Increased MCT for QF10 PER-MEL?
Sep 27, 2018, 2:58 am
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Increased MCT for QF10 PER-MEL?
I’m currently booking a flight from Exmouth/Learmonth through to Melbourne and was hoping to book QF1461 connecting to QF10 - partly because the arrival time into MEL is more convenient than the later QF768 but also because it would be nice to try the 787-9. It shows as a permissible connection on Google Flights but not ITA Matrix, and won’t ticket through the Qantas website.
Initially I thought it fell foul of general MCT (I’d arrive at 1320 and depart 1430 so 70 minutes) but another itinerary offered is LEA-PER-SYD-MEL which is also departing PER on QF582 at 1430 - so clearly that’s not why.
Just curious why this isn’t available - something to do with QF10 coming in from LHR before continuing through? Or more likely to be a website glitch bookable by phone?
I can book as two separate tickets for very similar money, but not sure what Qantas’ attitude is to missed connections on their own flights when not through-ticketed so that seems a bit risky.
Initially I thought it fell foul of general MCT (I’d arrive at 1320 and depart 1430 so 70 minutes) but another itinerary offered is LEA-PER-SYD-MEL which is also departing PER on QF582 at 1430 - so clearly that’s not why.
Just curious why this isn’t available - something to do with QF10 coming in from LHR before continuing through? Or more likely to be a website glitch bookable by phone?
I can book as two separate tickets for very similar money, but not sure what Qantas’ attitude is to missed connections on their own flights when not through-ticketed so that seems a bit risky.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:34 am
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Probably due to QF10 being an international flight
It arrives at MEL T2:- the international terminal.
Need the D pass/stcker
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-...documents.html
https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlin...erth/global/en
The risk would be yours. Hard to know how generous QF would be if you no showed (too late)
It arrives at MEL T2:- the international terminal.
Need the D pass/stcker
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-...documents.html
Domestic flights within Australia departing from an international terminal
Domestic flights departing from an international terminal (flights QF1-QF399) are flights between Australian capital cities that connect to or from a Qantas International service. For example, flight QF9 from Melbourne to Perth continues on as QF9 from Perth to London.
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Domestic flights departing from an international terminal (flights QF1-QF399) are flights between Australian capital cities that connect to or from a Qantas International service. For example, flight QF9 from Melbourne to Perth continues on as QF9 from Perth to London.
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For International customers transiting in Perth on QF9/QF10 flights between London and Melbourne, baggage remains on the aircraft in Perth, and customs is not cleared until arriving in London or Melbourne.
For International customers transiting in Perth on QF9/QF10 flights between London and Melbourne, baggage remains on the aircraft in Perth, and customs is not cleared until arriving in London or Melbourne.
I can book as two separate tickets for very similar money, but not sure what Qantas’ attitude is to missed connections on their own flights when not through-ticketed so that seems a bit risky.
Sep 27, 2018, 6:39 am
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The minimum connection time for a flight number 400+ to QF10 is 90 minutes; your 70 minutes falls short of the permitted time , so Qantas will not sell it
for a connection 400+ to 400+ , the minimum connection time is 40 minutes which is why that other itinerary is permitted
for a connection 400+ to 400+ , the minimum connection time is 40 minutes which is why that other itinerary is permitted
Sep 27, 2018, 4:32 pm
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More likely to be an earlier actual arrival time, also getting out of domestic terminal is faster than international even with D sticker, by a few minutes. Plus you are liable for search by customs even as D pax, though they don't do that too often.