Finally made it to Lifetime Silver

[v8Statesman]

That makes a lot of sense, I had forgotten about the TC's being 8 for the shorter trips !

That is why mine ends in a 3 or an 8

 

[nlagalle]

That is why mine ends in a 3 or an 8

and mine a 1 or a 6!!

 

[Bob]

Although it has not yet credited on my QFF account my latest CX flight HKG-SIN in business class has taken me over the qualification required for Lifetime Silver status.

It has taken just over 7 years (May 31 reassessement) and has probably happened a lot quicker than I would have expected when I first joined QFF and then AFF. Would be interesting to see if I can get to Lifetime Gold in the next 5 years.

Thanks to all on AFF for your helpful advice over the years.

JohnK, do you remember posting the following on 21 March 2006 when I reached LTS?

Congratulations Bob. Great achievement!

It has taken me 3 years to get to 1,000, another 18 years to get Lifetime silver, and then another 21 years to get Lifetime Gold.

That is only 39 years more for Lifetime Gold.

Is it just me or does anyone else think the goalposts will be changed by then. :roll:

You beat your own estimate by 14 years!

 

[v8Statesman]

Bob, you are a searching star

 

[Bob]

Bob, you are a searching star

I really can't take much credit for that - it just happened that my old 2006 post appeared in the Similar Threads section at the bottom of the page.

 

[ejb]

Congrats John. I will join you in about a month thanks to AFF.

Enjoy the holiday.

ejb


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[Katie]

Congrats JohnK!
I haven't been tracking my SC earn, but I'm about 1/3 of the way there - so maybe another 10++ years for me to join you. But by then you'll be LT Gold for sure.

 

[dot]

Well done JohnK - onwards and upwards!

 

[drron]

So has CX posted overnight?Mine to AA and mrsdrron's to QFF both did.

 

[docjames]

Congrats John, well done.

 

[cosi]

Welcome to the LTS Club

Well done

 

[JohnK]

JohnK, do you remember posting the following on 21 March 2006 when I reached LTS?

Probably and there may be a few other estimates around as well.

You beat your own estimate by 14 years!

Yes but I was much more sensible then and would not dream of sitting around in MEL Business Lounge at 6:00am waiting for a flight to SYD after travelling BKK-HKG-SIN-MEL the previous day. A simple BKK-SYD would have been so much easier.

Now for more important things to attend to once I get home later this evening.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Congrats John, well done,

Congrats to others on this thread who have reached Qantas status milestones.

I thought being bronze for 9 out of 11 years was bad but maggies1 tops that.

It has taken me 11 years to get 50% to LTS but it won't take me another 11 years. :!:

Commuting between Brisbane and Sydney is hard work.

 

[johnmac]

>> How many trips?

The hard way is doing the bulk of your flying discount economy sydney<->california. You need approx 155 Pacific crossings (at 45 SCs per crossing), or approx 1 million miles to reach lifetime silver that way. One more return crossing to go....

 

[serfty]

>> How many trips?

The hard way is doing the bulk of your flying discount economy sydney<->california. You need approx 155 Pacific crossings (at 45 SCs per crossing), or approx 1 million miles to reach lifetime silver that way. One more return crossing to go....

Welcome to AFF.

Next time you are in CA, have a look at a First Class trip on AA to Florida or somewhere in the Carribean - you'll be surprised you much SC earn can be had for under $1500 (LAX-//-AUA rt can earn 700+ SC's, 10% of Lifetime PS)

See this thread: Help with QF mileage run in USA

 

[Dave Noble]

>> How many trips?

The hard way is doing the bulk of your flying discount economy sydney<->california. You need approx 155 Pacific crossings (at 45 SCs per crossing), or approx 1 million miles to reach lifetime silver that way. One more return crossing to go....

The easiesr way to get OW RUBY LT doing SYD-LAX regularly would be by doing it by crediting to AA. If never attaining status then would take 133 trips max; if having Platinum or higher status ( which would be v likely if attaining status using this routing ) would take 63 sectors. of course if paying for the trip on a card which earns AA miles that would reduce it too. if doing that route regularly enough to get the status on QF , could reach LT Platinum on AA

 

[JohnK]

>> How many trips?

Lots of trips in discount economy with some cheap SC runs thrown in to the mix.