New Earning Table (esp Partner Airlines)
Mar 27, 2014, 4:47 am
#31
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What's more bizarre is it means someone travelling PER-HKG on CX will earn more SCs for a shorter flight than someone travelling SYD-HKG on CX on the same fare basis.
Mar 27, 2014, 4:50 am
#32
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The whole change seems ill thought out, although I'm even more annoyed at their choice of language.
At the end of the day, I've stopped crediting to QFF so this is in reality unlikely to affect me, although it would have been nice to continue to take advantage of a MASA which also have been terminated.
At the end of the day, I've stopped crediting to QFF so this is in reality unlikely to affect me, although it would have been nice to continue to take advantage of a MASA which also have been terminated.
Mar 27, 2014, 4:53 am
#33
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Overall, it appears to me that if your travelling is predominantly on non-QF/JQ carriers, you will be better of crediting to another programme if you are keen on status.
It appears that changes to points earnings on partner airlines are still to be announced, based on the comments on the partner airlines SC earnings page:
I can't find any references to SC/points earnings on EK. Partner Airlines only refers to OW carriers, plus Fiji Airways. I probably have paid insufficient attention to it, but can you see anything?
It appears that changes to points earnings on partner airlines are still to be announced, based on the comments on the partner airlines SC earnings page:
I can't find any references to SC/points earnings on EK. Partner Airlines only refers to OW carriers, plus Fiji Airways. I probably have paid insufficient attention to it, but can you see anything?
Mar 27, 2014, 5:13 am
#34
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Another step closer to QF withdrawing from OW.
More to the point, it shows QF has given up on competing with partners such as CX on HKG-SYD. QF know they have a substandard product and just can't figure out how to meet the competition.
More to the point, it shows QF has given up on competing with partners such as CX on HKG-SYD. QF know they have a substandard product and just can't figure out how to meet the competition.
Last edited by og; Mar 27, 2014 at 5:22 am
Mar 27, 2014, 5:19 am
#35
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My feeling too. It really is a death of 1000 cuts though.
For those of you reading this thread who are affected by the changes, do make sure you write into QF and state your dissatisfaction. I would also encourage those who are able to sign up to AA, CX or BA's programmes and credit to those instead should you still need to fly QF domestically.
For those of you reading this thread who are affected by the changes, do make sure you write into QF and state your dissatisfaction. I would also encourage those who are able to sign up to AA, CX or BA's programmes and credit to those instead should you still need to fly QF domestically.
Mar 27, 2014, 5:20 am
#36
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Points earn for all other carriers including EK to follow.
Mar 27, 2014, 5:25 am
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My feeling too. It really is a death of 1000 cuts though.
For those of you reading this thread who are affected by the changes, do make sure you write into QF and state your dissatisfaction. I would also encourage those who are able to sign up to AA, CX or BA's programmes and credit to those instead should you still need to fly QF domestically.
For those of you reading this thread who are affected by the changes, do make sure you write into QF and state your dissatisfaction. I would also encourage those who are able to sign up to AA, CX or BA's programmes and credit to those instead should you still need to fly QF domestically.
Mar 27, 2014, 5:33 am
#39
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Or better still, don't support Qantas. If Qantas was to lose money due to the change then it may figure it made a mistake. If all that happens is that some people whine about it but continue to fly on Qantas, then those deciding on the changes will likely be quite happy
Life is definitely greener on the other side.
Mar 27, 2014, 6:00 am
#42
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It looks like the Points and SC earnings tables were drafted on the back of an envelope by someone in a pub on Friday night. There was probably every intent on taking it into the office and making it into something logical and understandable, but it fell into the hands of the web people and they took it from there. Even the quality of the text looks second rate (at least on my iPad).
Mar 27, 2014, 6:07 am
#43
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It looks like the Points and SC earnings tables were drafted on the back of an envelope by someone in a pub on Friday night. There was probably every intent on taking it into the office and making it into something logical and understandable, but it fell into the hands of the web people and they took it from there. Even the quality of the text looks second rate (at least on my iPad).
In respect to the text, don't worry, it looks as bad in other browsers as it does on your iPad. Overall this appears to be rushed.
Are they deliberately trying to alienate as many as possible and also change the QF Sale Act so that QF can actually properly fall in the hands of someone else? Whilst I am not necessarily against this happening, I would also have thought that doing so in a position of power was more rational than doing it from a position of weakness.
Thankfully I no longer own QF shares except those contained within my super funds.
Mar 27, 2014, 7:19 am
#45
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It takes on the sad current reality of public discourse - if you say it enough, it must be true!