RTW in J for $3,000 Less
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Re: RTW in J for $3,000 Less
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Originally Posted by madmat777
Just a quick qn. I've paid for the ticket and am waiting for it to be confirmed. I've checked the booking on Qantas and BA and there it is missing around three of the flights while on AA all the flights are listed.
Is this anything to worry about? All the QF flights are there and they are the ones i want so I can use points to jump up to F.
Matt.
You will only be able to see Qantas and BA (and other airlines hosted on the same system, ie Amadeus) flights, and any flights immediately connecting to/from those flights on the Qantas/BA system.
The "missing" flights are flights operated by carriers not operating on the same reservation system AND not immediately connecting to those that are hosted on Amadeus.
You are fine so long as all flights show up ok on aa.com
Looks normal.
think both AA and JAL use different GDS's
- so master file is created in AA segments and only the relevant segments are transferred to the Qants/Ba (Amadeus) system
I just realised that I need to change one of the BA flights to a different one 2 hours earlier. The current status is "On request", should I wait until it is all finalised? do i do the change through AA or BA?
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Re: RTW in J for $3,000 Less
If the itinerary is in that limbo on request mode between you talking to NRT and them actually ticketing it, I'd prefer to wait till it's actually ticketed as such changes are free anyway - just a gut feeling as I'm always paranoid about something going wrong if I disturb them during that interim period.
Thanks to all the experts here...! It's very useful, I did a DONE from CMB once, but when I was about to book a second one, CX suspended all flights there. Now that flights have resumed, prices are a lot higher, not making it worthwhile to track all the way there...
Anyway, is ex-NRT really that much cheaper...? Checking the OW site, tickets from the Philippines or Indonesia seem a bit cheaper still...
In short, does the method outlined in this thread work for an ex-CGK ticket? Now part of the reason for using AA is to minimise surchages, so using QF or CX or JAL may not maximise the benefits one will be seeking going through all this...
I've done some high level research, you can contact JAL or CX or even AA there, although they may not really be in Indonesia... So has anyone considered buying an AA ticket ex-CGK? If not, are there reasons why one should avoid doing it?
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Re: RTW in J for $3,000 Less
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Originally Posted by Leumas
I've done some high level research, you can contact JAL or CX or even AA there, although they may not really be in Indonesia...
I think there's JL and CX in Indonesia. As for AA, there's an Indonesian hotline but no actual presence. I'm assuming they simply put on an Indonesian hat and pretend that your ticket is issued in Indonesia if you call up on that number? Other option is issuing via AA Canada of course. I've not heard of anyone ticketing an ex-Indonesia with AA so I too am interested...
ex-NRT is no longer cheapest in Asia but convenient because there are more direct intercontinental flights without having to go via a OW hub. This is particularly convenient post 1 June.
Having said that I've decided to save some money to do an ex-MNL - not only is it cheaper than Japan but the GSA there is willing to send paper tickets overseas (at ur own expense). I want to lock in all 20 segments. I know that in theory pre 1 June rules will apply to my ticket when I attempt to reissue it from 16 segments to 20 but who knows what will happen in practice.
Is it normal for the reservation still to be "On Request"?. I did pay for it last thing on Friday afternoon and on Saturday I had Amex ring me up to see if it was a valid purchase.
Im still coming to terms with how these DONE type fares work.
i just had a look at the Oneworld site and the pricing for a DONE4 sold in S.Africa equates to approx
$5500 AUD. Can someone explain to me whether I could book the fare in South Africa, and although this may be obvious, pardon my ignorance but would I have to commence my travel from South Africa?
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