Case Study: How Matt Retained Qantas Platinum in 2025

[ChrisDPom]

At least you’ve got easy access to great partner fares ex Asia to Europe (and even the US) which earn reasonable SCs compared to flying those same partner airlines ex Oz!

Yep . Lots of hubs around me

 

[RooFlyer]

@Mattg

At the start of the year, how was your intention to qualify for QFF Plat: ‘definitely a goal’, or ‘going to try to get there’, or ‘if it comes it comes’, etc

In my case, it’s the latter but it always seems to come about largely helped by a RTW or two.

If it wasn’t always a determined goal at what stage did you decide to go for it?

Did you strategically buy DSC flights with a view to getting platinum, or just to maximise SCs?

 

[AFF Editor]

@Mattg

At the start of the year, how was your intention to qualify for QFF Plat: ‘definitely a goal’, or ‘going to try to get there’, or ‘if it comes it comes’, etc

In my case, it’s the latter but it always seems to come about largely helped by a RTW or two.

If it wasn’t always a determined goal at what stage did you decide to go for it?

Did you strategically buy DSC flights with a view to getting platinum, or just to maximise SCs?

Yes, that was my intention from the start of the year.

 

[NZflygirl]

I've decided I'm going to front load my year by doing the old AKL- DPS with a DSC. I'm keen to get to LTG, but also I want to fly other carriers but they have cough earn rates. It's fun checking out other airlines. I was really looking forward to CX PE on their A350 but my eyes nearly fell out when I saw all of 3 wines on the list Breakfast wasn't great and I really didn't see crew much. CX 777-300 (not the ER) in economy and EVA 787-10 in economy were wonderful surprises! Loved them. Still got a couple more flights and aircraft to trial but... if I front load then I can fly whomever I want for the rest of the year That's my plan anyway. I feel like if I have to juggle it's a PITA. Overall I think I prefer Qantas PE over CX but that's only based on 1 flight so I may well come back into the QF fold... but looking around makes you appreciate what you have at home I guess.