Originally Posted by
happiest_at_40000
I have to now fix VA & align hotels right but my larger issue will be what if there is no web special home 2 days later on AA. I have a 65K J ticket on AA. I could fly to HND on QF A330J for 40K and get home on JL for 60K in J it looks open . All in all this wouldnt too bad of a fix and losing out on flying AA is no issue at all lol.
Not exactly sure of your dates, but you might want to take a look at SYD-DFW or SYD-LAS. There's a few AA 78K J and 90K F flights around the time I think you're talking about returning. They connect through LAX and you'd go through customs and pickup bags there. I asked on the AA forum QF thread a few months ago about stopping in LA and taking a different flight back (to the east coast). If that would set off any red flags to AA or cause me any problems later not using the last award segment. The feedback was it wouldn't be a problem with an award ticket.