Hi, been a QFF member for years, and I remember one of their major restructuring programmes some years ago. What sticks in my mind was the fact that they went from awarding one point per km travelled to one point per mile travelled.
I've no idea what other airlines within Australia do, but I wonder if this is strictly legal? I mean, when metrication became compulsory in the 1970's, non-metric measures had to become illegal for official usage.
Let's not get confused, if something is 'described' in non-metric, like 6x4 inch photos or a 30 inch t.v., that is one thing, but it wouldn't be legal to sell something by the inch. Therefore you can call a pub 'The ten mile post' or something, but a mile couldn't be written into law for any official purpose.
So, I wonder if Qantas are allowed to use miles to work out how many points to award, or even officially say one point per mile etc.
What do others think?
Melvin
I've no idea what other airlines within Australia do, but I wonder if this is strictly legal? I mean, when metrication became compulsory in the 1970's, non-metric measures had to become illegal for official usage.
Let's not get confused, if something is 'described' in non-metric, like 6x4 inch photos or a 30 inch t.v., that is one thing, but it wouldn't be legal to sell something by the inch. Therefore you can call a pub 'The ten mile post' or something, but a mile couldn't be written into law for any official purpose.
So, I wonder if Qantas are allowed to use miles to work out how many points to award, or even officially say one point per mile etc.
What do others think?
Melvin