Discussion/Q&A on Best QF Status Run Options

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This thread is for Questions and General discussion regarding the Best Status Run Options for QFF as per this thread:

Overview of Best Status Run Options [not the discussion thread]

Please keep your questions and queries to this thread and avoid posting in the other.

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You can also get some status run inspiration from this AFF article:

The Best Qantas Frequent Flyer Status Runs

Haven't earned enough status credits in your Qantas membership year? Here is a selection of the best Qantas Frequent Flyer status runs.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Pushka]

QF codeshares and QF metal are the same as far as QFF is concerned in terms of earn.

If you consult https://www.qantas.com/au/en/freque...line-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html you can see the Emirates table only is in play if it's a "Partner Marketed Flight". A QF flight number on EK metal is not partner marketed.

If you view https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables.html you can see you use the Qantas and Jetstar earning table to "Use these tables to work out how many base points will be earned for travel on Qantas and Jetstar flight numbers."

Therefore, you can compute your SC earn using just the Qantas table since you're travelling exclusively on Qantas Marketed flights.

	ADL-MEL	MEL-DXB	DXB-AMS	LHR-DXB	DXB-SIN	SIN-MEL	MEL-ADL
Calculated using	Domestic Australia Short Flights (0 to 750 miles)	Between Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney and .... West Coast USA/Canada or Dubai	Between Dubai and ... Europe or Northern Africa or Southeast Asia	Between Dubai and ... Europe or Northern Africa or Southeast Asia	Between Dubai and ... Europe or Northern Africa or Southeast Asia	Between Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney and .... Northeast Asia or Southeast Asia	Domestic Australia Short Flights (0 to 750 miles)
Discount Business	-	180	100	100	100	120	-
Business	40	190	105	105	105	125	40
Flex Business	45	200	110	110	110	135	45

This is brilliant. Thankyou so much for going into this detail. We have a mix of I and C and this explains it beautifully.

 

[http_x92]

Three class AA transcon will book and earn as First but two class credit as Biz.

Similarly, AS “First” class book into CDIJ and earn Biz SCs.
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Took a look at the chart as well and it does look like First Class on a short haul flight (SFO-LAX) would earn Biz SCs. Even though the route isnt on the Qantas SC calculator for AS, do I also get SCs for that?

AS is so much cheaper...

 

[SYD]

Took a look at the chart as well and it does look like First Class on a short haul flight (SFO-LAX) would earn Biz SCs. Even though the route isnt on the Qantas SC calculator for AS, do I also get SCs for that?

Yes. Should be 40 SCs.

AS is so much cheaper...

I’ve been noticing that on many routes where there’s a choice between the two.

 

[Daver6]

Had my first AS J flights last month. YVR-SEA-ORD. Would happily fly them again over AA in J/F. WiFi is still paid but you do get free messaging on whatsapp/FB messenger and maybe something else.

 

[SYD]

Had my first AS J flights last month. YVR-SEA-ORD. Would happily fly them again over AA in J/F. WiFi is still paid but you do get free messaging on whatsapp/FB messenger and maybe something else.

My first flight with them coming up soon. LAX-SFO (thanks to the delay in QF SFO relaunch but I’m getting furth 40 SCs on an award booking…). I have a total 5x F sectors in the system including YVR-SEA-BOI but I’m particularly interested to see the difference in service on SFO-JFK.

 

[LadyC]

messaging

Completely agree. Was able to compare the two last month and definitely preferred AS. Better service and better food. The easy SCs didn't hurt either.

 

[Daver6]

If on the E175 avoid 1A as leg room is pretty average. Across the aisle was slightly better but it's a 1-2 layout. I'd go 2A in future. I'm 5'10 for reference



On the 737 row 1 is the same as AA or QF

 

[elanshin]

Just curious as to whether theres any good tools to search JQ business prices for a status run/ mini holiday. Have an awkward amount in vouchers I need to look to use up thats a little too much for domestic.

 

[sudoer]

Just curious as to whether theres any good tools to search JQ business prices for a status run/ mini holiday. Have an awkward amount in vouchers I need to look to use up thats a little too much for domestic.

I think it will be a struggle to find third party tools that help with JQ status runs, because those will mostly bring up non-SC earning base business fares. You need to add the Max bundle to earn SC which varies significantly in cost.

What city are you based in? I'd suggest looking at DPS, SIN, SGN and BKK as potential desintations.

