Has anyone ever booked an AS/QF award SEA-HNL-SYD? I'm trying to book that routing and am being told that it's not a valid routing for a Qantas award (specifically, that HNL can be an origin or destination but not a connecting point). Is this correct? I've never heard of that type of restriction on an award.
What AS is really saying here is that they will not give you a complimentary flight SEA-HNL to begin your award. I've talked to many agents about the same thing, and I believe this is the rule/reason. You can pay for yourself to get to HNL and start your award there or look for other availability from a separate gateway.