Do people ever get free upgrades as QFFF Gold?

[freepyjamas]

Simon Hickey, CEO of QFF said at lunch last year 'we use opups as a 'surprise and delight' for our most frequent flyers'

'surprise and delight'?? If I ever get an opup, I'd be so amazed it'd be more like 'shock and awe'.

 

[JohnPhelan]

how about this, anyone been oped up when not traveling alone (linked tickets)??

Yes, my post #44 above was two of us, travelling on same PNR, upgraded J to F.

 

[amaroo]

how about this, anyone been oped up when not traveling alone (linked tickets)??

SWMBO & I....BNE-LAX PE to J
Myself offered LAX-BNE PE-J for the return trip
Myself whY to J HKG-SYD when there were 5 of us on the same booking

 

[ozmille]

Myself offered LAX-BNE PE-J for the return trip

Did you take it?

 

[amaroo]

Did you take it?

Unbelievably - No

However, I did take HKG-SYD:mrgreen: Just before getting paged to the desk, I had lost an argument with SWBMO & was not feeling well due to a tummy bug.

She walked off smiling at the conclusion of the argument. I then got paged, approached the desk - "I know you are in a party of 5 but Y is overbooked & we need to upgrade some passengers" I simply put my hand out & said - thank you.

I slept for the whole way & the wife ended up with a 6 year old traveling companion.

Yes, we are still married!

 

[Archphoto]

I have been upgraded whilst being being Gold - incredibly all have been on partner airlines - *never* on a QF flight! (3x BA)
And I've only been upgraded twice whilst a WP - once on QF2 (2 of us) the other on JAL (NAR-GUM), and that was over 5 years of flying a hell of a lot.

Never been upgraded on domestic, ever, in all my years of flying - guess it's just one of those mysteries - just like the Bermuda Triangle. . . . . .

 

[SeatBackForward]

Theres a pattern here. QFF get upgrades when flying on any Oneworld partner other than Qantas..bizarre.

 

[trippin_the_rift]

Theres a pattern here. QFF get upgrades when flying on any Oneworld partner other than Qantas..bizarre.

Come to think of it I've had the same thing a few times too... Other airlines know the status and obvious want more business. It's not a bad move actually... to lure the spend away from QF.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Come to think of it I've had the same thing a few times too... Other airlines know the status and obvious want more business. It's not a bad move actually... to lure the spend away from QF.

Or Conversely, QF don't treat their FFs as they should.

 

[yohy?!]

You would think they would be interested why there are QFF members out there who get their 4 ~ then bugger off to other airlines for the rest of the year...

They must still me making money from these types (or they don't know).

 

[JohnPhelan]

Theres a pattern here. QFF get upgrades when flying on any Oneworld partner other than Qantas..bizarre.

Everyone's experiences are different, I guess. I'm the opposite to you - I only get op-ups on QF. Have never got one when flying on BA, CX or AA.....

 

[amaroo]

Everyone's experiences are different, I guess. I'm the opposite to you - I only get op-ups on QF. Have never got one when flying on BA, CX or AA.....

Same here. Heaps of flights with BA & CX.......nothing!

I've done alright with QF

 

[Archphoto]

Interestingly all the upgrades I had as QF Gold were from outside AU coming back (except the JAL flight); the only QF upgrade I got was out of AU (just before my WP expired) . . . . . maybe to show me what I was going to be missing?

 

[sarvowinner]

MR SW and I were upgraded at the Rome Airport from Y to PE on the LHR-HKG leg of a QF flight last year. Arrived in HKG, given another upgrade HKG-LHR leg. At the gate we were pinged and upgraded to J. Fantastic. MR SW is fully supportive of my annual status run to maintain my PG.

In 2006, we were upgraded to J from Y on a Buenos Aires-SYD leg. Mr SW held PG then.

 

[Deleted member]

Mrs GPH was upgraded from Y to J from HK to HEL on Fin air at check in about 18 months ago ( she was silver at the time)