Originally Posted by
thadocta
How come, whenever I respond to a whinge stating that airline XX only gives YY% earn on QFF, stating that it is XX airline that sets the rate (based on what they will pay QF in commission via points), everyone shoots me down in flames, saying that it is the fault of QFF being a dodgy program. In short, it isn't the fault of airline XX, it is QF that is being stingy, since they are the ones providing the points in return for the commission they receive from airline XX and my patronage on them.
How it is decided exactly what the rates are going to be is quite a different question to who is providing the agreed points
Whether QF told/asked BA not to give 100% or BA is choosing to change, it is BA that is providing the points and it is that element that is covered by the QFF T&Cs . For this element I think that they are covered by the provision on the change by a 3rd party
Even if it is QF that told BA that they will not sell them more than 25% for flights, that is a business agreement between BA and QF and not part of the QFF T&Cs
Yes, QF could be the cause of the change to BA's earning offering, but that cause is not something that I can see covered by the T&Cs
The best I can see is that if someone thinks that they have a case for a pre-existing booking on BA, would be to try taking it to court and seeing if a court would agree that the 6 months provision should prevail