Highest Lifetime Status Credits?

[ChrisGibbs]

Also at that number I am wondering if AJ extends a CL invite to you or do you just get to hang out at normal domestic QP and QP J like the rest of us mortals.

No sign or expectation of a CL invite from Alan. No signed picture of Ryan Bingham either I hang out in the Business Lounge for Domestic flights and Qantas First for International flights like other Platinum's, P1's, OWE's etc.

Over the 20+ years I've been flying with Qantas they have been very good to me and my family. When something doesn't go to plan then they will do their best to fix it.

 

[serfty]

Oh no - I could never come at that!

You must have at some stage - the numbers 1,568 indicate so ...

 

[Cruiser Elite]

You must have at some stage - the numbers 1,568 indicate so ...

OK time to fess up - couple paid trips on AA J LAX to Caribbean and ret.

 

[serfty]

OK time to fess up - couple paid trips on AA J LAX to Caribbean and ret.

I suspect there's still a few Tier Credits in there from last century.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I suspect there's still a few Tier Credits in there from last century.

What are tier credits? I have zero knowledge QF status or any airline for that matter - I did get to Silver with QF after those AA flts about 5yrs back but apart from that no idea and really no interest - you know my thoughts on status.

 

[serfty]

Tier Credits were the precursor for Status Credits. They were earnable for some years from September 1998 until SC's replaced them.

Any earned are included in one's Life time tally. (Have a look upthread.)

Some flights could earn 8 TC'S.

Other than those or travel with a 50% SC bonus it is rather difficult to get a lifetime tally ending in 8.

 

[Matt_01]

No sign or expectation of a CL invite from Alan.

A bit off topic

IMO that is a shame. I have had 2 opportunities to visit the CL and the experience was far better than the standard Domestic J lounge. What I enjoyed was the quietness and not having to flight for seats or over crowding.

I get the exclusivity of the CL, however as a P1 I would be delighted if Qantas would allow us access to the CL (P1's main account holder only). I would not suggest/ expect that access should be extended to a partner, I believe that the WP offering is more than generous. Also any another privileges that a CL gets over a P1 does not need to be extended.

I may be wrong, but I am of the opinion (based on the 2 CL I have visited) that inclusion of P1 flyers in the CL would not impact or detract from the CL program.

 

[DaveB]

Cruiser, your 1,568 lifetime credits is nearly 300% ahead of my 555.
Just paid my second flight this century and the first of 39 bookings for 2016. Involved a family emergency last week with my eldest daughter already at YYZ having missed her second reward connection (long story for another time). Paid for an AC connection YYZ-SFO to make a new reward booking. Quite funny that never even contemplated what scheme she should direct points earned to.

 

[kermatu]

A bit off topic

IMO that is a shame. I have had 2 opportunities to visit the CL and the experience was far better than the standard Domestic J lounge. What I enjoyed was the quietness and not having to flight for seats or over crowding.

I get the exclusivity of the CL, however as a P1 I would be delighted if Qantas would allow us access to the CL (P1's main account holder only). I would not suggest/ expect that access should be extended to a partner, I believe that the WP offering is more than generous. Also any another privileges that a CL gets over a P1 does not need to be extended.

I may be wrong, but I am of the opinion (based on the 2 CL I have visited) that inclusion of P1 flyers in the CL would not impact or detract from the CL program.

Anyone with 80k+ SCs is way more valuable to QF than half the CLs and the majority of their partners that I know - just confirms how skewed and misguided the CL / P1 balance is, in my opinion.

The idea of P1s being able to access the CL has been floated in other threads, though with the suggestion that it be limited to a set number of vouchers per year, which would be a sensible compromise. In the handful of times I have been guested into a CL only once was it crowded (in CBR due to fog - but even then it emptied very quickly once the politicians, staffers and senior bureaucrats realised they wouldn't make their interstate meetings at all so they simply left).

 

[Deleted member]

No sign or expectation of a CL invite from Alan. No signed picture of Ryan Bingham either I hang out in the Business Lounge for Domestic flights and Qantas First for International flights like other Platinum's, P1's, OWE's etc.

Over the 20+ years I've been flying with Qantas they have been very good to me and my family. When something doesn't go to plan then they will do their best to fix it.

I am in awe of your lofty number of SC's. If I were to live to 100, I suspect I would never come close.
I am a little confused (old age creeping in here) what is the significance of a signed picture of Ryan Bingham?

 

[ChrisGibbs]

I am a little confused (old age creeping in here) what is the significance of a signed picture of Ryan Bingham?

Take a look at the 2009 movie Up In The Air with George Clooney...

 

[ChrisGibbs]

Tier Credits were the precursor for Status Credits. They were earnable for some years from September 1998 until SC's replaced them.

Any earned are included in one's Life time tally. (Have a look upthread.)

Some flights could earn 8 TC'S.

Other than those or travel with a 50% SC bonus it is rather difficult to get a lifetime tally ending in 8.