 

[elanshin]

I think it will be a struggle to find third party tools that help with JQ status runs, because those will mostly bring up non-SC earning base business fares. You need to add the Max bundle to earn SC which varies significantly in cost.

What city are you based in? I'd suggest looking at DPS, SIN, SGN and BKK as potential desintations.

Based in Syd, but exSYD or exMEL works. I know i could go to Japan via CNS for 90 SC in Y Max for maybe $650 off peak or about $1200 in business max for 160.

Trying to figure out which of the other 787 JQi routes work well (or can have the same plane through the connecting airport).

 

[SYD]

I think it will be a struggle to find third party tools that help with JQ status runs, because those will mostly bring up non-SC earning base business fares. You need to add the Max bundle to earn SC which varies significantly in cost.

I haven’t searched for a while, but the other issue with JQ J is the Max Bundle takes it to “fully flex” fare. There’s no in between bundle for just SCs/Lounge access. So any “sale” fare advantage is generally lost.

Is that still the case?

 

[elanshin]

I haven’t searched for a while, but the other issue with JQ J is the Max Bundle takes it to “fully flex” fare. There’s no in between bundle for just SCs/Lounge access. So any “sale” fare advantage is generally lost.

Is that still the case?

I thought it worked as business fare + bundle cost where the bundle cost price is pretty fixed priced add on. Just that finding the cheapest J fare ticket isn't that easy. I haven't been able to pull up calendar views for J like you can with Y, so I have to manually check the prices for each day.

 

[http_x92]

Based in Syd, but exSYD or exMEL works. I know i could go to Japan via CNS for 90 SC in Y Max for maybe $650 off peak or about $1200 in business max for 160.

Trying to figure out which of the other 787 JQi routes work well (or can have the same plane through the connecting airport).

Based on the Qantas Status Credit Calculator SYD-ICN or SYD-SGN would earn 250 SCs return while CNS-NRT would earn 260 SCs. Need to buy the Max bundle ofc.

Best fare I could find for ICN would be about $2000 for June and for SGN would be about $1720 in August. YMMV.

 

[SYD]

I thought it worked as business fare + bundle cost where the bundle cost price is pretty fixed priced add on. Just that finding the cheapest J fare ticket isn't that easy. I haven't been able to pull up calendar views for J like you can with Y, so I have to manually check the prices for each day.

For non-sale J fares it’s less noticeable - about $200 each way for the Max bundle. But here you can see that whY has a “starter” bundle in between “Max”.

Jetstar fares and bundles | Jetstar

Thinking about a bundle? Here's what you need to know about the features and restrictions across all of Jetstar's Starter and Business Class bundles.

www.jetstar.com

If there’s a J sale on, that J Max bundle can jump to $400-$500 to bring it back to a regular fare.

But anyway, ITA Matrix will help you find the cheaper days.

 

[exLXCXFF]

for SGN would be about $1720 in August. YMMV.

it would be VERY hot in HCMC in August!!!

 

[Andy86]

Question: For JQ Business Max Fare if the segments are MEL>OOL>NRT do we earn the status credits only from MEL>NRT or do we also earn credits from MEL>OOL as well?

 

[SYD]

Question: For JQ Business Max Fare if the segments are MEL>OOL>NRT do we earn the status credits only from MEL>NRT or do we also earn credits from MEL>OOL as well?

If it‘s two seperate flight number, you earn for each segment. If it’s one flight number bouncing through OOL, you should earn MEL-NRT.

 

[elanshin]

If it‘s two seperate flight number, you earn for each segment. If it’s one flight number bouncing through OOL, you should earn MEL-NRT.

I believe that's how it worked in theory, however for my last missing points claim, the person on the phone credited me both NRT > CNS and CNS> MEL despite it being the same b787 and JQ flight number. He just processed it as 2 different claims as I lodged it as 2 claims. He just checked my boarding passes then went and did it in about 5 mins. This was about a week ago.

Also correct me if I'm wrong but for the domestic portion you can only get flex Y right as there's no business class (unless you've got the b787 as well for the domestic leg).

 

[SYD]

Also correct me if I'm wrong but for the domestic portion you can only get flex Y right as there's no business class (unless you've got the b787 as well for the domestic leg).

Yes, if ticketed in whY MEL-OOL you get the lower points/SC separately (and you’d expect a different flight number).

 

[elanshin]

I should probably add that he did not seem like the most competent agent, in a beneficial way. He somehow decided my CX flight that I was claiming a discount whY fare was a flex whY. I think I came out of that call with an extra 70 SC based on my own calculations and a few thousand extra qf points.