*business hat on*
One theory is for the matched people it could be on the lead up to your QF membership year end(Dj logged this When status matching remember).
The obvious benefit is that virgin will get more bookings, but the other benefit is that QF will miss on the ticket sales they otherwise could have counted on. If you can't make money, having your competitor lose some is almost as good.
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Your conspiracy/theory works for me. Just requalified for DJ Plat - although some purists might suggest that I have "qualified", as I was status matched - and my new QF year starts on 1 May. Although, I would fly DJ until 30 April in any event. Then back to QF until I requalify for WP (est: June). The joys of being in charge of my own travel budget!