Status & Redundancy
May 2, 2017, 5:54 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: Qantas Gold; BA Silver; Virgin Australia Platinum; Virgin Atlantic Gold
Posts: 336
Status & Redundancy
I lost my job by redundancy at end November just after achieving Platinum status. What is the chance that Qatar would extend the life of my Qcredits or my status? If you think there is a chance how should I contact them?
May 2, 2017, 6:03 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Frankfurt
Programs: QR Platinum
Posts: 256
I cannot imagine however that QR will do anything like you suggested. On which basis should they do that? They have rules for their FFP. Anything else is not their business.
May 2, 2017, 6:12 am
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: Qantas Gold; BA Silver; Virgin Australia Platinum; Virgin Atlantic Gold
Posts: 336
I'm not saying they 'should' do that. I'm just wondering if they might. Many airlines pause status for maternity leave even if their ts & cs don't require it.
May 2, 2017, 6:29 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Frankfurt
Programs: QR Platinum
Posts: 256
But have a try!
May 3, 2017, 2:33 am
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: Qantas Gold; BA Silver; Virgin Australia Platinum; Virgin Atlantic Gold
Posts: 336
I now consider my switch of allegiance from BAEC to QRPC as a mistake. QR may have a cheaper and better hard product and cabin crew but BA know how to keep customers loyal!
May 3, 2017, 2:47 am
#7
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,949
QRPC will consider the request, dependent on the number of flights you have flown.
If you qualified for Platinum with ease, and finished the year with 3 or 4 times as many flights needed, QR will consider the request and may even do you a favour.
Good luck
M
May 3, 2017, 2:50 am
#8
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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May 3, 2017, 3:03 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
Aren't you confusing BA and BAEC? It is perfectly possible to continue flying QR while retaining BAEC - I've been doing it for the past four years.
May 3, 2017, 3:49 am
#10
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Lisboa, PT
Programs: QRPC Silver, BA Silver
Posts: 243
Sam
Really sorry to hear about your circumstances. I hope something will be forthcoming in the very near future for you!
As MSM suggests, QR are not totally inflexible... especially as a platinum member you have proven your worth and loyalty. On your qr dashboard you have a priority services contact email - I would email them here initially and explain your situation.
Good Luck.
Really sorry to hear about your circumstances. I hope something will be forthcoming in the very near future for you!
As MSM suggests, QR are not totally inflexible... especially as a platinum member you have proven your worth and loyalty. On your qr dashboard you have a priority services contact email - I would email them here initially and explain your situation.
Good Luck.
May 3, 2017, 5:12 am
#11
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Not confused. I switch my OW FFP because I was flying almost exclusively with QR for 12 months and likely to redeem exclusively with QR. It meant I earned more bonus points and had better access to redemption availability.
May 3, 2017, 10:38 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,757
1) Cheaper hard product; 2) Better hard product; 3) Better cabin crew...???? I don't know about you, Sam, but those three things are exactly what turned me into a loyal QR customer!! (Or did I miss the sarcasm....?)
May 3, 2017, 12:49 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Melia Gold, Shangri-La Jade, BA Amex PP, Iberia+, Nandos Card
Posts: 1,523
Also - cheaper hard product? Not from LON!
May 4, 2017, 12:55 am
#14
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
Again, while BA doesn't currently see much of my business BAEC is a fairly decent FFP. Mrs PtF and I are both more than half-way to Lifetime Gold, our HHA (Household Account) consists of three Gold and four Silver members, and the ability to pool Avios from all OW airlines makes it a no-brainer for us to stick with BAEC - no matter how much business we give to QR.
What happens if the OP takes his business away from QR? Is he going to change FFP again?
May 5, 2017, 8:03 am
#15
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Precisely my point!
Again, while BA doesn't currently see much of my business BAEC is a fairly decent FFP. Mrs PtF and I are both more than half-way to Lifetime Gold, our HHA (Household Account) consists of three Gold and four Silver members, and the ability to pool Avios from all OW airlines makes it a no-brainer for us to stick with BAEC - no matter how much business we give to QR.
What happens if the OP takes his business away from QR? Is he going to change FFP again?
Again, while BA doesn't currently see much of my business BAEC is a fairly decent FFP. Mrs PtF and I are both more than half-way to Lifetime Gold, our HHA (Household Account) consists of three Gold and four Silver members, and the ability to pool Avios from all OW airlines makes it a no-brainer for us to stick with BAEC - no matter how much business we give to QR.
What happens if the OP takes his business away from QR? Is he going to change FFP again?
I switched my FFP to Qatar and, had this served me well, it would have also resulted in me retaining more of my flying with Qatar. I will switch back to BAEC because I am not impressed with QRPC.
As it turns out, BA now have revenue sharing with Qatar, the choice between flying Qatar and BA makes little difference to either of them.