If 2016 is the year QF reclaims "Enhancement", what do they need to Enhance??

[tania73]

If I could change one thing, and hoping that Red Roo sees this its to reduce the surcharges on award bookings in premium cabins. You fly CX to Europe return, around $650 in taxes, you fly EK/QF, $1200. And this is without the UK tax add on!!

I would make Qantas my airline of choice if they did this one simple thing

 

[love_the_life]

RickhardMEL, Poochie and then my follow up had a one off F lounge voucher on the wish list, certainly not a yearly one. I suggested on attaining SG but your idea of linking rewards to SC achievement is a really good idea. some thing to encourage continued QF spend is what they should be after. I know as I may drop level to LifeSilver this year (), I'll be looking around for the BFOD for flights, especially long haul ones.

 

[Willy]

Allowing WP's to select Rows 4/5 (738's) and Row 23 (A330's) outside T-80 would be the best "re-enhancement" for me personally.

Reintroduction of MASA's? I think the commercial realities suggest otherwise, although I gotta say, they did encourage status aspiration/retention and therefore maintenance of loyalty to QF, however I suspect that the loyal QFF'ers who took advantage of the MASA's prior to their abolition haven't drifted away from QF (in the majority of cases anyway) so reintroduction is remote. Floggin' a dead and beaten horse there I know, but we can all dream of those glory days recently past.

 

[Foreigner]

WiFi (maybe this has been suggested already)

 

[medhead]

SWMBO and number 1 child determined this morning's hot breakfast to be exceptional. a great start to reclaim enhancement.

 

[Captain Halliday]

I'd like award flights to return to being an award. In other words, remove the taxes and fees. If that means increasing the number of points required for an award flight, so be it. But booking an award flight then having to pay a fine just feels like LCC to me.

Heck it might even encourage a few people to buys some points.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Ah, yes, my that idea about a one visit to the/any QF F lounge while flying int with QF/OW/EK/JQi was a once in a lifetime thing idea, not annually, should have added that.
After all, QF can keep a record of our join QF FF month and year.
Surely they could keep a record of who has and who hasn't done a once in a lifetime visit to a QF F lounge.
But... dream on, eh?

 

[exceladdict]

Ah, yes, my that idea about a one visit to the/any QF F lounge while flying int with QF/OW/EK/JQi was a once in a lifetime thing idea, not annually, should have added that.
After all, QF can keep a record of our join QF FF month and year.
Surely they could keep a record of who has and who hasn't done a once in a lifetime visit to a QF F lounge.
But... dream on, eh?

On the topic of in-a-lifetime, QF could use their systems to generate a pretty cool route-map for FF'ers to show where they've been in the world. If it wasn't possible for people to custom add their own trips, then when you get to a certain weight, people might even be inclined to fly QF/OW just because they want it to appear on their map!

It would also be a pretty cool toy to show kids where they have flown / are about to fly, if executed well.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

I am sure QF could do a 1000% better job with the data they have on us QF FF members, who flies where as you say, how often, in what class, ...
If members on here can trace back their trips a few years, that shows your wish/idea Exceladdict might be possible.
But as with like the QCC being operated by an outsourced company "(QF saying "we are not a bank")", NON CORE ACTIVITIES, that idea of yours will not become a reality, as is/are our mumblings/wishes/whistles on this thread.
I don't think the current QF CEO would put any value into our wishes.

 

[RichardMEL]

Ah, yes, my that idea about a one visit to the/any QF F lounge while flying int with QF/OW/EK/JQi was a once in a lifetime thing idea, not annually, should have added that.
After all, QF can keep a record of our join QF FF month and year.
Surely they could keep a record of who has and who hasn't done a once in a lifetime visit to a QF F lounge.
But... dream on, eh?

You've been to the F lounge now so no need to dream.

As for why would QF offer passengers a pass to visit the F lounge (or any lounge) when flying any other airline (like oneworld or EK?) JQ is a possible exception, but that's debateable.

Remember current Qantas Club guest passes are only valid for guests on QF operated services IIRC. No reason for QF to push, even partially, their passengers to purchase EK or CX or whoever and use the pass (those other airlines would like it since every access to a QF lounge for a "partner airline" passenger results in a charge to that carrier).

I still think, as I posted the other day, that QF could make much of goalposts during SC earn - both within a membership year (the 2400 SC level being a very good example) and over the course of an earn lifetime (eg: at the 7k LTSC earn) but they can do so much more to encourage more spend/travel over time.

I mean you use your "once in a lifetime" pass... then what? but what if you might get another if you fly another 4000 SC's worth?

To me this is the same argument as the calls for QF offering Life Time Platinum (LTP) status - once you hit the 14k LTSC level, there's really no further advantage, short of keeping current QF status, retaining WP or WP1 etc but otherwise there's no incentive - many on AFF jump ship post attaining LTG as a result. I am not saying adding LTP would keep a lot, or further SC goals, but it may encourage more to stay "loyal" (or rather, "bound") to QFF as opposed to AA or BA or perhaps even the Star Alliance etc

just my 2 cents.