Sa: Per-jnb
Jan 30, 2007 | 4:29 pm
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Sa: Per-jnb
I think this has been mentioned before, did a search using "South African" in the forum in general and in the thread re: 1W awards but could not find it
Can one use this South African operated QF coded flight on a 1W award with AA miles?
Can one use this South African operated QF coded flight on a 1W award with AA miles?
Jan 30, 2007 | 4:36 pm
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QF codeshares on SA metal went the day SA joined *A.
Jan 30, 2007 | 4:47 pm
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If you mean that QF no longer codeshares on SA-operated flights PER-JNB vv, this is false. QF303/304 operate 5 times weekly at the moment.
If you mean that this flight was once available for redemption using AA miles but is no longer, I don't doubt that it isn't currently available (no redeeming on a partner's codeshare on a non-partner, in general); it would surprise me a lot if it ever was. Was it?
If you mean that this flight was once available for redemption using AA miles but is no longer, I don't doubt that it isn't currently available (no redeeming on a partner's codeshare on a non-partner, in general); it would surprise me a lot if it ever was. Was it?
Jan 31, 2007 | 12:36 am
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If you mean that QF no longer codeshares on SA-operated flights PER-JNB vv, this is false. QF303/304 operate 5 times weekly at the moment.
If you mean that this flight was once available for redemption using AA miles but is no longer, I don't doubt that it isn't currently available (no redeeming on a partner's codeshare on a non-partner, in general); it would surprise me a lot if it ever was. Was it?
If you mean that this flight was once available for redemption using AA miles but is no longer, I don't doubt that it isn't currently available (no redeeming on a partner's codeshare on a non-partner, in general); it would surprise me a lot if it ever was. Was it?
QF used to allow both miles accrual (non-status though) and miles redemption on SA but that was definitely dropped the day SA joined *A.
Feb 2, 2007 | 2:05 am
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Feb 2, 2007 | 9:13 am
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The codeshares never can go away as they are specified in the route authority for both QF and SA. Apparently both governments were concerned about having adequate service, and SA back then didn't have the planes to fly JNB-SYD non-stop (did fly JNB-PER-SYD but that wasn't profitable), thus this arrangement came to be (codeshares, with QF staying out of PER-JNB service) and etched in stone by the governments. It is a case where airline and national interests had priority over alliance interests.