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#2883
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#2885
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https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world FAQ Rules
Additionally, travel permitted on the following affiliated airlines:
ALASKA AIRLINES Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
AMERICAN AIRLINES American Eagle (Operated by Envoy Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, Skywest Airlines)
BRITISH AIRWAYS BA CityFlyer / SUN-AIR of Scandinavia / BA Limited
FINNAIR Nordic Regional Airlines
IBERIA AIRLINES Air Nostrum / Iberia Express
JAPAN AIRLINES J-Air, Hokkaido Air System / Japan Air Commuter
QANTAS Qantaslink operated by Airlink, Eastern Australia, National Jet Systems, Network Aviation, Sunstate Airlines / Jetconnect
ROYAL AIR MAROC Royal Air Maroc Express
ALASKA AIRLINES Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
AMERICAN AIRLINES American Eagle (Operated by Envoy Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, Skywest Airlines)
BRITISH AIRWAYS BA CityFlyer / SUN-AIR of Scandinavia / BA Limited
FINNAIR Nordic Regional Airlines
IBERIA AIRLINES Air Nostrum / Iberia Express
JAPAN AIRLINES J-Air, Hokkaido Air System / Japan Air Commuter
QANTAS Qantaslink operated by Airlink, Eastern Australia, National Jet Systems, Network Aviation, Sunstate Airlines / Jetconnect
ROYAL AIR MAROC Royal Air Maroc Express
#2886




Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: London; Bangkok; Las Vegas
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Can be answered by referring to OW RTW 3015 rules. Can be downloaded from OW web site
https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world FAQ Rules
https://www.oneworld.com/round-the-world FAQ Rules
#2887

Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 9
QR-marketed JFKDOH possible on DONE3 held by AA?
Im working on booking a DONE3 (HNDDFWDTWORDSFOJFKDOHTBSDOHMUCDOHBKKH ND). Ive used the AA RTW desk a few times and theyve always been great.
Ive been a JAL Mileage Bank member in the past, but for this itinerary it just doesnt make sense JL is extremely stingy with tier points, and this routing doesnt even get me to the lowest OWS tier. QR looks like a much better option, both in terms of mileage earnings and actually reaching Silver or Gold status. One snag: on the held itinerary, AA has the JFKDOH leg under the AA codeshare, but ExpertFlyer shows D-class availability on the QR-marketed flight. Does anyone know if AA will let that segment be issued under the QR code instead, or do they insist on using the AA code when its available?
Also curious does anyone have experience getting QR agents to issue a DONE3, or is the AA RTW desk still the best bet for this?
Thanks in advance (and naturally if this is not the best thread to be posting this in, would appreciate any pointers!)
Ive been a JAL Mileage Bank member in the past, but for this itinerary it just doesnt make sense JL is extremely stingy with tier points, and this routing doesnt even get me to the lowest OWS tier. QR looks like a much better option, both in terms of mileage earnings and actually reaching Silver or Gold status. One snag: on the held itinerary, AA has the JFKDOH leg under the AA codeshare, but ExpertFlyer shows D-class availability on the QR-marketed flight. Does anyone know if AA will let that segment be issued under the QR code instead, or do they insist on using the AA code when its available?
Also curious does anyone have experience getting QR agents to issue a DONE3, or is the AA RTW desk still the best bet for this?
Thanks in advance (and naturally if this is not the best thread to be posting this in, would appreciate any pointers!)
#2888




Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NRT / HND
Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold, Former UA 1K
Posts: 6,365
Im working on booking a DONE3 (HNDDFWDTWORDSFOJFKDOHTBSDOHMUCDOHBKKH ND). Ive used the AA RTW desk a few times and theyve always been great.
Ive been a JAL Mileage Bank member in the past, but for this itinerary it just doesnt make sense JL is extremely stingy with tier points, and this routing doesnt even get me to the lowest OWS tier. QR looks like a much better option, both in terms of mileage earnings and actually reaching Silver or Gold status. One snag: on the held itinerary, AA has the JFKDOH leg under the AA codeshare, but ExpertFlyer shows D-class availability on the QR-marketed flight. Does anyone know if AA will let that segment be issued under the QR code instead, or do they insist on using the AA code when its available?
Also curious does anyone have experience getting QR agents to issue a DONE3, or is the AA RTW desk still the best bet for this?
Thanks in advance (and naturally if this is not the best thread to be posting this in, would appreciate any pointers!)
Ive been a JAL Mileage Bank member in the past, but for this itinerary it just doesnt make sense JL is extremely stingy with tier points, and this routing doesnt even get me to the lowest OWS tier. QR looks like a much better option, both in terms of mileage earnings and actually reaching Silver or Gold status. One snag: on the held itinerary, AA has the JFKDOH leg under the AA codeshare, but ExpertFlyer shows D-class availability on the QR-marketed flight. Does anyone know if AA will let that segment be issued under the QR code instead, or do they insist on using the AA code when its available?
Also curious does anyone have experience getting QR agents to issue a DONE3, or is the AA RTW desk still the best bet for this?
Thanks in advance (and naturally if this is not the best thread to be posting this in, would appreciate any pointers!)
Having said that, AA codes earn more in QRPC than QR codes. It doesn't look like you need it for the required QR segments, so I'd leave it as an AA code and also have an AA code on HND-DFW (AA codes earn more than JL codes).
#2889
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
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#2890

Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 9
Is that your only AA coded intercontinental segment? If you want a QR code on that one, you'd need an AA code on HND-DFW.
Having said that, AA codes earn more in QRPC than QR codes. It doesn't look like you need it for the required QR segments, so I'd leave it as an AA code and also have an AA code on HND-DFW (AA codes earn more than JL codes).
Having said that, AA codes earn more in QRPC than QR codes. It doesn't look like you need it for the required QR segments, so I'd leave it as an AA code and also have an AA code on HND-DFW (AA codes earn more than JL codes).
#2891

Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 9
Good point... I'm only using DOH for transit, and all the flights departing DOH are all QR-marketed-and-operated and business class, so I think I get the only benefit I care about (the business class lounge) either way. If I'm wrong about that please let me know though!
#2892




Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NRT / HND
Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold, Former UA 1K
Posts: 6,365
It's a little strange, they gave me AA codes on HNDDFWDTWORDSFOJFKDOH; then QR on DOHTBSDOHMUCDOHBKK; then AA on BKK-HND. Mostly my concern was that 20% of the QPoints seem to need to come from QR-marketed-and-operated flights... but now I see that just the QR-coded parts should be more than enough to hit this, so I guess I'm good leaving all those other segments on AA. Thanks!
#2893

Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 19
Just contacted AA RTW to change a segment and include WY (Oman Air) in the itinerary.
Lady was reluctant at first, wasn't aware of WY having joined OW but got it all sorted eventually. So far no change fee applied either.
Separate PNR issued, for the moment WY is allowing 6 letters only.
First experience positive for what it's worth
Lady was reluctant at first, wasn't aware of WY having joined OW but got it all sorted eventually. So far no change fee applied either.
Separate PNR issued, for the moment WY is allowing 6 letters only.
First experience positive for what it's worth
#2894
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 22,913
Just contacted AA RTW to change a segment and include WY (Oman Air) in the itinerary.
Lady was reluctant at first, wasn't aware of WY having joined OW but got it all sorted eventually. So far no change fee applied either.
Separate PNR issued, for the moment WY is allowing 6 letters only.
First experience positive for what it's worth
Lady was reluctant at first, wasn't aware of WY having joined OW but got it all sorted eventually. So far no change fee applied either.
Separate PNR issued, for the moment WY is allowing 6 letters only.
First experience positive for what it's worth
You were lucky to get the change "Lady was reluctant at first"
#2895



Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 167
Another cautionary tale regarding booking directly through the OW RTW tool... My first booking was ticketed by Qantas (despite having no QF legs in there, and not even going near Australia). Now I'm a victim of their data breach, and their call centers are totally flooded following the incident. It's now an estimated 3 hour hold time.
I'm trying to reach out by email to their Europe based local desks in the hope they can make date changes for me.
Wish I'd read this thread's advice before booking that first time. Sigh.
I'm trying to reach out by email to their Europe based local desks in the hope they can make date changes for me.
Wish I'd read this thread's advice before booking that first time. Sigh.




