Elite Status with QF
Jun 30, 2018, 8:00 pm
#16
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Jun 30, 2018, 8:13 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: NZ Airpoints GE, Qantas Platinum, Accor Diamond, Hilton Diamond
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Just be aware that being UK-based you may struggle in future years to fly the four QF/JQ/3K sectors annually as a pre-condition to climbing the status ladder given a JQ short haul flight has the same qualification as a long haul J-class flight.
Jun 30, 2018, 10:05 pm
#18
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My partner on the other hand has EK Skywards. I haven't flown with EK before but having QF FF opens the flexibility of earning QF Points and SC but due to the QF-EK Alliance; just gotta make sure I get flights with EK under the QF code I believe?
- Flying a QF marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns QF SC's & QF points
- Flying a EK marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns QF points
- Flying a QF marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns BA avios (unsure about TP's--> details in the BAEC web site & thread in the BA forum)
As several posts above SC's are reset to zero at the start of your membership year. The climb to status requalification/qualification starts again.
Jul 1, 2018, 5:49 am
#19
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Yes, I have read the T&Cs . With our travel plans in the future, this will be easily attained. Have another QF and 3K flight planned for next year.
Jul 1, 2018, 5:51 am
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: South East England
Programs: BAEC Gold, AF-KL Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Silver
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- Flying a QF marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns QF SC's & QF points
- Flying a EK marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns QF points
- Flying a QF marketed (flight number) on a EK operated aircraft earns BA avios (unsure about TP's--> details in the BAEC web site & thread in the BA forum)
As several posts above SC's are reset to zero at the start of your membership year. The climb to status requalification/qualification starts again.
Yes I am aware. Retaining Silver with QF will require 250 SCs and retaining Gold will need 600 SC. Thank you for clarifying
Last edited by J343; Jul 1, 2018 at 6:00 am
Jul 1, 2018, 4:57 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: mostly MEL
Programs: QF WP LTG, HHonors Diamond, NZ Gold
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Just be aware of the fare-bundles required on all Jetstar-marketed flights required in order to earn QF SCs and Points. Also note: QF Status is not generally recognized on Jetstar services.
Regards,
BD
Jul 1, 2018, 5:46 pm
#22
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https://www.qantas.com/fflyer/dyn/fl...as-and-jetstar
~ Qantas Points are earned on Jetstar New Zealand Domestic Flights booked on all Starter Fares.
If you are travelling on a domestic Jetstar flight within New Zealand that connects to an international Jetstar flight, you will not earn Qantas Points or Status Credits unless you purchase an Economy Starter Plus, Economy Starter Max or Business Max fare with Jetstar.
Jul 2, 2018, 4:18 am
#23
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As I said, I am taking enough flights with BA to maintain my Silver status irrespective of signing up with QF FF. ...
... Me and my partner want to have flexibility when we travel, hemce having elite status from 2 airlines might be a good idea for us. Yes, QF has good earn rate and bad burn rate but what we really are after are the travel benefits.
... Me and my partner want to have flexibility when we travel, hemce having elite status from 2 airlines might be a good idea for us. Yes, QF has good earn rate and bad burn rate but what we really are after are the travel benefits.
If your thinking is still that you will still keep your BA Silver while getting QF Gold, then I would again ask what the point of this is. If you hold BA Silver, you get very few additional benefits from being either QF Silver or QF Gold. I don't really understand what "flexibility" you think you'll benefit from if you have QF status in addition to BA status, given that they're both in oneworld so you will be treated similarly whether you're one or the other.
Moreover, if you're flying enough to have BA Silver and QF Gold concurrently, you might be able to try to earn BA Gold (OW Emerald); now that would open up another layer of travel benefits (both when flying on BA and when flying on QF).
I'm concurrently BA Gold and QF Silver, and frankly the QF Silver is currently pretty much worthless to me, even though I am still flying to Oz/NZ from time to time. I think that the QF Silver would only really be useful again if QF were to leave oneworld. I think it'll be worth you thinking about all of the options and what you'd really be getting out of holding two concurrent higher-tier memberships.
Jul 5, 2018, 5:47 pm
#24
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
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Indeed. I get treated better on QF as a BA Emerald than I did when I was a WP. BA treated me better when I was a QF WP than I do now as a GGL...
Jul 5, 2018, 7:28 pm
#25
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: country Western Australia
Programs: QF SG(LTS) - AA LTG(1MM)
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Perhaps one consideration is that with QFF status (SG/WP) you get into QFF lounges (assuming they are open) before JQ and 3K flights. And Max bundle earning with QFF status is "rather better" than corresponding QF flights. (I wonder why 3K no longer fly PER-SIN direct? Though the QF A330 is far better plane/seating than 3K A320s).
Happy wandering
Fred
Happy wandering
Fred