Originally Posted by
SFSC
I have the "no One World metal" gap problem on a DCIR22 I have ticketed through CX KUL office for later this year. I have identified some options along with their shortcomings but could do with some opinions. I'm considering (not in order of perceived merit):
1) Contacting CX to purchase a discount economy fare on QF3753 SFO-YVR to connect from my existing QF73.
2) Phoning QF in Australia to do as 1). Should be possible if I advise the e-ticket number.
3) Buy a deeply discounted fare on AS. I assume no protection in event of misconnect in this case but fuel fines would be less than 1) or 2).
4) Buy a full Y or even F on AS to get flexibility in case of misconnect from QF73.
What do you folks think?
US law prohibits QF (and CX) from selling you a ticket in option 1 or 2 (QF codeshares in US must be on the same ticket as a QF flight, not a linked PNR). This has been abused in the past, and is now strictly enforced (thanks to complaints from a certain airline, which shall be nameless, but which begins with U and ends with A).
AS is pretty liberal about missed connections, even on separate tickets (part of the Alaska mindset), so I think an AS discount ticket is zero risk for a misconnect (as long as it is the same day and you aren't trying to get a stopover). So option 3 seems the best.