Originally Posted by
ThePeripateticOne
Thanks PandaPerth, that was very helpful. I've modified the itinerary so that I fly SIN-HKG first (and get to fly CX as a bonus!). The brackets were meant to indicate non-direct flights e.g. intended destination from SIN is CDG, but the flight stops in LHR.
Those sectors still count towards your overall 16 sector limit. Only if the flight has a through flight number (eg QF107 SYD-JFK) does it count as one sector.
1) The online tool appears to book with the first carrier chosen (in this case, CX). How does one go about booking with AA - call them directly? Does CX charge service fees like QF?
The tool uses the code of the first flight to determine who to send the booking to for ticketing. Using a codeshare will have that carrier issue the ticket (eg, QF4022 is JL36. Using QF4022 as the first flight will have QF issue). There are some exceptions to this (JL, S7 or RJ being sent to AA for ticketing, but currently has a bug preventing such bookings). You can issue with AA either by booking an AA coded flight as the first or by calling the AA desk in Dallas.
I've had to make a number of changes during my xONE3/4s over the years, I've never had anyone charge any fees for it. All the changes I've made have been to QF flights or on QF issued tickets, although the actual changes were made by AA, BA and JL.
2) It will cost SGD 16725 for D class and SGD 7315 for L. I have NEVER flown D before - given that if I buy a D fare I can experience D class in CX and QF (I doubt IB and LA will be as good) is the price difference worth it?
It can be. The quality of D depends a lot on which flight and aircraft used. Long haul aircraft are a lot better in D then short haul/regional.