Redeeming QF Points online on Partner Airlines (esp. JAL) • Any advice appreciated
Aug 19, 2016, 11:00 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2015
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Redeeming QF Points online on Partner Airlines (esp. JAL) • Any advice appreciated
Firstly, many thanks for taking the trouble to read this!
I just wondered if anyone else has run into similar issues? I am trying to book 2 x F seats, SYD - NRT, on JAL at just under 330 days out on a specific date in 2017 using my Qantas points. My ducks did seem to be in a row inasmuch as:
1. I have sufficent QF points for these 2 x F seats
2. Availability is showing on JAL's website
3. Similar availability is showing on BA.com
4. ExpertFlyer.com also confirms similar availability
So... I subsequently logged into my Qantas FF account, then headed for the "Classic Flight Reward" area (for QF Partners), entered in the relevant criteria (date, SYD, NRT, etc.) and then, when the calendar subsequently appears, there is absolutely no sign of these F seats. Unless I am mistaken -- and I may very well be: I am by no means an expert when it comes to airmiles -- I was under the impression that, if award space is showing on other O.W. carrier websites, then it should be duplicated on Qantas' site? (I should also add that the BA.com space was not "phantom" space -- BA.com would absolutely have allowed me to book these seats.)
I just wondered whether anyone else had experienced anything similar when using Qantas' website in order to redeem on partner airlines, especially regarding JAL?
I also wondered if, in calling Qantas directly instead of just relying on their website, I might have more luck? (I did also think about using my AAdvantage miles to book these F seats -- mainly as I would be able to "hold" these F award seats for up to 5 days before actually paying over my miles -- but at the moment AA miles are more valuable to me simply as they are harder for me to earn.)
Anyway, any advice at all would be very much welcomed. And again, many thanks for reading this!
I just wondered if anyone else has run into similar issues? I am trying to book 2 x F seats, SYD - NRT, on JAL at just under 330 days out on a specific date in 2017 using my Qantas points. My ducks did seem to be in a row inasmuch as:
1. I have sufficent QF points for these 2 x F seats
2. Availability is showing on JAL's website
3. Similar availability is showing on BA.com
4. ExpertFlyer.com also confirms similar availability
So... I subsequently logged into my Qantas FF account, then headed for the "Classic Flight Reward" area (for QF Partners), entered in the relevant criteria (date, SYD, NRT, etc.) and then, when the calendar subsequently appears, there is absolutely no sign of these F seats. Unless I am mistaken -- and I may very well be: I am by no means an expert when it comes to airmiles -- I was under the impression that, if award space is showing on other O.W. carrier websites, then it should be duplicated on Qantas' site? (I should also add that the BA.com space was not "phantom" space -- BA.com would absolutely have allowed me to book these seats.)
I just wondered whether anyone else had experienced anything similar when using Qantas' website in order to redeem on partner airlines, especially regarding JAL?
I also wondered if, in calling Qantas directly instead of just relying on their website, I might have more luck? (I did also think about using my AAdvantage miles to book these F seats -- mainly as I would be able to "hold" these F award seats for up to 5 days before actually paying over my miles -- but at the moment AA miles are more valuable to me simply as they are harder for me to earn.)
Anyway, any advice at all would be very much welcomed. And again, many thanks for reading this!
Aug 19, 2016, 1:33 pm
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 407
Thank you, too, re the information about asking to have the booking fee waived when calling -- I genuinely appreciate that. Many thanks again!