Redeeming Qantas Points for Domestic AA Flight
Oct 7, 2019, 12:49 am
#1
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Redeeming Qantas Points for Domestic AA Flight
I understand that a segment has to be priced at SAAver award level on American to be booked with Qantas. However, when I go to Qantas to book the flight, I only see connecting flights, not the non-stop that appears on AA.COM. I am looking at a one-way, domestic flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Los Angeles (LAX).
Oct 10, 2019, 4:56 pm
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You can try calling. But it’s not uncommon for QF to only be able to see connecting flights rather than the non-stops. The non-stops are often available, but married to international sectors. For example CLT-PHL may not be available non-stop on its own, but CLT-PHL-LHR will book just fine.
Oct 11, 2019, 12:36 am
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I interpreted the OP's statement that he sees sAAver award inventory on aa.com but not on qantas.com to mean that he could redeem Aadvantage award on the non-stop without any onward international segment. Tn the past I've found that QF agents could issue QFF award for such inventory even when it does not show on qantas.com hence worth calling. Fee is waived if you show it can't be booked without an agent.