Hello,

Just a clarification needed on the following :
- am in the midst of a AONE4 and for various reasons I have no use for a SYD-MEL leg;
- I do not want to go through the hassle of a reissue and do not mind losing one segment;
- I intend to resume the itinerary in MEL and go forward with the next flights on QF;
- If I don't show up for this flight and do not cancel beforehand, will QF cancel the next bookings I have with them?

On a more general note, and for the sake of my own enlightenment, on those xONEx, is the traveller allowed to skip some flights and pick up his way further down the itinerary providing the sequence of flights is maintained?

TIA

As far as I know, a reissue will be required.

And yes, if you don't show up for a reserved flight without cancelling that sector in advance, then your whole itinerary is very likely to cancel.

If you were on a paper ticket you MAY get away with canceling the SYD-MEL leg on the phone, pulling that coupon, then showing up for your next scheduled flight as if nothing had happened - but I'd say the odd's a pretty good they would tell you the ticket had to be reissued at the appropriate cost.

Any variation from the ORDER of your sectors on the ticket is going to require a reissue. Date/schedule changes, are of course at no charge.

It really depends... on your SYD-MEL sector, were you planning on stopping over in MEL at all?

If yes, then it should not be a problem if you're on a paper ticket.

Call QF up, just tell them to cancel the SYD-MEL sctor. Chances are that they won't ask you anything. If they do, then say something like you're not too sure which flight you want to fly on that day as you have something going on and you'd just show book them when you know for sure. They are quite cooperative about that.

You may just uplift the coupon. And you may just show up for the MEL - xxx sector as long as you are supposed to be flying on the original day booked and that you were planning to stop over in MEL anyway.

The above only pertains for paper tickets. If you are on an e-ticket, then yes, you would have to get your entire ticket reissued. Otherwise your res will be cancelled.

Reissue would cost USD125. Maybe cheaper and a lot less hassle to buy a flight to SYD (eg MEL-SYD on QF from USD85) and do a quick turn around.

Even less than that.. red e-deal from MEL-SYD is currently AUD$88 ($65US)
Buy the MEL-SYD flight, get miles for it (on QF anyway), and get to enjoy SYD-MEL in 1st.

I miss segments quite regularly on both paper and e-tickets. My reservation and ticketing is very often separate. I have never had a problem and never needed a reissue for this.