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Old 19th September 2005, 06:57 PM
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Simple and easy question re Status points

Hi all,

First, thanks for a great site and some very helpful info. It's always a pleasure to read the postings here.

Just a quick question - I'm not the biggest fan of flying (a bugger in my current job, with some 300+ offices around Oz), and spent many months re-scheduling meetings to places within driving distance! However, late last year, I bit the bullet, and started flying again - I've got to say, made easier by the medicinal G&Ts at QC beforehand!

Indeed, have just seen that I need 20 SC points by the end of the month to attain Silver. While I'm sure this is not a huge deal for most of you folks, it's kind of a big (stoopid) thing for me, esp. as most of my existing SCs have come from big discount tickets, and the past year has seen lots of flying.

Anyway, I'm just wondering if someone can tell me what happens if I don't make those 20 SCs by end of the month? I've got a stack more travel in October & November scheduled - well over 20 SCs! - but if I don't meet the end of month deadline, do I have to start from scratch?!

Thanks in advance - what a ramble of a question!

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Old 19th September 2005, 07:14 PM
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Firstly, welcome.

If you were already Silver, you would (likely) be able to keep it. However, judging by your flight history, I'm assuming you're currently bronze, and therefore you'll still be bronze after your anniversary date.

I'd suggest you get those 20 status credits you'll need. A return trip between any two captial cities should achieve this on even the cheapest fares.
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Old 19th September 2005, 08:19 PM
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Thanks Damien. As I said, it's a silly quest, but Silver will sort of ratify all the flights I've done, and prove to me that the bloody things don't fall out of the sky!

Just to be clear - if I don't make the 20 SCs I need for silver (by month's end), do I fall back to standard Bronze - and losing all the SCs I've earnt over the past year?
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Old 19th September 2005, 08:40 PM
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They reset the SC that will be used to calculate if you have made it to Silver in the 12 month period. In one month's time, the SC tally will be reset back to the full amount required to achieve Silver. On your FF Account Summary it will read like

Additional Status credits required by 31 Aug 2006 to attain Silver: 350

The SC do still count towards life time recgnition so technically they are not "lost".

Better get on and book the cheapest shorthaul flight you can find!
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Old 20th September 2005, 02:04 AM
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Re: Simple and easy question re Status points

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Indeed, have just seen that I need 20 SC points by the end of the month to attain Silver. While I'm sure this is not a huge deal for most of you folks, it's kind of a big (stoopid) thing for me, esp. as most of my existing SCs have come from big discount tickets, and the past year has seen lots of flying.
There are a lot of young kids around Australia looking up at all those Qantas planes in the sky and wondering when it will be their turn to achieve their life long dream of QFF silver status flying in cattle class.

If it wasn't for us plebs there wouldn't be much for the scums and the w@nkers to complain about.

But then again they could just complain about sky beds, wines, champagne, free upgrades.....................................

:P :P
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Old 20th September 2005, 09:58 AM
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But then again they could just complain about sky beds, wines, champagne, free upgrades.....................................

:P :P
You forgot the most important one ... the quality of the scotch in the First Class lounges :P .
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Old 20th September 2005, 10:39 AM
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... If it wasn't for us plebs there wouldn't be much for the scums and the w@nkers to complain about. ...
There are a couple of tangible benefit when PS (that are not really published by Qantas).

One is that that you get access to T class for award flights. Another is that you can alter dates and times of award flights without incurring the 2½k "revalidation" fee. ....EDIT: No access to T bucket for award bookings~

Another one is preallocation access to the "premium" economy seats on international flights; these are normally those in the first several rows of the back cabin that show up on check my trip as all taken.

This is in addition to the published privileges which include: 25% points bonus, One complimentary QP invitation, Check in at Qantas Club / Business counters, Extra 10kg on International flights or one extra piece on USA and Domestic Oz flights, etc. .

If you are not a QP member, some of these may be significant.
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Old 20th September 2005, 10:56 AM
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Yes, the benefits of having QC Silver is much, much better than having QC Bronze for another year...as serfty pointed out.
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Old 20th September 2005, 11:50 AM
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Re: Simple and easy question re Status points

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One is that that you get access to T class for award flights.
Certainly agree with nearly everything you wrote serfty. But are you sure about this one? I thought T class only opened up for Gold and higher.

For what it's worth, before I discovered AA's FF scheme, I always celebrated requalifying QF Silver. It's not nothing, even though the tangible benefits for me over QP membership were not much.
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Old 20th September 2005, 12:50 PM
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Re: Simple and easy question re Status points

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There are a couple of tangible benefit when PS (that are not really published by Qantas).

One is that that you get access to T class for award flights. Another is that you can alter dates and times of award flights without incurring the 2½k "revalidation" fee.

Another one is preallocation access to the "premium" economy seats on international flights; these are normally those in the first several rows of the back cabin that show up on check my trip as all taken.

This is in addition to the published privileges which include: 25% points bonus, One complimentary QP invitation, Check in at Qantas Club / Business counters, Extra 10kg on International flights or one extra piece on USA and Domestic Oz flights, etc. .

If you are not a QP member, some of these may be significant.
For me most of those are very important.

I always seem to have an aisle seat in the first couple of rows in cattle class on international flights.

By the way I still haven't used my complimentary invitation to the pub. How much do they sell for on e-bay?

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