Global Qantas Double Status Credits Offer (Book 20-26 Feb 2020; Fly: 28 Feb 2020-14 Feb 2021)

[boomy]

I love it how we are still talking DSC!
I think it will be interesting to see how it all pans out... over the next 12 months.
With their flying base decimated, I wonder if QF will promote things like DSC even more aggressively, or take the chance to reset? The current lounge situation, for example.... must cost them a fortune to run. Let's just say that domestic takes 6 months (at least) to return to even 50% (I am just making these numbers up but when you look at the number of codeshare flights QF operate with foreign carriers... they certainly will reduce capacity). So with a flying base of less than 50%, it won't make sense for them to operate all their lounges, and if they consolidate into a single Qantas Club, there are no perks for Plats. And no international travel means no First lounges either... so what exactly are they offering to the elite members? If they can't offer all that, people won't bother to attempt to attain the lofty heights of Plat or Plat1....

What do people reckon?

Also, Air New Zealand acquiring VA, operating a new Star Alliance airline..... anyone?

During the last couple of weeks before shutdown QF closed their QP and Chairman lounges consolidating everyone into the Business lounge which was a fair middle ground solution. This will probably be the case during first months of reopening until pax numbers get back to normal.

I’ll be very interested to see what they’ll do with Int F lounges. It seems 380s will remain grounded for a while which means no QF F in the forceable future.

Regarding VA, don’t mind who buys them as long as they eventually end up as member of Star Alliance

 

[mviy]

and if they consolidate into a single Qantas Club, there are no perks for Plats.

Arrivals Access? 2nd guest for domestic? Those are perks though not very useful for solo travellers who check bags in.

so what exactly are they offering to the elite members? If they can't offer all that, people won't bother to attempt to attain the lofty heights of Plat or Plat1....

Perhaps not feeling so bad about dropping back to SG atm. Would like to get WP back if First lounges come back.

I think F lounges providing table service makes more sense than buffet in the J lounge for health and hygiene. I suspect running buffets and other self serve food in a lounge may be doubtful for a while.

 

[Max Samuels]

I think F lounges providing table service makes more sense than buffet in the J lounge for health and hygiene. I suspect running buffets and other self serve food in a lounge may be doubtful for a while.

Sadly... I agree with you :-(
The entire self-serve model will be looked at through the lens of Corona virus, although I'm still waiting for the official number of people that died of corona after picking it up from an airline lounge buffet... I would guess probably very low, even maybe zero here in Australia, but I don't think those making the decisions on our behalf care about facts....

 

[sxc]

I wonderif QF is feeling foolish about this promotion - they got a big rush of cash when people were booking for the DSC offer, and now they're having to refund them.

They should come out and state officially that if you keep your travel as a travel credit, you will still get the DSC on your rebooked flights - that way more people will be inclined to not ask for a refund.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

I wonderif QF is feeling foolish about this promotion - they got a big rush of cash when people were booking for the DSC offer, and now they're having to refund them.

They should come out and state officially that if you keep your travel as a travel credit, you will still get the DSC on your rebooked flights - that way more people will be inclined to not ask for a refund.

I feel they are very happy. They got the cash flow until they essentially re-financed. I heard last week they got a new line of credit around the same time they cancelled June flights.

 

[RichardMEL]

How could you feel foolish about a promotion conceived and run before the true extent of this whole CV situation was really known? Hindsight sure you probably would have held off, but 3-4 months ago... it was a very different world.

And, how many people have accepted vouchers (I am one) vs refunds? I am sure they are happy in a way they DID get that extra cash boost right before things went to doodoo...

After all a small number of folks did fly those DSC flights before flying got cut back to near zero, so they certainly did (slightly) better than they would have without it.

IMO.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Epitaph to my DSCs. QF finally got back to me about my sole DSC booking, on the fourth WTF query, which I attempted to preserve as a voucher three months (!) ago. It seems It’s been ‘purged‘ from the system, and they gave me my voucher, unfortunately with a new PNR.

I even got a remarkable looking e-ticket emailed, one way from FICTITIOUS POINT to FICTITIOUS POINT, on a 747SR, no less. Looking forward to that flight!

I know it’s an odd thing to do with a DSC booking, but it was a mixed revenue/award booking. These always seem to end in tears, once again I learn’t don’t go there.

