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re: [Confirmed] QF removing [cheap] ASAs [from web booking engine Jun 26-was]10April
17 years and I've just received my third offer - all three have been in the past 12 months. I've used two of them......
First offer - stock standard offer & I used it via JASA last year. BTW, I'd never heard or used ASA until I joined AFF
Second offer - didn't use it.
Third offer - received last week. It's the Flex or above DSC offer.......have taken to it like duck to water. Booked 10 flights, all J, all paid and all flights required for work purposes - have gone from 250SC to 1090SC in two weeks
When the DSC post I'll break the 14,000 SC threshold.......LTG, finally
FWIW - DSC are responsible for around 1,200 out of the 14,000 or around 9%.
I never fly DOM J with cash however, time is getting precious and with a young family I can't be bothered flying all over OZ or Asia or LOTFAP to maximise the SC. The cost of the 10 sectors is reasonable as the cheaper J fares are priced pretty well these days.
DSC (for me) have been a very recent initiative and I'm happy to receive. I don't really care if it's utilised via cash/JASA/MASA - I see the value in status as we fly as a family OS at least once or twice a year and the benefits of WP are massive.
At the end of the day - I'd rather reserve my points for family holidays sitting in F or J seats that have been purchased with points........over the past 17 years all of these have been classic and I don't see this changing.
ASA are great for those that can use them or find them. Trying to get 4 seats in F or J at a low priced ASA is just about impossible. Classic awards have served us well and will continue to do so in the future.
YMMV
17 years and I've just received my third offer - all three have been in the past 12 months. I've used two of them......
First offer - stock standard offer & I used it via JASA last year. BTW, I'd never heard or used ASA until I joined AFF
Second offer - didn't use it.
Third offer - received last week. It's the Flex or above DSC offer.......have taken to it like duck to water. Booked 10 flights, all J, all paid and all flights required for work purposes - have gone from 250SC to 1090SC in two weeks
When the DSC post I'll break the 14,000 SC threshold.......LTG, finally
FWIW - DSC are responsible for around 1,200 out of the 14,000 or around 9%.I never fly DOM J with cash however, time is getting precious and with a young family I can't be bothered flying all over OZ or Asia or LOTFAP to maximise the SC. The cost of the 10 sectors is reasonable as the cheaper J fares are priced pretty well these days.
DSC (for me) have been a very recent initiative and I'm happy to receive. I don't really care if it's utilised via cash/JASA/MASA - I see the value in status as we fly as a family OS at least once or twice a year and the benefits of WP are massive.
At the end of the day - I'd rather reserve my points for family holidays sitting in F or J seats that have been purchased with points........over the past 17 years all of these have been classic and I don't see this changing.
ASA are great for those that can use them or find them. Trying to get 4 seats in F or J at a low priced ASA is just about impossible. Classic awards have served us well and will continue to do so in the future.
YMMV
