Suggestions on 16 sector RTW ex JNB
Jun 17, 2015, 2:12 pm
#46
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Thank guys, guess i couldn't go to anc this year
Jun 18, 2015, 10:18 am
#47
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Say I am flying jfk to yvr on a cx direct flight (there is one flight per day)
What if I want to travel a few hours earlier or I miss my flight, would they book me on to the next cx flight? or on the next connecting fligh jfk-dfw-yvr?
If i do get book on to jfk-dfw-yvr do I still earn miles with cx or does it become aa miles?
What if I want to travel a few hours earlier or I miss my flight, would they book me on to the next cx flight? or on the next connecting fligh jfk-dfw-yvr?
If i do get book on to jfk-dfw-yvr do I still earn miles with cx or does it become aa miles?
Jun 18, 2015, 5:58 pm
#48
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
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Say I am flying jfk to yvr on a cx direct flight (there is one flight per day)
What if I want to travel a few hours earlier or I miss my flight, would they book me on to the next cx flight? or on the next connecting fligh jfk-dfw-yvr?
If i do get book on to jfk-dfw-yvr do I still earn miles with cx or does it become aa miles?
What if I want to travel a few hours earlier or I miss my flight, would they book me on to the next cx flight? or on the next connecting fligh jfk-dfw-yvr?
If i do get book on to jfk-dfw-yvr do I still earn miles with cx or does it become aa miles?
)Voluntarily changing from JFK-YVR to anything else, such as JFK-DFW-YVR is a 'change to ticketed points', incurring the change fee (USD125) (rule 16(a)2(b) ); plus a recalculation of taxes and charges, plus it consumes an extra segment
Which FFP your miles go to is decided by you, not by which airline you fly
Jun 19, 2015, 6:58 am
#49
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If you miss your flight then that is a 'no show' and requires re-booking with a fee of USD125 (rule 16(a)(2)(c) )
Voluntarily changing from JFK-YVR to anything else, such as JFK-DFW-YVR is a 'change to ticketed points', incurring the change fee (USD125) (rule 16(a)2(b) ); plus a recalculation of taxes and charges, plus it consumes an extra segment
Which FFP your miles go to is decided by you, not by which airline you fly
)Voluntarily changing from JFK-YVR to anything else, such as JFK-DFW-YVR is a 'change to ticketed points', incurring the change fee (USD125) (rule 16(a)2(b) ); plus a recalculation of taxes and charges, plus it consumes an extra segment
Which FFP your miles go to is decided by you, not by which airline you fly
Jun 19, 2015, 4:08 pm
#50
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Couldn't believe the online oneworld rtw DOES NOT accept payment. I must contact the airline of my first segment which turns out to be British Airways.
Can someone confirm if the below contacts are correct? I got it from the BA website, or do they have their own separate rtw agents/numbers I should call?
http://www.britishairways.com/en-ca/...boutCountry=ZA
International British Airways flights
Telephone: +27 10 344 0130
Domestic and regional flights (Comair)
Telephone: +27 11 921 0222 option 1
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Just a little update for future readers, I 've changed my rtw to:
CPT-JNB
JNB-HKG
HKG-NRT
NRT-CMB
CMB-NRT
NRT-HKG
HKG-JFK
JFK-YVR
YVR-DFW-LIM
LIM-EZE
EZE-DOH
DOH-MAD
MAD-DOH-CPT
Can someone confirm if the below contacts are correct? I got it from the BA website, or do they have their own separate rtw agents/numbers I should call?
http://www.britishairways.com/en-ca/...boutCountry=ZA
International British Airways flights
Telephone: +27 10 344 0130
Domestic and regional flights (Comair)
Telephone: +27 11 921 0222 option 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Just a little update for future readers, I 've changed my rtw to:
CPT-JNB
JNB-HKG
HKG-NRT
NRT-CMB
CMB-NRT
NRT-HKG
HKG-JFK
JFK-YVR
YVR-DFW-LIM
LIM-EZE
EZE-DOH
DOH-MAD
MAD-DOH-CPT
Jun 19, 2015, 4:43 pm
#51
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: RTW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 186
From my experience is much cheaper in terms of surcharge if you start your trip from JNB-HKG. CX doesn't charge surcharge. Use AVIOS to buy a ticket from CPT-JNB.
With CX is better and cheaper.
Or better still, the preferred method is call AA-RTW desk to set-up all trip and call AA CPT to issue. You'll have a AA ticket and the easiest ticket to re-route or date change.
With CX is better and cheaper.
Or better still, the preferred method is call AA-RTW desk to set-up all trip and call AA CPT to issue. You'll have a AA ticket and the easiest ticket to re-route or date change.
Jun 19, 2015, 7:06 pm
#52
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Join Date: Apr 2015
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From my experience is much cheaper in terms of surcharge if you start your trip from JNB-HKG. CX doesn't charge surcharge. Use AVIOS to buy a ticket from CPT-JNB.
With CX is better and cheaper.
