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The Qatar investment probably doesn't help with the joining of an alliance. As well as QR being in OW, within OW they own 25% of IAG (BA and IB), 10% of Cathay an 49% of Rwandair (rumoured as a potential OW member). They'd have to either Be happy for VA to join one of the other alliances...

Even less incentive to credit anything to Velocity now: If most flights are international, it makes sense to credit to a OW / ST / *A program where they count for more Zero interest in getting a direct earn credit card which locks you into any one airline given they all continually tweak their...

I'm not sure what the definition of 'ego' flights is, but as a regular on SYD-SCL it is always packed to the rafters. To a mere passenger who is not in QF's scheduling or fleet department, abandoning that to add one or two weekly frequencies to somewhere like JNB would make no sense.

Yeah I was thinking more of rail companies that connect to multiple alliance hubs like DB does for Star (FRA and MUC) and Eurostar will for SkyTeam (AMS, CDG, LHR). The only ones I could think of that would achieve that for OW would be Japan Rail Group for the JL hubs or Amtrak in the US. Does...

Star has had Deutsche Bahn as an intermodal partner for some years now, natural given where the LH group hubs are all located (https://www.staralliance.com/en/intermodal-travel) Eurostar makes sense for Skyteam given the LHR-CDG-AMS hub triangle which VS, AF and KL form. OW's European hubs are...

There are hundreds of people on every flight and your loyalty status is only one factor an airline can use to determine their priority of service (cabin class and fare class being the main ones) when flights run to schedule, let alone in IRROPS. Making assumptions about the value of your status...

Statute of limitations = until it's convenient / necessary to fly them again. For me, that's United. Every time I now fly them - because they are the cheapest / most direct / not operating a 737MAX - they reinforce their "Only When There's No Other Option" status.

The cash for me: 1. QFF points are not a 'currency', they are a loyalty counter whose value, use and availability is at the discretion of people within QFF Loyalty looking to maximise the value to Qantas Group of their most profitable division 2. Related to the above, the $4 million in cash...

I can understand your frustration but yes it often happens on codeshares. Recent examples here of BA not crediting anything for BA codeshares operated by oneworld partners...

To the OP, codeshare flights are often pot luck, even in the FF program of the ticketing carrier. TK's own site says "Accrual Miles from codeshare flights depend on the accrual Miles ratio of the operating carriers." They may not even credit for your fare bucket on MH codeshares. Given the...

These are just the same as the regular ones available on the public Amex website? https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/business/charteredaccountants/?AFFID=MS_CA&sourcecode=A0000FXN0Y&cpid=100486689&pid=partnerize&veid=1100lzxj7xWG_1011l83143

QF555 BNE-SYD on Tuesday night was operated by an A330, when I booked a few weeks ago and put in for a points upgrade, it was instantly granted and the points deducted. It was nice to be able to turn left on a short domestic flight.

Thanks for this. This might explain why the AFF site now seems to have so many ads / cookies / trackers that it sends my laptop into fan overdrive if I spend more than a few minutes on it, unlike any other website I visit...

When you get off the flight in LAX to collect your luggage, your luggage will not be on the luggage belt - the handlers put all the first class baggage off to one side of the belt and you pick it up directly from them, as I discovered after my upgrade to First last month. Enjoy the First...

Sad to see the end of what should have been a great premium payment service. Remember getting my first corporate DC as a newly graduated employee in the 90's and because of wide acceptance receiving thousands of Ansett Australia Global Rewards points (Ansett's auditing of points wasn't that...

The program rules are the program rules, you need 1,200 SC to requalify for Platinum. If Qantas grants a renewal to someone ending their membership year at 1,195, shouldn't they grant that to everyone who ends on 1,195? And if they do that, shouldn't they amend the program rules to state that...

To the OP, if QF gifts those who fall short, what compensation do you think should be offered to those who have gone out of their way to ensure they have accumulated the 1200 SC to requalify in accordance with the published terms of the program?

HSBC Premier card (if you are eligible) offers a $25 statement credit after each $4,000 of spend, effectively $0.00625 per dollar spent, without having to worry about getting and redeeming gift cards.

According to the LATAM site - Enjoy the benefits of flying with Delta Air Lines | LATAM Pass - you should. Does not look like lounge access in Las Vegas is available. It doesn't read like it is just for codeshare flights.

Rather than calling a call centre, I'd use the upgrade calculator which Qantas provides on their website - https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/calculators.html#/upgrade - for one way BNE-SIN, for each passenger: - If you bought full fare economy (Flexible Economy) it's 29,900 - If you...