Here’s hoping for another ‘welcome back’ DSC campaign.

cheers skip

 

[L1925]

How could you feel foolish about a promotion conceived and run before the true extent of this whole CV situation was really known? Hindsight sure you probably would have held off, but 3-4 months ago... it was a very different world.

And, how many people have accepted vouchers (I am one) vs refunds? I am sure they are happy in a way they DID get that extra cash boost right before things went to doodoo...

After all a small number of folks did fly those DSC flights before flying got cut back to near zero, so they certainly did (slightly) better than they would have without it.

IMO.

i agree, when the DSC promo was run, it was a different flying world.

FYI I used one of my many DSC vouchers last week flying Sydney to Perth. it was supposed to be for one to Indonesia on a status credit run but such is life. DsC were credited the following day of my arrival

 

[justin23]

They should come out and state officially that if you keep your travel as a travel credit, you will still get the DSC on your rebooked flights - that way more people will be inclined to not ask for a refund.

Which is fine, I have $3k in a voucher with DSC's to Tokyo. But pretty certain the only way I'll get good value for that is to book J to NZ and fly before 14 Feb 2021. Pretty certain they won't extend the DSC's at all.

 

[markus2578]

Any thoughts on what will happen if the DSC booking/voucher is used over multiple bookings? Will it only apply to the initial PNR, assuming subsequent bookings would have different PNR's?

 

[craven morehead]

Any thoughts on what will happen if the DSC booking/voucher is used over multiple bookings? Will it only apply to the initial PNR, assuming subsequent bookings would have different PNR's?

It will only apply to initial booking. You will be given a different booking reference each time after that if not used in one go.

 

[Jean Prouvaire]

Pretty certain they won't extend the DSC's at all.

I had a DSC business class booking to London in October and rang Qantas to ask if the DSC travel period from this offer would be extended. The person I spoke to checked and advised that the travel period would not be extended. So I asked for a refund rather than retaining the credit voucher.

 

[wandering_fred]

Any one else with a voucher PNR issued during the proper date range?
Thoughts on what to do with it?

Sometime I will be wandering
Fred

 

[eminere]

Any one else with a voucher PNR issued during the proper date range?
Thoughts on what to do with it?

Sometime I will be wandering
Fred

I'll probably just treat it as a "normal" voucher and redeem for travel within three years.

 

[justin23]

I'll probably just treat it as a "normal" voucher and redeem for travel within three years.

Yeah worse case with the voucher is if i don't use it in time for the DSC, it will just get used when i can use it. I'm sure next year I'll be able to use it to go somewhere.

 

[Hvr]

I've had one DSC flight cancelled because of COVID-19 and just took the refund. My next flight, booked for August will also be cancelled i due course and I'll take the refund there as well.

When (if) international flying is again feasible I'll book new flights. Until then I'd rather have the money.

 

[AIRwin]

Until then I'd rather have the money.

As the saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth more than double status credits...

 

[RichardMEL]

I too have a DSC eligible credit voucher sitting around.

My plan is this... if I can travel prior to Feb it's the first one (obviously!) I will use If I get DSC as I expect I should... handy bonus.

If no travel till Feb then I still use it as a normal voucher within its validity (again obviously first up to use) and still travel.

Of course it is almost guaranteed there will be more promotions for bonus SC coming up. They tried triple points already.... I expect if/when we get some more stability (hopefully Vic gets under control sometime soon and the other borders open more reasonably) then there will be more promotions, including SC, invoked.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Of course it is almost guaranteed there will be more promotions for bonus SC coming up. They tried triple points already.... there will be more promotions, including SC, invoked.

I keep seeing ads saying it’s a time to dream. Never seen triple points before that one; how does a triple status credits promo sound?

cheers skip

 

[RichardMEL]

They have done 3x points in the past I am pretty sure, but maybe only once or twice.

TSC? I'd take that straight to the pool room. I am sure I have opined here before that depending how desperate they get TSC is not out of the question. They would be loath to do it, and DSC certainly seems to generate the revenue they want as is, so we shall see. I would give TSC about a 20% chance as a guestimate. Not out of the question but I would not expect.

(not that I know anything mind you - just an experienced observer over some decades)