Highest Lifetime Status Credits?

[pagingjoan]

I'm assuming there would be a relatively small number of FF's with 100K+ SC's. You would need a critical mass of 100K+ SC's FF's to get QF to look at adding LTP or LTP1.

Wow!
Accumulated over how many years?
And what flying patterns?
Other than constant....

I have around 3XLTG - but you have doubled my score!

 

[ChrisGibbs]

When did SC as we know them start accruing with QF? How many years has this been running?

"Tier Credits" (TC's) were introduced in September 1998. For example you could earn 8 TC's for discount economy for short distance flights, 15 for longer distance trips, etc. Any travel prior to September 1998 wasn't taken into account for lifetime status recognition.

In 2001 TC's were changed to Status Credits (SC's) and these were earned in multiples of 10. All accumulated LT TC's were converted to Lifetime SC's at 1:1 rate. It's for this reason that some pre-2001 QF FF members with have a lifetime balance not ending in a multiple of 5 or 10. In May 2005 there were further changes with the number of zones increasing.

 

[ChrisGibbs]

Wow!
Accumulated over how many years?
And what flying patterns?
Other than constant....

I have around 3XLTG - but you have doubled my score!

I've been a QF FF since 1994. I used to split my travel to Ansett domestic and Qantas international. My travel pattern has changed over the years ranging between 90% domestic / 10% international to 90% international / 10% domestic. Over the last 2 years I've been doing mainly domestic travel in Y with the occasional Long Haul in PE. In previous years with work anything over 8hrs was in J and with a regular international travel schedule to US, EMEA and Asia you could get 10,000+ SC's annually. You routinely run into regular travellers between SYD-HKG, SYD-DFW or SYD-LAX who would have similar travel patterns is not more than yourself. I've been lucky enough to be a P1 since inception.

 

[pagingjoan]

I've been a QF FF since 1994. I used to split my travel to Ansett domestic and Qantas international. My travel pattern has changed over the years ranging between 90% domestic / 10% international to 90% international / 10% domestic. Over the last 2 years I've been doing mainly domestic travel in Y with the occasional Long Haul in PE. In previous years with work anything over 8hrs was in J and with a regular international travel schedule to US, EMEA and Asia you could get 10,000+ SC's annually. You routinely run into regular travellers between SYD-HKG, SYD-DFW or SYD-LAX who would have similar travel patterns is not more than yourself. I've been lucky enough to be a P1 since inception.

I'm still astounded!

I've been a P1 since the first year, and have been travelling QF for a very long time - but I've never been anywhere near 10,000SCs a year. Indeed, probably came close to half that haul only once.
(As you say, the conversion produced some interesting results. My total ends with a 7!)

I've obviously been slacking.

And your P1 over the past two years has been earned mostly in Dom Y?
Ouch! is all I can say to that!
Hopefully the mythical 3 year average kicked in to help?

 

[serfty]

"Tier Credits" (TC's) were introduced in September 1998. For example you could earn 8 TC's for discount economy for short distance flights, 15 for longer distance trips, etc. Any travel prior to September 1998 wasn't taken into account for lifetime status recognition.

In 2001 TC's were changed to Status Credits (SC's) and these were earned in multiples of 10. All accumulated LT TC's were converted to Lifetime SC's at 1:1 rate. It's for this reason that some pre-2001 QF FF members with have a lifetime balance not ending in a multiple of 5 or 10. In May 2005 there were further changes with the number of zones increasing.

Yep ... I'm still dark about the 250+ flights I took 1994-1998, many in the Y fare bucket, that are not included in my 30k+ lifetime tally.

 

[Supersonic Swinger]

Just over 8,000 for me, although since joining much flying and hence status has gone to other programs, including Ansett (RIP).

"Tier Credits" (TC's) were introduced in September 1998. For example you could earn 8 TC's for discount economy for short distance flights, 15 for longer distance trips, etc. Any travel prior to September 1998 wasn't taken into account for lifetime status recognition.

In 2001 TC's were changed to Status Credits (SC's) and these were earned in multiples of 10. All accumulated LT TC's were converted to Lifetime SC's at 1:1 rate. It's for this reason that some pre-2001 QF FF members with have a lifetime balance not ending in a multiple of 5 or 10. In May 2005 there were further changes with the number of zones increasing.

My lifetime total will always end on a 1 or a 6 for this reason.

 

[JessicaTam]

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My lifetime total will always end on a 1 or a 6 for this reason.

