Booking class QF domestic award and flybuys

[medhead]

I never realised how important this information was until I read here.

Anyway, what is the booking class for a QF economy domestic award flight and a flybuys QF domestic flight.

The ultimate QF guide suggests it is T and X for economy - award. Is this correct? Would it include a flybuys award?

I also see that QF have stop giving out U availablility info. Does anyone know if they also block availablity for T and X.

Finally, does amadeus keep past booking info available? or would my booking info drop out once I take a flight?

[serfty]

T is now used for international premium economy. (Since late last year)

One can now only check for U by doing a "Dummy" Award Booking. X is sometimes available.

The Amadeus info become unavailable to C/M/T a short time after the last segment is taken.

[medhead]

Ok thanks for the info.

I'm trying to get a classic award domestic economy flight for the mother in law. There are seats available doing a dummy booking.

But she is also going to take her mother aby geting an award from flybuys.

Normally, I would book 2 seat one way using a QF award and 2 seats return using the flybuys. But flybuys only does return flights, apparently.

Hence trying to find out the booking class so I can get some idea of availablity before trying to book. Since X is only sometimes available does that mean award flights book into another class like N. Or X is the award class but that that they only sometimes show availablity.

Sorry if I'm being thick on this.

[Flashware]

Originally Posted by medhead

Ok thanks for the info.

I'm trying to get a classic award domestic economy flight for the mother in law. There are seats available doing a dummy booking.

But she is also going to take her mother aby geting an award from flybuys.

Normally, I would book 2 seat one way using a QF award and 2 seats return using the flybuys. But flybuys only does return flights, apparently.

Hence trying to find out the booking class so I can get some idea of availablity before trying to book. Since X is only sometimes available does that mean award flights book into another class like N. Or X is the award class but that that they only sometimes show availablity.

Sorry if I'm being thick on this.

By Flybuys, do you mean that low rewards scheme (with the ugly green card) or Frequent Flyers, as in Qantas' FF scheme?

[serfty]

www.flybuys.com.au

[medhead]

Originally Posted by Flashware

By Flybuys, do you mean that low rewards scheme (with the ugly green card) or Frequent Flyers, as in Qantas' FF scheme?

I mean flybuys as in ugly blue green card and coles supermarkets.

I basically have no idea about flybuys - I don't use it. The in-laws do and I'm trying to coordinate getting a FF award seat with them getting a flybuys seat.

Anyway, they tell me that flybuys just buy a fare on the flights and there is no availability problems. (I'm not sure about it but I'm not aruging with the in-laws) So it seems I was worried about nothing.

I'm just going to book the FF flight and they can will request the same. Sorted.

Thanks everyone for your help

[oz_mark]

I don't know what bucket FlyBuys awards come out of, but would be a little surprised if it was the FF redemption buckets.

[serfty]

Back in the late 90's I used upgrade certs to travel J MEL-BNE-MEL on a FlyBuys redemption.

So if nothing has changed, I doubt it's an award bucket. Note that Upgrade awards were available for any publically available domestic revenue economy booking until May 2005.

[medhead]

Ahh, Ok thanks

(I should have more faith in the in-laws)

[Pointburner]

FlyBuys buy their tickets from Qantas and have much better availability than Qantas frequent flyers. And their booking service is a breeze to deal with.