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  1. ChrisFlyer

    QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic Reward seats?

    Called the other day for a simple release of MEL-BNE in Y. Went the 'request' path because I didn't particularly fancy having to choose between a 6am departure on a Saturday morning (which did have a reward seat) or paying circa $350 cash one-way for a more desirable flight later that morning...
  2. ChrisFlyer

    Is there a need for a new Oneworld tier above Emerald?

    Yeah, I can't see oneworld going out of its way to create a tier above Emerald to grant access to lounges that are specifically excluded from all oneworld agreements anyway, like Concorde Room. If the airlines wanted to, they could strike bilateral agreements for access to those lounges and for...
  3. ChrisFlyer

    Fare/Upgrade/Status Visibility

    For the domestic lounges, when the computer is in the mode for admitting passengers, a scan of an eligible boarding pass adds your name flight and seat number to the top of the scanned list. Not sure if status appears alongside that, but the scan is more about a 'yes/no' for lounge access, and...
  4. ChrisFlyer

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    I have this set up, and last time I was considering cancelling, the rep literally said this is why they couldn't offer a retention bonus (being grandfathered on an annual fee discount and with the Reserve having the travel credit). Can't say that's not fair. 🤣
  5. ChrisFlyer

    UA lounge access with VA gold?

    It's not correct that access for Velocity members is only at origin airports. The rules are: "Velocity Gold, Platinum, and VIP members can visit United Club locations and United Club Fly at departure airports. You will need a same-day boarding pass for an international United or Virgin...
  6. ChrisFlyer

    Qantas Points Club Discussion

    FYI for Points Club members, I'm noticing reward flights now posting as 0 SC on the day of travel, but being automatically updated the next day to reflect the correct Points Club SC earned (at which time, the eligible sector also comes through). Had one yesterday and figured I'd have to contact...
  7. ChrisFlyer

    Los Angeles International Airport Is Renaming Its Terminals And Gates

    No issues checking in at Flagship First for a flight from the T5 nest this past week.
  8. ChrisFlyer

    How to change your seat on an AA flight bought on Qantas.com (Advice)

    I've found that you can download the AA app and access your booking by ticket number (just remove the hyphen and ensure the last digit is there if you copy-paste from the Qantas eticket). If you don't see the ticket number option, try typing the Qantas PNR (which will make it fail), then the...
  9. ChrisFlyer

    How to book Velocity Amex free flight?

    It books as a return flight where you don't pay anything, rather than a credit. You can only book for the one person and you can't seem to book on behalf of others (it failed for me in the past when even trying to change the passenger name). No points or status credits on any of the flights I've...
  10. ChrisFlyer

    United Airlines new Virgin Australia/Velocity Partner

    It looks like VA has also added more destinations for UA reward seats to the website. Frustratingly, when it first came about, you couldn't search LAX-SFO as a reward route, because when you'd selected one city, the other would disappear. Now you can actually search it. If there are still...
  11. ChrisFlyer

    Issue with Qantas earn rate

    Have you had a refund from Qantas lately (about $213 or so)? Usually the refund only reverses the base points earned (1.25/$1), but doesn't directly reverse the separate Qantas bonus (1/$1). Instead, when you next spend with Qantas, you just earn fewer points to reflect the amount of bonus...
  12. ChrisFlyer

    New Amex redemption rates for SQ/EK; adding transfers to QR/HA

    Yeah, with Citi, Qatar is only available for Prestige cardholders.
  13. ChrisFlyer

    Changes to Virgin Australia Lounge Terms

    I'm not sure what the previous guest policy was with partner airline status, but there's no change with Amex Platinum. The guest has always needed to be travelling - and in fact, the guest even needs to be travelling on the exact same flight as the Amex Plat cardholder. This has been in the Plat...
  14. ChrisFlyer

    Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

    You have to pay with Amex on an FHR booking, but it can be any Amex. Helpful when I had a Four Seasons offer on a different card, so booked through FHR, pay later at hotel, and gave them that different Amex card. Worked like a charm.
  15. ChrisFlyer

    Credit Limit Downgrade

    $2000 on mine as well, but I've had it for a while and applied for it as part of the Plat Charge. Though if I go to the 'change credit limit' page, the minimum new limit I can request on that card is $3000, even though you can normally apply for a higher limit in $100 increments. Looks like the...
  16. ChrisFlyer

    Velocity business model

    Billions. Last financial year, QFF issued 175 billion new points, and members redeemed 155 billion points. Velocity is a smaller program and its parent carrier (VA) has roughly half the market share of Qantas, so it'd be reasonable to assume that the volume of points sold would be half of QFF or...
  17. ChrisFlyer

    Amex Platinum - no longer worth it?

    I have a similar thing, where I'm on the 'Professionals' Plat Charge Card ($1,200/yr). You have to apply through the Member Advantage portal, if I'm not mistaken (which you'll have access to, if you're a member of an eligible professional association or group). It's a bit annoying though...
  18. ChrisFlyer

    New Amex statement credits

    No Qantas offer on any of mine, and only got the Hilton offer on my Plat Charge and Plat AC - none of the credit cards.
  19. ChrisFlyer

    Air Canada Seat Selection

    I also had this issue recently and just messaged them my booking details via social media along with the seats that I wanted (after checking they were free via ExpertFlyer), and heard back from them very quickly with confirmation. Easy!
  20. ChrisFlyer

    Add QF Status to AA Booking?

    I've seen VA "BusinessFirst" thrown around a bit, too...
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