Domestic Upgrades from F lounge Syd International

chooms · #1 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 04:55 PM

Hi all,

Just a quick question if someone could help me.

I booked a flight to Cairns tomorrow in whY (personal travel) which leaves from International Terminal at Sydney airport.

I am a WP FF and want to use points to upgrade.

Now I know this flight follows on to Japan and I am worried that people who have asked for their upgrade all the way to Japan will get their upgrade and I wont have a chance to do so at the F lounge in the morning (if this is possible!).

Has anyone had any success doing this? Should I change my flight to one leaving T3 instead where I am on a level playing field with everyone else?

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Chooms

NM · #2 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 05:25 PM

As this is seen as an international flight, the international upgrade rules apply. So no On Departure upgrades are available. And so you must waitlist for an upgrade, and that must be requested more than 24 hours before departure. So if the flight is less than 24 hours away, you are to late.

meloz · #3 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 05:52 PM

I believe if the OP is only flying to CNS he will be able to ODU. I have suceeded in the past.

Meloz

chooms · #4 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 06:24 PM

ok thanks - but what about the fact that people have waitlised for an upgrade? There may be no seats anyway for me.

I tried waitlisting for the flight yesterday (i rang qantas as soon as I had made the booking) and they wouldnt let me because you cant waitlist for a domestic upgrade.

Should I just move to the next flight out of T3?

Platy · #5 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 06:28 PM

The aircraft running the international flight is likely to be a lot more comfortable!

NM · #6 (**permalink**) 24th July 2007, 07:13 PM

According to the QF FF terms and conditions for upgrades, you can request an ODU from the Qantas Club lounge for domestic legs of international flights. So your only option is to request an ODU at the lounge tomorrow.

chooms · #7 (**permalink**) 25th July 2007, 04:08 PM

Just for the record... no probs at F lounge this morning upgrading - but the lounge lady couldnt stress to me enough that this can only be done on domestic sectors... if i was going through to Tokyo it would not be possible.

Chooms

PS - two thumbs up for the F Lounge... QF have done well with it. Especially like the restaurant like service!