Using AAdvantage Miles for Qantas flights within Australia
Jun 15, 2006 | 7:15 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Austin
Posts: 4,635
Originally Posted by Gardyloo
Maybe if the award goes to/through N. America, but otherwise see post no. 1 here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=440733
I was caught on this one a month or two ago. The EXP desk actually booked a Europe-originating award (to Africa) that had a stopover for me; they called back to undo it. Openjaws are okay, stopovers are not.
I was caught on this one a month or two ago. The EXP desk actually booked a Europe-originating award (to Africa) that had a stopover for me; they called back to undo it. Openjaws are okay, stopovers are not.
Jun 15, 2006 | 10:53 am
#17
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
Originally Posted by swdke
...I don't have Qantas mileage, I only signed up for their frequent flyer program to see what awards might be available and hope that I could use AAdvantage miles for such awards. (I am not planning a trip in the near future, I am just trying to plan ahead and learn what options are available for using AAdvantage miles.)
These rules change every year, so checking now without plans for travel might be fun but doesn't mean that you will be able to do it when the time comes. Lots of big rule changes in both plans over the past year, maybe more to come.
Jun 15, 2006 | 8:06 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne Australia
Programs: AAdvantage Exec Platinum, QF Platinum and Lifetime Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 117
Originally Posted by UA Fan
Let me see if I understand right: For a 1W award this would be a possible routing SYD-AKL (LA) and AKL-SYD (QF) for 20,000 AA miles. OTOH an AAdvantage award for between SYD-AKL-SYD can be all on QF for 20,000 miles? Is this true and if so then what is the advantage/disadvantage between the two types of awards? Thanks.