Making Platinum outside June Window
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Has this happened to any others as well - ie. getting plat extended one more year without asking?
Yes it has been reported on AFF a number of times. One of them a good friend of mine got comped Platinum status 2 years straight without the required amount of travel.
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In 2005 I had my platinum extended with virtually no status credits and without asking - they did it approx 3 months before the expiration...and in 2006 I did ask for a one year extension and got it...but they did warn me this would never be done again...
Has this happened to any others as well - ie. getting plat extended one more year without asking?
Yes, happened to me in a year of almost no flying.
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Re: Making Platinum outside June Window
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Originally Posted by macro_man
Hi all, sorry if this has been answered before (couldn't find it on search). I have earned about 1600 status credits since November last year (i.e. within a 12 month period) but unfortunately a lot of credits expired this June before I hit the 1400 mark. I have since made enough flights to get over 1400. How strict is Qantas in enforcing this? Will they give Platinum to me anyway if i ask given i have flown a lot with them and earned enough credits within the last 12 months?
Any help greatly appreciated!
Write to them outling your future travel plans and they could well be generous!!
Write to them outling your future travel plans and they could well be generous!!
Extension of status when ,missing is not that rare, but I do not know of anyone being elevated in status without the requisite points. almost anything is possible, but this is not something I would put even a $1 bet on
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Re: Making Platinum outside June Window
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
Extension of status when ,missing is not that rare, but I do not know of anyone being elevated in status without the requisite points. almost anything is possible, but this is not something I would put even a $1 bet on
Dave
Dave,
I know of people who organise high end travel, one in particular for the largest business in town and they seem to get on a list and stay in hock with mobs such as QANTAS and high end hotel chains. Its not only a case of who you know - but how they know you!
I used to work for a CL guy - and the generosity flowed from the airlines - because he directed many millions of bucks their way. If you are within his sphere of influence, the same may happen. You just dont know where you are on the pecking order.
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Re: Making Platinum outside June Window
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Originally Posted by Sprucegoose
Dave,
I know of people who organise high end travel, one in particular for the largest business in town and they seem to get on a list and stay in hock with mobs such as QANTAS and high end hotel chains. Its not only a case of who you know - but how they know you!
I used to work for a CL guy - and the generosity flowed from the airlines - because he directed many millions of bucks their way. If you are within his sphere of influence, the same may happen. You just dont know where you are on the pecking order.
cheers SPRUCE
CL is a different matter altogether. A CL member cannot have their FF status upgraded since it includes Platinum FF status. Its common for a CL member to have their Platinum FF status maintained even if they do not requalify via the 1200 SC earning threshold. And its been commonly reported that regular FF members have had their current status maintained without attaining the published threshold (I am one who has personal experience of this).
The discussion is about people being bumped up to the next highest FF status level when they are short of the published threshold and I concur with Dave's comment and note that I have never heard of it happening.
So are you suggesting these people you know have had their regular FF status (not CL membership) bumped to a higher status level without reaching the published threshold?
The discussion is about people being bumped up to the next highest FF status level when they are short of the published threshold and I concur with Dave's comment and note that I have never heard of it happening.
I have not heard of anyone being bumped up to Gold or Platinum status without the necessary SCs.
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