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Mar 16, 2024 | 12:19 pm

#1801

steveholt

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: New York, NY

Programs: AA ExPl, BA Gold, DL Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, probably some others

Posts: 4,933

I believe Pandaperth pointed out this Qantas link that's a phone number specifically for RTW booking support. Who knows where it routes you or if they're any more helpful, but it might let you circumvent the phone system.

Mar 16, 2024 | 1:35 pm

#1802

iwillflytheworld

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location: YVR

Programs: AC SE, AY Gold, Accor Plat, various CC hotel status

Posts: 2,981

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveholt

This is just the standard Qantas phone number. Perhaps there used to be a special number but no longer.

As I posted in another thread, contacting them through social media may lead to better support.

Mar 16, 2024 | 2:39 pm

#1803

ironmanjt

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: anywhere and everywhere

Programs: United Nations 193, UA GS, AS MVP 100K, DL Diamond, Marriot Lifetime Titanium, AmEx Centurion

Posts: 6,355

I'm a glutton for punishment. After (finally) getting ahold of the lovely Auckland center who managed to make my date change (finally) so I can end in CAI when I want...I decided to risk another Global Explorer out of CAI:

CAI-xLHR-BER
BER-HEL
HEL-xSEA-DCA
DCA-xSFO-ANC
ANC-HNL
HNL-CXI
CXI-xNAN-MEL
MEL-ADL
ADL-xKUL-BKK
BKK-xDOH-CAI

...I mean what could go wrong, right?

Mar 16, 2024 | 6:14 pm

#1804

danger

Join Date: Apr 2007

Programs: QF, AC, Hyatt, Hilton

Posts: 4,238

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmanjt

Is this ticketed? I read SEA-DCA-SFO as violating the rule on US/Canada transcon flights.

Mar 16, 2024 | 6:19 pm

#1805

ironmanjt

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: anywhere and everywhere

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Posts: 6,355

Quote:

Originally Posted by danger

Is this ticketed? I read SEA-DCA-SFO as violating the rule on US/Canada transcon flights.

Not yet…but isn’t that only for OneWorld explorer? I don’t think that’s a rule in Global Explorer.

Mar 16, 2024 | 7:09 pm

#1806

Gardyloo

Moderator, OneWorld

Join Date: Feb 2002

Location: SEA

Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP

Posts: 12,521

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmanjt

Not yet…but isn’t that only for OneWorld explorer? I don’t think that’s a rule in Global Explorer.

Right. Looks okay to me.

Good luck getting it ticketed.

Mar 16, 2024 | 7:23 pm

#1807

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere

Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD

Posts: 3,687

Quote:

Originally Posted by danger

Is this ticketed? I read SEA-DCA-SFO as violating the rule on US/Canada transcon flights.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmanjt

Not yet…but isn’t that only for OneWorld explorer? I don’t think that’s a rule in Global Explorer.

Correct ironmanjt , The Global Explorer has no restriction on the number of transcontinental flights - it has an overall mileage limit (34,000 miles for business/first class).
Instead the Global Explorer limits the number of stopovers per continent to four.

Mar 16, 2024 | 7:47 pm

#1808

danger

Join Date: Apr 2007

Programs: QF, AC, Hyatt, Hilton

Posts: 4,238

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmanjt

Not yet…but isn’t that only for OneWorld explorer? I don’t think that’s a rule in Global Explorer.

Not for a GE, no. I missed that in your post.

Last edited by danger; Mar 17, 2024 at 2:16 am

Mar 16, 2024 | 9:25 pm

#1809

dvs7310

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: NRT / HND

Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold, Former UA 1K

Posts: 6,365

Quote:

Originally Posted by allset2travel

Which is a better option in terms of lower YQ & YR? Any datapoints? This is for a DONEx itin.

TIA.

Depends on your starting point. Ex-Japan then it doesn't matter, the it's YR only and they're nearly identical. Ex-OSL it seems AA code is definitely cheaper and I'm not entirely sure ex-CAI.

You can test it pretty easily in the tool though by subbing LAX in just for testing and see what the difference is using the the AA or QF flight.

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Mar 17, 2024 | 1:10 am

#1810

LilZeppelin

Join Date: Feb 2007

Location: New York, NY

Posts: 2,056

[QUOTE=ironmanj
HNL-CXI
[/QUOTE]
maybe it's just me but Kiribati makes any punishment worth it!

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Last edited by LilZeppelin; Mar 17, 2024 at 4:05 pm

Mar 17, 2024 | 2:22 pm

#1811

steveholt

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: New York, NY

Programs: AA ExPl, BA Gold, DL Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, probably some others

Posts: 4,933

In playing around with another RTW today, I noticed a *massive* spike in starting CAI-AMM-DOH-BOS as opposed to CAI-LHR-BOS. Price jumped by $3000 AUD.

Very odd. I'm building the following routing:

CAI-AMM
AMM-LHR-BOS (or AMM-DOH-BOS)
BOS-LAX-LAS
LAS-PHL-BOS
BOS-JFK-AKL
AKL-DOH

If there's only one QR longhaul flight (DOH-BOS or AKL-DOH), the final price is $6545 AUD ($4467 AUD base and $2078 AUD taxes). That's with AMM-LHR-BOS.
If I switch so there's two QR longhaul flights (AMM-DOH-BOS and AKL-DOH), the final price jumps to $10268 AUD ($7906 AUD base and $2362 AUD taxes)

Adding a DOH-CAI flight on the end reduces the fare by about $700 AUD.

Last edited by steveholt; Mar 17, 2024 at 2:44 pm

Mar 17, 2024 | 2:42 pm

#1812

Mwenenzi

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Apr 2001

Location: MEL CHC

Posts: 22,913

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveholt

In playing around with another RTW today, I noticed a *massive* spike in starting CAI-AMM-DOH-BOS as opposed to CAI-LHR-BOS. Price jumped by $3000 AUD.

Well the EGP to other currencies did crash ~40% in recent times. To be expected that OW would reset the base fare ex CAI
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-rate-to-27-25
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/06/egyp...ecord-low.html

Quote:

The Egyptian pound was trading at roughly 50 to the dollar following the announcement, from 30.85 previously, according to LSEG data. The country’s key interest rate now stands at 27.25%, the central bank said Wednesday.

https://www.google.com/finance/quote...EBAo&window=1M

Mar 17, 2024 | 2:47 pm

#1813

steveholt

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: New York, NY

Programs: AA ExPl, BA Gold, DL Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, probably some others

Posts: 4,933

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

Sorry, I edited after you replied promptly. To be clear, the price is only spiking when I incorporate two longhaul QR flights as opposed to one.

Mar 17, 2024 | 2:49 pm

#1814

izzik

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Aug 2001

Posts: 10,614

So, is AA definitely not pricing out ex CAI itineraries? Even ones without AA flights over the Atlantic? I don't see why anyone would continue to subject themselves to the lunacy of QF agents if AA is willing to price it out using BA or RJ fares

Last edited by izzik; Mar 17, 2024 at 3:08 pm Reason: corrected and clarified

Mar 17, 2024 | 2:55 pm

#1815

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere

Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD

Posts: 3,687

As far as I can tell, base fares have not (yet) been adjusted due to the fall in the Egyptian pound.
I just ran my already booked and paid for DONE5 itinerary through the on-line booking tool.
And it still prices up OK, showing the base fare as AUD4,585 (=EGP145,000, as before).