From memory there was also a link between Tier Credits and the old Upgrade Credits where you received 1 Upgrade Credit for each 250 Tier Credits. 1 Tier Credit would get you a domestic short haul upgrade and 4 Upgrade Credits would get you a long haul upgrade. Upgrade credits were then replaced by 5,000 FF points for each 250 Status Credits received then ultimately replaced by 8,000 FF points for each 500 Status Credits received.

 

[serfty]

From memory there was also a link between Tier Credits and the old Upgrade Credits where you received 1 Upgrade Credit for each 250 Tier Credits. 1 Tier Credit would get you a domestic short haul upgrade and 4 Upgrade Credits would get you a long haul upgrade. Upgrade credits were then replaced by 5,000 FF points for each 250 Status Credits received then ultimately replaced by 8,000 FF points for each 500 Status Credits received.

Tier credits were earned from 1998 to ~2001 before basically being renamed "Status Credits". I wote this post on another thread two months ago:

Back in the 90's, Qualifying Blue (20 flights in your year) would earn 1 Upgrade certificate, Silver (50 flights) 2 & Gold (80 flights) another 2. These could not be used on international flights. (There were also distance criteria for status but I never really took much notice.)

After the turn of the century this changed and an "Upgrade Credit"s could be earned every 250 SC's, this was soon after changed to one every 450 SC's. For the first time since I joined, international flight could be upgraded.

One or more UC's could be used to upgrade a flight; the length/type of flight determined how many UC's were needed.

Initially an upgrade could be requested a certain number of days before departure, this changed to a varying level depending on one's status. ISTR something like 90 for Platinum, 60 for Gold, 30 for Silver - the exact detail escapes me at the moment.

After that it was changed so that simply U class for (eg) business needed to be available - no waitlist, if U was not available then no upgrade, although you could request later. This was for both domestic and international flights.

In 2005 this changed and UC's could no longer be earned, "loyalty bonus" (being points) were introduced and 5K could be earned every 450 SC's.

The SC's accumulated and required for your next "loyalty" bonus continued to accrue, regardless of membership year.

More recently, Qantas increased the earn to 8K, capped it a 4 per year and the SC accrual needed to be 500 on QF/Jetstar. At this time they also introduced the count reset at the end of a membership year.

Looking back, some years I did very well. My year that just finished was the first time since I joined QFF in 1994 that I did not earn a single Upgrade Certificate nor Upgrade Credit nor Loyalty bonus.

I did earn just over 1200 SC's, of which obviously less than 500 were earned on QF/Jetstar.

I guess I am no longer that loyal of a customer.

 

[ICUDr]

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Had a couple of PM's wanting the evidence...

Impressive!

 

[Chalkie]

I just checked mine. 53,529. I joined QFF in 1993 from memory.

I fly a lot internationally for work (and I always fly F if I can manage it), and I had three years of constant (up to multiple times per week) between Sydney and Melbourne (I think I got to P1 one year almost on domestic SYD-MEL flying!).

I should go over 60K before I retire, and after that I don't think there's any prospect I will get anywhere near Mr Gibbs's impressive level!

 

[juddles]

A bit off topic ...I may be wrong, but I am of the opinion (based on the 2 CL I have visited) that inclusion of P1 flyers in the CL would not impact or detract from the CL program...

I completely agree with your post, but as I travel in jeans and a black polo, I probably would not fit in.

As for the highest lifetime SC, I am in awe (?) of some of the posters. Not sure if to congratulate or express condolences at the loss of so many hours of life being airborne. I am nowhere near some of the totals here, but already am contemplating New Year's resolutions such as "next year I will not fly"

 

[Matt_01]

I completely agree with your post, but as I travel in jeans and a black polo, I probably would not fit in.

There was once another who used to get around in jeans a black polo, from memory he was the CEO of Apple.

Maybe you will fit in.

 

[grussellt]

I just learned how to go back in time on the QF activity statement (never too old to learn) and discovered that I earned 9160 status credits in 94-96. On the statement they can now only be listed as SC's but a pity they also expired. I didn't bother to check my points earned but I remember one very nice FA commenting that I practically lived with QF. Also very few complaints in a lot of flying - those were the days.

 

[wandering_fred]

I just learned how to go back in time on the QF activity statement (never too old to learn) and discovered that I earned 9160 status credits in 94-96. On the statement they can now only be listed as SC's but a pity they also expired. I didn't bother to check my points earned but I remember one very nice FA commenting that I practically lived with QF. Also very few complaints in a lot of flying - those were the days.

Are those 9160 applicable to your life time status? If not, well worth another call?

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[grussellt]

Unfortunately tier credits earned before a certain date (see earlier post from Serfty) were simply wiped off the slate and didn't accumulate. Qf current policy places far more emphasis on current spend than past loyalty. Since I retired I haven't flown as much so don't help QF profits but I have more time to understand fully the benefits of the frequent flyer scheme and can book a year ahead. QF occasionally throw out a few benefits like lunch at the Rockpool and discounted lounge entry when flying from Brisbane to Newcastle in enforced economy. Still not a lot of complaints from me.