Chance of QF points upgrade to Premium Economy (Silver FF only, QF1/2, June 2016)
Sep 3, 2015, 8:32 am
#16
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Can you both afford to pay the actual $ for the seats in premY?
If you bought the seats, at least you know those seats will 99% be yours and that you will earn QF SC from it.
At the least, climb your way to QF SG.
From 250 QF SC to 600, its quite high, so you have to "bite the *ullet" and pay QF a bit more to climb the ladder.
Unless you are happy with PS.
Other option is to make a booking in J and use points + pay to reduce the J fare a bit lower. Still $$$ but at least you then have access to lounges around the world.
I know I odn't make sense most of the time.
If you bought the seats, at least you know those seats will 99% be yours and that you will earn QF SC from it.
At the least, climb your way to QF SG.
From 250 QF SC to 600, its quite high, so you have to "bite the *ullet" and pay QF a bit more to climb the ladder.
Unless you are happy with PS.
Other option is to make a booking in J and use points + pay to reduce the J fare a bit lower. Still $$$ but at least you then have access to lounges around the world.
I know I odn't make sense most of the time.
Sep 3, 2015, 8:54 am
#17
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Can you both afford to pay the actual $ for the seats in premY?
If you bought the seats, at least you know those seats will 99% be yours and that you will earn QF SC from it.
At the least, climb your way to QF SG.
From 250 QF SC to 600, its quite high, so you have to "bite the *ullet" and pay QF a bit more to climb the ladder.
If you bought the seats, at least you know those seats will 99% be yours and that you will earn QF SC from it.
At the least, climb your way to QF SG.
From 250 QF SC to 600, its quite high, so you have to "bite the *ullet" and pay QF a bit more to climb the ladder.
Also, you would require 700 SC's to qualify for SG, then 600 SC's the next year to renew.
Yet you continue to post even after you stated you'd stop..
Sep 3, 2015, 3:57 pm
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Sep 4, 2015, 5:10 am
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Sep 4, 2015, 6:25 am
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Will you still be Silver when the flights are? Since it is determined by your status when the upgrades are processed, not when booked.
PE on CX would be better than Y on QF. How much extra is QF Y+? But I agree with all of the above advice, I would book the cabin you are willing to travel whether that is QF Y, QF upgradeable Y, CX Y+, QF Y+ or otherwise.
EDIT: Apologies completely misread the OP.
PE on CX would be better than Y on QF. How much extra is QF Y+? But I agree with all of the above advice, I would book the cabin you are willing to travel whether that is QF Y, QF upgradeable Y, CX Y+, QF Y+ or otherwise.
EDIT: Apologies completely misread the OP.
Apologies for confusion regarding the flights in question - we're flying into LHR but flying out of FCO so we'd have to connect from FCO to DXB on a codeshare flight without a PE cabin, hence my interest in the chance of upgrading the Dubai to Sydney leg
Feb 13, 2017, 3:10 pm
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Thought I'd update this just in case anyone runs a similar search.
We had a change of plans so ended up flying QF1 SYD-LHR one-way in mid-May on a non-sale economy fare instead (c. $2000 oneway) and we both (Silver QF FFs only) received points upgrades to PE. Stoked! It did sound very much luck of the draw, quite a few people in the PE cabin seemed to be high status FFs who were complaining about missing out on J upgrade.
We had a change of plans so ended up flying QF1 SYD-LHR one-way in mid-May on a non-sale economy fare instead (c. $2000 oneway) and we both (Silver QF FFs only) received points upgrades to PE. Stoked! It did sound very much luck of the draw, quite a few people in the PE cabin seemed to be high status FFs who were complaining about missing out on J upgrade.
Feb 14, 2017, 1:32 pm
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Classic DYKWIA.
Feb 14, 2017, 1:41 pm
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Feb 14, 2017, 4:30 pm
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