Qantas operated by BA
May 9, 2005, 10:27 pm
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Qantas operated by BA
Booking a flight from SYD to Uk. All Qantas flights are operated by BA on th day I need to travel. Informed that therefore I cannot use FF points to upgrade. Any way around this?? Very convenient for them that you cannot use your points. But I thought BA was a partner of Qantas. Appreciate help. 
May 9, 2005, 11:31 pm
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Welcome to FT loui 
I'm a little confused. Both QF and BA fly every day (several flights in fact) to the UK. Is it that you already have a booking on a BA flight, or no seats left (at the price you are willing to pay) on QF flights?
As for upgrading, generally you can only upgrade using the airlines own miles/vouchers/upgrade credits, not anything from their partner's frequent flyer programs. Hence for members of Qantas Frequent Flyer selecting QF flights in order to be able to upgrade.
I'm a little confused. Both QF and BA fly every day (several flights in fact) to the UK. Is it that you already have a booking on a BA flight, or no seats left (at the price you are willing to pay) on QF flights?
As for upgrading, generally you can only upgrade using the airlines own miles/vouchers/upgrade credits, not anything from their partner's frequent flyer programs. Hence for members of Qantas Frequent Flyer selecting QF flights in order to be able to upgrade.