Codeshares
Sep 11, 2011 | 1:44 pm
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I was just pricing up a LHR-PER/SYD-LHR in W. BA comes up at about Ł1450 with all flights on QF metal but BA flight numbers. The same flights with QF flight numbers comes to about Ł2,400. Is this common? I'd much prefer the QF flight numbers to get my 4 sectors in for this year, but at the additional cost of Ł1,000 I'm tossing up whether its worth it or not. I've only looked so far on ba.com and qantas.com. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Sep 11, 2011 | 2:46 pm
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BA frequently has better fares for premium economy than Qantas. Rather than spending GBP1000 just to get a QF flight, if this would impact getting/renewing QF status, I would look at crediting to another scheme where u can get similar status. Crediting to BA with a Continental Europe address will get close to BA Silver status or crediting to AA will get Gold status and part way to platinum
Do be aware , that the flight to Perth ( assuming Asia - Perth ) may well not have a premium economy cabin
Do be aware , that the flight to Perth ( assuming Asia - Perth ) may well not have a premium economy cabin
Sep 11, 2011 | 3:03 pm
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Also BA has been pricing non-UK origin premium fares much lower than starting at LHR, you might check AMS-LHR-Oz to compare prices, it may be cheaper even when including the cost of AMS-LHR-AMS flight (this also reduces or eliminates the UK APD of GBP 90 depending on how you position). QF does often offer cheap FRA-Oz premium fares, so that might be cheaper than the BA price ex-LHR and would get you the QF squiggles.
Sep 11, 2011 | 6:30 pm
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If you have time in Oz, a simple multi segment run can earn you the needed four QF 
squiggles inexpensively (at least much less than Ł1000).
Also, have a look at "Any Seat" Awards - a SYD-xMEL-HBA vv economyą journey can be had for 24,000 QFF points and AUD140 (will earn 4, 40 SC and 4000 QFF points)
ą FWIW, a SYD-xMEL-HBA vv Business Class journey can be had for 48,000 QFF points and AUD190 (will earn 4, 160 SC and 5000 QFF points)
squiggles inexpensively (at least much less than Ł1000).Also, have a look at "Any Seat" Awards - a SYD-xMEL-HBA vv economyą journey can be had for 24,000 QFF points and AUD140 (will earn 4
, 40 SC and 4000 QFF points)ą FWIW, a SYD-xMEL-HBA vv Business Class journey can be had for 48,000 QFF points and AUD190 (will earn 4
, 160 SC and 5000 QFF points)
Sep 12, 2011 | 4:49 am
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Sep 12, 2011 | 5:35 am
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Thanks for all the advice everyone. I think I'll do a few domestic sectors to get my ~s. If I want to credit points/sc to QF, but use BA miles to upgrade on a BA operated sector with BA flight#, is this possible? I called BAEC but they couldn't give me a definite answer.
Sep 12, 2011 | 5:45 am
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I don't think I've done it this way round, but thinking through it:-
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And I know I can reliably get this to work the other way around, although it's not directly comparable because of the different system operated by QF for its upgrades.