Originally Posted by
Serpent
I'm not making a through booking - i have no status with Qantas so I went with a super cheap tix from IAD-DFW-SYD and back and already upgraded to exit row seats so i can stretch out a bit on a ridiculously long flight with no hopes of sleeping in comfort haha. I was hoping that if I book PER-SYD with Qantas they would link my bookings so it would act as one booking - PER-SYD-DFW-IAD. I read that Qantas have done this before, fools gold?
The 2 separate bookings will remain as 2 separate bookings
If you are late and miss the SYD-DFW flight, you will be up for cost of change fees and any fare difference to rebook onto another flight to the USA
I really wouldn't risk such a short connection on separate tickets