[Rae]

Hi guys,

I've read through a few posts about this as I look after a group of 4 guys in a band who have been recording all year and not flying anywhere. This is all about to change as they start touring again.

Last year they earnt about 1000 SC's and maintained Gold and this year it's currently at 150SC's, with another 230 before their account resets on October 31.

So my question to you, is do I call Qantas and explain that whilst they didn't maintain it this year, they definitely will the following year, or do I need to wait until the guys actually receive contact from Qantas first?

[aubs]

So 380SCs before y/e.
If you are lucky you will get an email from Qantas around end-Sep stating that it appears you may not requal and ask for all the flights you are planning on making in the next 12 months (helps if you have bookings in the system)
If you are really really lucky you may just get extended around two months out

Note. They appear to have been a bit more stingy on auto-renewals / letters more recently.

[Rae]

We've got about 200SC's worth of paid bookings in the system right now, but nothing past the Oct 31 date. Plenty of travel planned though, but we prefer waiting until the dates get a little closer before booking in case things change.

[turbo]

Originally Posted by aubs

Note. They appear to have been a bit more stingy on auto-renewals / letters more recently.

On this i had my SC reassessment on 31 Jul and was about 70 short of silver but would easily have met that requirement in the month - 6 weeks after my reassessment date. I emailed the FF guys at QF and they didn't want to know. Said i had to earn exactly the right number of SC's to qualify. I have paid QP membership and only really wanted silver to get a complimentary pass for a relative but they obviously weren't prepared to be flexible, or extend my reassessment date.

[straitman]

Originally Posted by turbo

On this i had my SC reassessment on 31 Jul and was about 70 short of silver but would easily have met that requirement in the month - 6 weeks after my reassessment date. I emailed the FF guys at QF and they didn't want to know. Said i had to earn exactly the right number of SC's to qualify. I have paid QP membership and only really wanted silver to get a complimentary pass for a relative but they obviously weren't prepared to be flexible, or extend my reassessment date.

.... and the other extreme, I had my WP renewed last year with only 270SC

[turbo]

yes, i can see it happens at times, but i'm guessing you have provided them a bit more revenue over the years than me at the end of my first year, all in discount Y so they'd be more likely to give you the benefit of the doubt.

[Mal]

From the anecdotal evidence I'm seeing at the moment, I believe Qantas still gives the benefit of the doubt to first time non-eligibles (as long as you have flown 4 Qantas segments in your year).

Second time and beyond seems to be against current Qantas renewal patterns - so if you fit into this category, watch out!

(Note these changes only seem to have been implemented in the last few months)

[NM]

Originally Posted by straitman

.... and the other extreme, I had my WP renewed last year with only 270SC

not as extreme as some

[vt01]

I'm due for assessment at the end of August. Sitting on 260 SC's so well sort of the 1200 required for WP renewal. So far, no please explain letter or renewal package. Maybe QF don't think it's even worth sending out a please explain letter and I'll just drop to SG.
Time will tell..

[Rae]

Originally Posted by vt01

I'm due for assessment at the end of August. Sitting on 260 SC's so well sort of the 1200 required for WP renewal. So far, no please explain letter or renewal package. Maybe QF don't think it's even worth sending out a please explain letter and I'll just drop to SG.
Time will tell..

I'm surprised you haven't had a letter from them being that it's so close! Let us know what happens with it.