Not always. The occasional 50% SC offer can change that.

 

[JohnM]

What I now see to be a paltry total of 32658...

 

[moa999]

" It's for this reason that some pre-2001 QF FF members with have a lifetime balance not ending in a multiple of 5 or 10. .

Also from recent 50℅ bonus SC promotions.

Yep ... I'm still dark about the 250+ flights I took 1994-1998, many in the Y fare bucket, that are not included in my 30k+ lifetime tally.

My father in a similar boat. On 15k...
But his biggest travel was between 1980-1988 when he was continually up in Asia (mostly on Qantas First, not that First was that much chop those days)

 

[wandering_fred]

QFF 3037 SC since Feb 1999

But that doesn't include the estimated 500K bis miles I flew prior to 1992 or the 1mm I have credited with AA (though that includes all sorts of "bonus" miles)

The frequent flyer environment has and will continue to change over time. Are you flexible?

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[theweaselsteve]

I've only started flying regularly in the last 2 years and am currently at 785 over that period. With booked travel in January before my anniversary at the end of the month I should finish on a total of 1095 and hit gold for the first time.

I'm staggered (and strangely jealous) by the amount of flying some have achieved over the years. I'm just happy I have a job that allows me to indulge my passion for flying now. Long may it continue!

EDIT: While we're on the subject of statistics and work/leisure travel, I've found myself wondering what everyone does for a living with such frequent travel involved. I tried to search for a relevant thread but came up with nothing. Is/has there been one ever? I can understand why people wouldn't want to necessarily divulge this information but it's intriguing nonetheless.

 

[RichardMEL]

Anyone feeling a bit low about LT totals of 10k+ SC I think needs to keep in mind that, compared to the vast majority, it's a shedload of flying/travel - hopefully more wonderful experiences in interesting places then the weekly road warrior grind!

My mind boggles at over 50k SC lifetime (and I'm around 22.5k myself, so hardly up there on the scale, but still a fair bit more than most people I know).

And of course I am sure many here fly with other airlines/alliances and credit there (for example I have over 1 million miles on UA/Star Alliance) - of course miles totals and SC totals are totally different things and it's not even worth trying to equate them, but it's a lot.

And kudos to earning '000s of SC's a year (or at all!!!) on Y flying. I mean you could earn say 10k SC in a year flying like 6-7 F roundtrips to LHR vs 500 roundtrip discount Y flights MEL-SYD - huge difference. My hat would go off to the majority Y flyers any day of the week! (because they'd be flying just about every day!!!)

 

[JohnM]

EDIT: While we're on the subject of statistics and work/leisure travel, I've found myself wondering what everyone does for a living with such frequent travel involved. I tried to search for a relevant thread but came up with nothing. Is/has there been one ever? I can understand why people wouldn't want to necessarily divulge this information but it's intriguing nonetheless.

Search a little harder. I'm sure there was a thread a couple of years or so ago on just that topic.

 

[amaroo]

I'm about to pass the 19,000 mark.... pretty happy with that given the amount of award flights I've taken over the pass dozen years.

Now that the kids are approaching adulthood - we've got plans to really supersize our flying over the next 35 years. Should end up with a decent number by the end of it.

 

[RichardMEL]

The mix of leisure v work/business travel SC earning is interesting to me.

I am 100% self funded leisure travel. No work trips. Many others are exactly the opposite, or almost 100%.

I would guess the average mix would probably be say 60-80% work/20-40% pleasure though each circumstance is going to be different.

just a minor tangent

 

[Happy Trails]

I hit a nice round number earlier this year.



And close to 28K now.

 

[Steady]

My 13,755 LTSC are ~93% from work travel, all whY except for 20SC's from when I changed a revenue whY to a revenue J to retain SG

The whY was ~65% disc / ~30% flex / ~5% 1.5 or DSC offers

 

[petertct]

I have about 18,000 and just fallen back from Platinum to LTG. How does Mr Qantas treat people who are LTG?

 

[RichardMEL]

I have about 18,000 and just fallen back from Platinum to LTG. How does Mr Qantas treat people who are LTG?

Like all other Golds

 

[theweaselsteve]

Search a little harder. I'm sure there was a thread a couple of years or so ago on just that topic.

You're absolutely right. My laziness got the better of me. Here's one I found in case anybody else is interested. http://www.australianfrequentflyer....ns/careers-jobs-of-frequent-flyers-29255.html pretty interesting reading.