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Brad
March 18, 2019
I haven’t seen one flight on Qantas from Los Angeles to Sydney that is redeemable with Alaska Airlines Miles in business class in the next 6 months. It is always mixed cabin (i.e. the domestic leg is in business class but the long-haul isn’t).
Stephen Au
March 19, 2019
Hey Brad,
Thanks for reading. Qantas is generally a difficult airline to book premium cabin award travel on. Availability for 1 is much easier to find, especially within a week or two of departure. However, looking for any sort of award travel within the period of 1-10 months before departure is known as the award ticket black hole.
We would say to keep looking around for flexible dates. The best luck you’ll find is either right before departure (0-2 weeks before the flight) or far in advance (when the schedule is released).
Mbh
March 06, 2022
But what is the best way and place to search? That was all I was hoping to learn from this piece.
Jarrod West
March 07, 2022
Hi Mbh,
When searching for Oneworld award space, I recommend checking the American Airlines, British Airways, and Qantas websites.
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