can I upgrade QF around the world ticket on AA segments?
Sep 30, 2002, 9:22 am
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can I upgrade QF around the world ticket on AA segments?
Hi,
I am flying on an around-the-world ticket purchased from Qantas in December. The actual flight will be on AA. Can I use AA miles to upgrade this flight? If not, can I use QF miles to upgrade it? Any advice would be very helpful as this is my first time using US segments of an around the world ticket.
Thanks,
Aussiemate
I am flying on an around-the-world ticket purchased from Qantas in December. The actual flight will be on AA. Can I use AA miles to upgrade this flight? If not, can I use QF miles to upgrade it? Any advice would be very helpful as this is my first time using US segments of an around the world ticket.
Thanks,
Aussiemate
Sep 30, 2002, 12:27 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
Hi,
I am flying on an around-the-world ticket purchased from Qantas in December. The actual flight will be on AA. Can I use AA miles to upgrade this flight? If not, can I use QF miles to upgrade it? Any advice would be very helpful as this is my first time using US segments of an around the world ticket.
Thanks,
Aussiemate
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Hi,
I am flying on an around-the-world ticket purchased from Qantas in December. The actual flight will be on AA. Can I use AA miles to upgrade this flight? If not, can I use QF miles to upgrade it? Any advice would be very helpful as this is my first time using US segments of an around the world ticket.
Thanks,
Aussiemate
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If you are on a QF flight with a QF flight number, then you can use QF miles to upgrade.
If you are on a QF flight with an AA flight number you cannot upgrade.
If on an AA flight with a QF flight number then you cannot upgrade.
If on an AA domestic flight with an AA flight number then , if AA Gold or higher, then you can upgrade with AA upgrade credits or purchased AA upgrades.
If on an AA international flight with an AA flight number then you cannot upgrade.
Dave
Sep 30, 2002, 1:41 pm
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Dave,
It's AA845 from TPA - LAS. It's an AA flight and AA flight number, but I thought I might have a problem since I bought the around the world fare from Qantas since I started the trip in Australia. I don't have status on either airline.
It's AA845 from TPA - LAS. It's an AA flight and AA flight number, but I thought I might have a problem since I bought the around the world fare from Qantas since I started the trip in Australia. I don't have status on either airline.
Sep 30, 2002, 2:06 pm
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No status? Then you won't have the AA stickers to upgrade the domestic flight (and even if you could upgrade with miles, it wouldn't be worth 30,000 AA miles for the one-way flight). Enjoy the More Room Throughout Coach (MRTC) and have a great flight.
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Sep 30, 2002, 2:07 pm
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I thought it was 15,000 miles to upgrade one-way. That is what I was hoping to do. Definitely don't have any stickers. Is it really 30,000 AA miles for a one-way upgrade??? That is high! 
Sep 30, 2002, 2:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
I thought it was 15,000 miles to upgrade one-way. That is what I was hoping to do. Definitely don't have any stickers. Is it really 30,000 AA miles for a one-way upgrade??? That is high!</font>
I thought it was 15,000 miles to upgrade one-way. That is what I was hoping to do. Definitely don't have any stickers. Is it really 30,000 AA miles for a one-way upgrade??? That is high!
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Sep 30, 2002, 6:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
It's AA845 from TPA - LAS. </font>
It's AA845 from TPA - LAS. </font>
Sep 30, 2002, 11:33 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
I don't have status on either airline. </font>
I don't have status on either airline. </font>
Oct 1, 2002, 12:23 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spider:
This can be easily fixed. Just do AA's Gold (5000 points) Challenge or Platinum (10,000 points) Challenge. Your flight from OZ to the US will get you instant status.</font>
This can be easily fixed. Just do AA's Gold (5000 points) Challenge or Platinum (10,000 points) Challenge. Your flight from OZ to the US will get you instant status.</font>
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Oct 1, 2002, 7:30 am
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Thanks for all of the advice. I am currently in NY, so the challenges won't help me at this point. I will take under advisement the fact that first from TPA-DFW-LAS isn't that good. I called last night and the agent said I could upgrade the flight which was a pleasant surprise. I don't have many miles on AA which is why I thought I would use them.
Oct 1, 2002, 9:11 am
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Dave, I believe that he started his trip from OZ since he said
Aussiemate, AA challenges can be "backdated", so if you started your RTW from OZ not that long ago then you can still get that challenge done.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I bought the around the world fare from Qantas since I started the trip in Australia. I don't have status on either airline.</font>
Oct 2, 2002, 8:10 am
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I had trouble using a VIPOW to upgrade a niece travelling with me on an AA flight domestically in the US.
This had been pre arranged via the AA EXP desk, so it should not have been the hassle it was.
So even with status, there is not guarantee it will be trouble free.
i have never had problems previously with using AA miles , or VIPOW's on AA flights even if they were QF or BA ticket stock, but that WAS flying into the US from an International port. .
This had been pre arranged via the AA EXP desk, so it should not have been the hassle it was.
So even with status, there is not guarantee it will be trouble free.
i have never had problems previously with using AA miles , or VIPOW's on AA flights even if they were QF or BA ticket stock, but that WAS flying into the US from an International port. .
Oct 2, 2002, 12:13 pm
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Spider,
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?
Aussiemate
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?
Aussiemate
Oct 2, 2002, 12:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
Spider,
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?
Aussiemate</font>
Spider,
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?
Aussiemate</font>
Dave
Oct 3, 2002, 7:51 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by aussiemate:
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?</font>
I did start the trip from Oz, but I flew on QF and Cathay Pacific (and one AA segment) and earned QF miles on all flights. Any way to backdate the promotion under these circumstances?</font>
It's been done by some other FT'ers. Basically, you need to get QF to reverse the points out of your account since they were credited to that account "by error". If you are still interested then I can give you further instructions but IMO, it is not really worth the trouble.