad Guest


Any experience or thoughts??

 

[andye]

Cant be done.
Its similar to not being able to use EK miles to book CX though they both have a relationship with QF

 

[scwappy]

EY Guest redemptions on Virgin Domestic can be fantastic value, both in Y or J.

 

[Kressley]

Cant be done.
Its similar to not being able to use EK miles to book CX though they both have a relationship with QF

Do this still apply to codeshare flights? For instance there is flight AA7340 between Perth and Sydney operated by Qantas.I find it interesting that there are point valuations for intra-Australia flights on the Emirates redemption tables for AA.

 

[Isochronous]

EY Guest redemptions on Virgin Domestic can be fantastic value, both in Y or J.

What's availability like?

 

[scwappy]

What's availability like?

Have only used it once and there were two seats available on the flight I required.

 

[andye]

I'm pretty sure that EY have just taken the AA tables and applied a multiplier to it. It does create doubt but I'm still convinced you would only be able to use the tables on AA metal