Status credits
#17
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BNE
Programs: QF, KLM, BA
Posts: 446
An eligable QF flight is a flight where you are booked on a Qantas or jetstar flight number and is eligable to earn points
Any SCs you earn up to 31 August will be lost when membership year is reset
I would suggest that if you want status that you join the AA AAdvantage FF scheme sign up for the AA Platinum Challenge ( $250 sign up fee ) since a r/t BNE-ABZ on BA flight numbers will be enough to earn Platinum status ( OW Sapphire c.f. QF Gold status ) until 28 Feb 2015.
Any SCs you earn up to 31 August will be lost when membership year is reset
I would suggest that if you want status that you join the AA AAdvantage FF scheme sign up for the AA Platinum Challenge ( $250 sign up fee ) since a r/t BNE-ABZ on BA flight numbers will be enough to earn Platinum status ( OW Sapphire c.f. QF Gold status ) until 28 Feb 2015.
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
From what I've read on the QFF site, you need to fly 4 eligible Qantas or Jetstar flights per year. My question is: What constitutes an "eligible" flight as opposed to an ineligible one?
My second question is: Any status credits I'll earn on my BA flight will really only be valid until the 31st August, and even then, I'd have to have flown 4 times with Qantas by then anyway. Is that correct?
My second question is: Any status credits I'll earn on my BA flight will really only be valid until the 31st August, and even then, I'd have to have flown 4 times with Qantas by then anyway. Is that correct?
#19
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BNE
Programs: QF, KLM, BA
Posts: 446
The tickets are:
BNE-SYD on QF ticketed BA Y
SYD-SIN on BA ticketed BA T
SIN-LHR on BA ticketed BA T
LHR-ABZ on BA ticketed BA J (although I think it's an economy only flight, so go figure)
On return it's ticketed as:
ABZ-LHR on BA ticketed BA J
LHR-SYD on BA ticketed BA T
SYD-BNE on QF ticketed BA Y
It's not a big deal anyway. Even if BA ticketed flights alone were enough to qualify, it would only apply for 20 days after I got back anyway.
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
You would earn 380 SC's from that trip by my calcs.
20+60+80+40 + 40+120+20
BA books domestic connections in to J for WT+ bookings. You would earn Business SC's on Qantas.
#21
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,433
I booked through BA as WT+
The tickets are:
BNE-SYD on QF ticketed BA Y
SYD-SIN on BA ticketed BA T
SIN-LHR on BA ticketed BA T
LHR-ABZ on BA ticketed BA J (although I think it's an economy only flight, so go figure)
On return it's ticketed as:
ABZ-LHR on BA ticketed BA J
LHR-SYD on BA ticketed BA T
SYD-BNE on QF ticketed BA Y
It's not a big deal anyway. Even if BA ticketed flights alone were enough to qualify, it would only apply for 20 days after I got back anyway.
The tickets are:
BNE-SYD on QF ticketed BA Y
SYD-SIN on BA ticketed BA T
SIN-LHR on BA ticketed BA T
LHR-ABZ on BA ticketed BA J (although I think it's an economy only flight, so go figure)
On return it's ticketed as:
ABZ-LHR on BA ticketed BA J
LHR-SYD on BA ticketed BA T
SYD-BNE on QF ticketed BA Y
It's not a big deal anyway. Even if BA ticketed flights alone were enough to qualify, it would only apply for 20 days after I got back anyway.
Having J class domestically does have value since it does allow seat selection in advance for free plus does give lounge access before that flight