Covid-19: Free Status Renewal / Extension
Mar 10, 2020, 10:59 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: San Diego
Programs: Oneworld Emerald, Star Alliance Gold, SkyTeam Elite Plus
Posts: 61
Covid-19: Free Status Renewal / Extension
Received this email after being downgraded a few days ago. Nice to see this was done proactively, having thought about calling in and asking for a while.
Mar 10, 2020, 12:28 pm
#6
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,174
So those who lost platinum for any reason is given 6 months. Those who still have platinum is given 3 months.
I do wonder what this extension means in terms of re-qualification. Do they shift the membership year, meaning flights taken in the beginning of the year now wont be included in the 12/24-month period used for requal?
I do wonder what this extension means in terms of re-qualification. Do they shift the membership year, meaning flights taken in the beginning of the year now wont be included in the 12/24-month period used for requal?
Mar 10, 2020, 1:45 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Programs: QR PC Platinum, TK M&S elite, UA silver, ITA Voltaire Executive (lol), Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,163
Can confirm as well. Got a 3 month extension on plat that was originally supposed to expire in August. Pretty good on them!
Mar 10, 2020, 3:28 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: qr
Posts: 262
Just got an e mail offering a three month extension of my current gold status which does not expire until mid jan 2021 So now extended to mid April 21. Had a click through on the e mail which took you to the usual registration of offers page but then did not tell you it worked - typical QR IT. I repeated process then pop up told me I was already registered . Will check my dashboard app to see. Happy with pro active offer though.
Mar 10, 2020, 6:47 pm
#9
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Here today gone tomorrow
Programs: *G, ow Saph
Posts: 2,865
I'm trying to figure out my situation. As of this week I'm ONE point short of Platinum qualifying (not re-qualifying, I had dropped to Gold last year). My year ends in May and while normally I'd say that should make things simple to make it, there is a lot of uncertainty this year.
Any point in trying to get the Plat before the "one-click" registration? Any chance they'll give me the Plat with 599 instead of 600 Qpoints?
Probably not, and probably no way to know given the randomness of QR systems and the dial-an-answer nature of their customer service.
Any point in trying to get the Plat before the "one-click" registration? Any chance they'll give me the Plat with 599 instead of 600 Qpoints?
Probably not, and probably no way to know given the randomness of QR systems and the dial-an-answer nature of their customer service.
Mar 10, 2020, 6:52 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Here today gone tomorrow
Programs: *G, ow Saph
Posts: 2,865
Also indicative of the usual QR care in developing these promos:
This does appear on your offers page when logged in as
"Limited time only, exclusive offer from us, NaN QMiles"
With a "book by" and "travel by" date of 10-24 March.
This does appear on your offers page when logged in as
"Limited time only, exclusive offer from us, NaN QMiles"
With a "book by" and "travel by" date of 10-24 March.
Mar 10, 2020, 9:55 pm
#14
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Doha, Qatar
Programs: Qatar Airways Privilege Club Platinum; Accor Le Club Platinum
Posts: 1,077
Got the email too. My requalification falls in September so they offered an extension of three months. Clicked on the link and it took me to a blank Qatar Airways page.
Mar 10, 2020, 11:55 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 107
When I login it still shows the previous expiry date (29th Nov 2020) but from the offer email I think that will only update on 1st April ("Change in tier will be completed on 1 April")