Maintaining QFF status without flying to Australia

[defurax]

This might be helpful for QFF based in the US. I just realised that it's possible to fly to PPT from the US booking QF codeshare on AA and TN (sorry if it's common knowledge...) So a return trip to PPT from any US city with a connection through LAX will give the 4~ required to maintain/attain QF status.
Could be useful for people who don't have time to fly back to Oz.

 

[Limewood]

How many status points at what cost?.

 

[defurax]

How many status points at what cost?.

The cost effective part would be a standard status run on AA in F. This is simply to get the 4 flights with a QF code required to attain/maintain QFF status and is not very cost efficient.

 

[TomVexille]

How many status points at what cost?.

I think the point is to get ~ not SCs

 

[blackcat20]

The cost effective part would be a standard status run on AA in F. This is simply to get the 4 flights with a QF code required to attain/maintain QFF status and is not very cost efficient.

I dont think those flights will get you the required squiggles:

You must fly a minimum of four eligible flight segments on Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar and earn the required Status Credits to keep/reach your tier during your membership year.

 

[defurax]

I dont think those flights will get you the required squiggles:

Yes, QF codeshare on any airline gives the ~
e.g [TABLE="class: basic, width: 760"]
[TR="class: underline1"]
[TD]09 JAN 15[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]QF 3151 ECONOMY 06JAN15 LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO
[/TD]
[TD="class: figures"]450[/TD]
[TD="class: figures statusBonus"]450[/TD]
[TD="class: figures"]900[/TD]
[TD="class: figures statusCredits"]10

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[blackcat20]

Yes, QF codeshare on any airline gives the ~
e.g [TABLE="class: basic, width: 760"]
[TR="class: underline1"]
[TD]09 JAN 15[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]QF 3151 ECONOMY 06JAN15 LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO [/TD]
[TD="class: figures"]450[/TD]
[TD="class: figures statusBonus"]450[/TD]
[TD="class: figures"]900[/TD]
[TD="class: figures statusCredits"]10

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Well there you go, the info on the QFF page is a little lacking in detail it seems.

 

[defurax]

Well there you go, the info on the QFF page is a little lacking in detail it seems.

I think that in QF nomenclature an "eligible flight segment on Qantas" simply means a QF flight number, not QF metal.

 

[eminere]

I think that in QF nomenclature an "eligible flight segment on Qantas" simply means a QF flight number, not QF metal.

I've always read it as such.

 

[blackcat20]

I think that in QF nomenclature an "eligible flight segment on Qantas" simply means a QF flight number, not QF metal.

It could probably be a little more specific (though I guess they prefer people to want to fly on their aircraft). I've never given it too much thought as I always get the required sectors (though this year I hit 600SC but needed the extra squiggle still).

 

[defurax]

I've always read it as such.

The confusion might come from the fact that QF also mentions QantasLink for no obvious reasons, since these flights are always booked with a QF number anyway.

 

[TomVexille]

The confusion might come from the fact that QF also mentions QantasLink for no obvious reasons, since these flights are always booked with a QF number anyway.

And that they mention Jetstar, which has to be booked with a bundle.

 

[RooFlyer]

Well there you go, the info on the QFF page is a little lacking in detail it seems.

The confusion might come from the fact that QF also mentions QantasLink for no obvious reasons, since these flights are always booked with a QF number anyway.

And that they mention Jetstar, which has to be booked with a bundle.

Shock! Horror! Amaze! Qantas web site ambiguous and confusing.

 

[Mr_Orange]

I don't live in the US but a useful snippet nonetheless. I wonder if similar exists across the Atlantic for UK based members wishing to snag their 4 ~s?

 

[Isochronous]

There are only a few ways to do this:

- US to PPT, NAN from LAX; also HNL-NAN on QF/FJ codeshare
- Fiji to NZ
- Jetstar routes (in Asia and NZ domestic)
- DXB-LHR on QF metal
- places you can buy QF codeshares - e.g. EU to DXB, and DXB to BKK and SIN (but not HKG; unsure about Japan/CGK/KUL etc)

 

[Himeno]

If any QF codes remain on the 3K and GK flights ex SIN and NRT. There is also the QF LHR-DXB flights with a EK or BA codeshare on each end.
QF codeshares on JL flights through SIN. Could book LHR-DXB-SIN-HND on QF codes...

 

[astrosly]

The confusion might come from the fact that QF also mentions QantasLink for no obvious reasons, since these flights are always booked with a QF number anyway.

You can book Qantaslink flights without a QF number, e.g. 8:20 Sydney to Armidale can be booked as EK5076, and some other flights to ARM have MU codeshares.

 

[defurax]

You can book Qantaslink flights without a QF number, e.g. 8:20 Sydney to Armidale can be booked as EK5076, and some other flights to ARM have MU codeshares.

I meant QantasLink operates under the IATA code QF. So I'm not sure why they feel it's relevant to specifically mention QantasLink. It seems that it creates confusion by theoretically excluding QF codeshare on other carriers from counting as eligible flights.

 

[comforttravel]

For those going to or in the UK, LHR-EDI and LHR-LBA still have QF codeshares

 

[eminere]

For those going to or in the UK, LHR-EDI and LHR-LBA still have QF codeshares

Schedule 2 lists QF codeshare destinations on the BA network.