I’m about to fall 10 SC short of WP retention

The quick update is I have been told I will be comped.

The longer update is that I called the status retention number regarding my situation.

Things have changed quite a bit since I received the retention email. I had 930 SC at that time and currently have 1170 SC with twenty more to post.

I was asked by the consultant whether I would be travelling today and replied that I wouldn’t but was aware that 20 SC from recent travel were yet to post.

At that point the consultant informed that he could see that based on my travel activity Qantas will continue to provide WP for the next year as a goodwill gesture and if I have any problems once the new membership year commences to call them back.

That result is reasonable. I wouldn’t have been impressed if I’d missed by 10 SC and Qantas refused to comp me.
1190 is the new 1200?
Earlier this century there were stories of such comping which appeared to have been based on the member's last 3-4 years QFF activity. Such anecdotes dried up during the last decade.

I guess these days they have a discretionary "Get out of Jail Free card". Maybe a one off?
 
The quick update is I have been told I will be comped.
Nice result, given you would have got there had you not had to cancel some travel.

Pre Covid, 10 yrs of WP would have almost guaranteed a comp at some point.

Now, to help avoid the same pickle this time next year, have a look at Green Tier but keep 1 or 2 leaves on the back burner until Jan / Feb. You’ll have ~90 days to take the SCs - either the current membership year or kick start the next year.
 
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The quick update is I have been told I will be comped.

The longer update is that I called the status retention number regarding my situation.

Things have changed quite a bit since I received the retention email. I had 930 SC at that time and currently have 1170 SC with twenty more to post.

I was asked by the consultant whether I would be travelling today and replied that I wouldn’t but was aware that 20 SC from recent travel were yet to post.

At that point the consultant informed that he could see that based on my travel activity Qantas will continue to provide WP for the next year as a goodwill gesture and if I have any problems once the new membership year commences to call them back.

That result is reasonable. I wouldn’t have been impressed if I’d missed by 10 SC and Qantas refused to comp me.
Nice one.
 

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