Originally Posted by Dave Noble
The OP crossposted this question to the QF forum ...
You cannot book AA codeshares on standalone bookings for domestic AU and I did suggest over there to avoid the higher red-e-deals since they are ineligable for miles and also that the QF supersavers and above can be booked on aa.com for 9% less than on the QF site ( since the 10% GST is avoided ) and in USD
Dave
When I look at CNS-MEL in Nov. for QF 703, on AA.com it is US$217. On quantas.com the red e-deal is AU$242 (US$182) and supersaver AU$324 (US$243). So the supersaver fare is less on AA.com, but the price is less on Qantas.com if I am willing to forego the miles (which I probably am). Or I may just fly VirginBlue if they are cheaper. At this point in the trip price will be the number 1 factor. VirginBlue has AU$159 (US$119) as a promo fare. That's half the best fare on Qantas. Jetstar has the same fare as VirginBlue.
Now I'm wondering why any of you Aussies even fly Qantas when they are so much more for these fairly short flights?