oneworld - ex-AKL DONE4 booked from Australia

Hi all

I am planning an ex-AKL DONE4 (nested inside a syd-akl-syd whY flight that I also need to take) but am wondering what pricing will aply.

Ordinarily I would have to book through an Australian Corporate TA so I am not sure what pricing applied. My understanding was that the pricing was the higher of country of origin and point of ticketing but am unable to confirm that.

I would obviously be hoping to pay the ex-NZ fare (around $3K cheaper than ex-Oz) and am happy to book online (subject to manager approval to not use the corporate TA) but am not sure what price I would be chared using teh OW website.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Simon

If you buy online using the oneworld xonex tool (http://www.oneworld.com/?infotab=booking)there should be no issues getting country of origin pricing if you begin your journey in NZ otherwise you would need to have the ticket issued by a TA or airline in NZ (or in Canada which has a special rule).

Simongr, let me know how you go trying to select an AA codeshare for the AKL-SYD first segment. I had troubles with the online tool doing this and hence why I can't use it to ticket with AA from NZ :(

There are two ways to get lower "taxes" using the OW online tool from NZ. One is AA codeshare on AKL-LAX. The other is book LA on AKL-SYD.

I have actually reverted back to QFF so will be booking CX AKL-HKG as my first segment. The proposed routing is:

syd-akl-syd - separate ticket in whY

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S

For AKL-HKG you have a choice between CX and BA codeshare.

Since you're not looking to optimise your routing via your current itinerary but looking to take advantage of local travel (SYD-MEL - presumably for personal reasons and at a different time), you might also look at adding in a SYD-PER-SYD or similar. You've got 3 more sectors up your sleeve.

You cannot do SYD-PER-SYD as this violates the "only 1 trans-continental Australian flight" rule, unless there is an onward flight to JNB.

Good point. Then on one the legs a stop in ADL is in order! :cool:

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I'm not aware of any direct flights DFW - HKG. You've got lots of available segments, but remember to not go planning on PER plus ADL without first adding the stop between DFW and HKG....

Good point. Then on one the legs a stop in ADL is in order! :cool:
SYD-MEL-SYD and SYD-PER-ADL-SYD is one too many sectors in SW Pacific.

For AKL-HKG you have a choice between CX and BA codeshare.

An AA'er will always pick a CX coded over a BA coded flight. BA, JL & MA coded flights are to be avoided if one wants to earn elite bonuses in the AA programme.

An AA'er will always pick a CX coded over a BA coded flight.

Not in the case of a LONEx - CX gives zero RDMs while BA gives a measly 25%

I would obviously be hoping to pay the ex-NZ fare (around $3K cheaper than ex-Oz) ...

:confused:

The current ex OZ price is A$10,080 and ex NZ is N$11,250 (A$9300). Yes, cheaper but certainly not $3k.

The difference was around $3K a few months ago, the change in the AUS/NZD and the 10% discount affects this.

FWIW, LONE4 ex NZ is NZD3420 (~AUD2840) against ex Oz at AUD3330.

Fairly certain AA cut LGA-ATL a few months ago. Sub MIA or ORD if trying to maximize miles, or else go direct LGA-DFW.

Thanks all.

I wonder if the 10% discount is confusing things for me. This will be a June 2010 trip that I am just trying to lock into the corporate budget and people's schedules.

The routing obviously needs heaps of work and this was just an outline - the places I need to be are HKG, LHR and ATL.

I have recently switched back to QFF from AAdavantage for status benefits as they are easier to accrue - so the point about a BA codeshare AKL-HKG is great.