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SallyLT!
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SallyLT
I've seen a few Qantas flight numbers on code share AA flights in America but I can't bring them up to purchase on the Qantas website. Only other option is I'm back in the UK in June and my year doesn't end until September. So I was thinking a trip to Dubai? But if anyone has suggestions that would be great. Also haven't booked flight from South America to the UK yet, so if I could use that to get my segments that would be good too.
The Qantas codeshare flights that you see can probably only be booked as part of an international Qantas itinerary, ie as part of a ticket to Australia. That is likely to be the explanation for why you can't see them if you're searching for local (presumably domestic US) flights.
London-Dubai-London would work. And if you didn't really want to go to Dubai, the cheapest Qantas fares should work with a Saturday night stay. In theory, you could fly from London to Dubai on Saturday afternoon, arriving in Dubai just before midnight; and then fly back to London at about 2 am on Sunday morning arriving back in London at about 7 am. Or you could fly out on Saturday night, arriving early Sunday morning, and then fly back at about 9 am to arrive in London early Sunday afternoon.
Are you flying back to the UK for good, so that your travel from South America to the UK is one-way? If it is, it may well be difficult to get two Qantas sectors in on that trip.