Or better still, the preferred method is call AA-RTW desk to set-up all trip and call AA CPT to issue. You'll have a AA ticket and the easiest ticket to re-route or date change.
With CX is better and cheaper.
Or better still, the preferred method is call AA-RTW desk to set-up all trip and call AA CPT to issue. You'll have a AA ticket and the easiest ticket to re-route or date change.
Don't think its the same if its flying to Europe (didnt check)
Also I am base in HKG flight to JNB/CPT is 16k HKD
If I take a one way trip to Taiwan its only 1k HKD and from Taiwan to JNB/CPT its only 11k HKD so I get to save 4k HKD and get to spend time in Taiwan.
I guess I will have to wait a few hours and call BA CPT
Jun 19, 2015, 10:09 pm
#53
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
Posts: 3,476
Please let us know how you go with paying for the ticket
There has been a recent report (can't find it at the moment) that non-South African credit cards will not be accepted. IIRC this was ticketing with AA, not BA.
I ticketed with BA back in January - see the bottom of the first first post in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...cpt-done5.html
Subsequently I have made two minor changes - both of which were handled easily by BA, though both times I was on hold for about 10 minutes while the agent checked whether there was a charge for the change
(FYI - the first change was a carrier change, made with BA in Brazil; and the second was a carrier and a few date changes, made with BA in the US)
There has been a recent report (can't find it at the moment) that non-South African credit cards will not be accepted. IIRC this was ticketing with AA, not BA.
I ticketed with BA back in January - see the bottom of the first first post in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...cpt-done5.html
Subsequently I have made two minor changes - both of which were handled easily by BA, though both times I was on hold for about 10 minutes while the agent checked whether there was a charge for the change
(FYI - the first change was a carrier change, made with BA in Brazil; and the second was a carrier and a few date changes, made with BA in the US)
Jun 20, 2015, 4:47 pm
#54
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 498
Please let us know how you go with paying for the ticket
There has been a recent report (can't find it at the moment) that non-South African credit cards will not be accepted. IIRC this was ticketing with AA, not BA.
I ticketed with BA back in January - see the bottom of the first first post in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...cpt-done5.html
Subsequently I have made two minor changes - both of which were handled easily by BA, though both times I was on hold for about 10 minutes while the agent checked whether there was a charge for the change
(FYI - the first change was a carrier change, made with BA in Brazil; and the second was a carrier and a few date changes, made with BA in the US)
There has been a recent report (can't find it at the moment) that non-South African credit cards will not be accepted. IIRC this was ticketing with AA, not BA.
I ticketed with BA back in January - see the bottom of the first first post in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...cpt-done5.html
Subsequently I have made two minor changes - both of which were handled easily by BA, though both times I was on hold for about 10 minutes while the agent checked whether there was a charge for the change
(FYI - the first change was a carrier change, made with BA in Brazil; and the second was a carrier and a few date changes, made with BA in the US)
I also need to 2 changes both of which is just a date/flight change with the same carrier.
I tried calling the domestic/regional flight office since my first flight is CPT-JNB and they are the only office open on the weekend. Sadly they ask me to call the international flight office on Monday...
Jun 20, 2015, 6:15 pm
#55
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: QFF
Posts: 5,304
If for some reason the tool fails to complete through to payment, any member airline should be able to ticket.
Jun 21, 2015, 1:51 am
#56
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
Posts: 3,476
If for some reason the tool fails to complete through to payment, any member airline should be able to ticket.
For other carriers it is (sometimes!) possible to pay straight away using the tool.
Jun 21, 2015, 2:12 am
#57
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: QFF
Posts: 5,304
How silly.
I've only ticketed via the tool with QF, CX and AA. All take payment via the website (unless you run into the AA issue for others bug where the tool freezes at payment screen).
Jun 23, 2015, 8:34 am
#58
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 498
Thanks guys, maybe next time I should start my first segment with QF, CX or AA.
Book my flight on Sat tried to paid for my flight on Mon but they said its no longer available... on my email it said the itinerary will be on hold for 96 hrs/4 days
Rebook the same itinerary and tried to pay today, give all the (Hong Kong AMEX) credit card info, they DO accept the credit card but payment did not went through. End up speaking to my credit card company and BA Cape Town office for 1 hour and half.
Conclusion was to wait 24 hours, if this happen to anyone please call your credit card and ask for approval code, merchant reference number and the exact/approximate amount charge. Will update again tomorrow
Book my flight on Sat tried to paid for my flight on Mon but they said its no longer available... on my email it said the itinerary will be on hold for 96 hrs/4 days
Rebook the same itinerary and tried to pay today, give all the (Hong Kong AMEX) credit card info, they DO accept the credit card but payment did not went through. End up speaking to my credit card company and BA Cape Town office for 1 hour and half.
Conclusion was to wait 24 hours, if this happen to anyone please call your credit card and ask for approval code, merchant reference number and the exact/approximate amount charge. Will update again tomorrow