Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

[kamchatsky]

I would not be surprised if QF did something similar to VA in the future. QF's lounges are already overcrowded, and they have already reduced the benefits of selecting exit row/row 3 seats for elites.

So chances are after all the rants, I don't see much of movement from VA to QF going forward. Moving to overseas airline program is unlikely as a lot of the domestic flights are not eligible for earning in lowest price category.

Most people here are at stage 2 of the 5 stages of grief .....

 

[SYD]

I would not be surprised if QF did something similar to VA in the future. QF's lounges are already overcrowded, and they have already reduced the benefits of selecting exit row/row 3 seats for elites.

So chances are after all the rants, I don't see much of movement from VA to QF going forward. Moving to overseas airline program is unlikely as a lot of the domestic flights are not eligible for earning in lowest price category.

Most people here are at stage 2 of the 5 stages of grief .....

VA just copied in part what QF did over 10 years ago. But they at least QF have J and QPs domestically.

 

[moa999]

would not be surprised if QF did something similar to VA in the future

Obviously you can design any changes to suit your objectives, but broadly shifting to a $ system probably wouldn't have as much impact on the Qantas side
- fares are typically more expensive already
- typically have a better spread between Red e-deal/ Flex and Business with associated points earn.

 

[Lynda2475]

I would not be surprised if QF did something similar to VA in the future. QF's lounges are already overcrowded, and they have already reduced the benefits of selecting exit row/row 3 seats for elites.

Row 3 is the last row of Business and always available to select for free if you have a J ticket, in fact its the default offered if you have no/low status.

I cant see QF making major changes in the near term, they will be waiting to see to see the fall out from this and that's a year away.

 

[justinbrett]

I would not be surprised if QF did something similar to VA in the future. QF's lounges are already overcrowded, and they have already reduced the benefits of selecting exit row/row 3 seats for elites.

So chances are after all the rants, I don't see much of movement from VA to QF going forward. Moving to overseas airline program is unlikely as a lot of the domestic flights are not eligible for earning in lowest price category.

Most people here are at stage 2 of the 5 stages of grief .....

People would just move to BA or AA for status. That’s the difference, QF has competition even for people who choose to fly QF.

QF said it had too many elites last year so is expanding the lounges, not reducing the elites.

 

[Lynda2475]

People would just move to BA or AA for status. That’s the difference, QF has competition even for people who choose to fly QF.

QF said it had too many elites last year so is expanding the lounges, not reducing the elites.

Also covid status extensions were to some extent artificially inflating the number of QF elites. People who possibly fluked a rare SG or WP pre covid were in some cases able to keep that for another 3 years with only a couple of flights.

The rise in use of virtual meetings via tools like MS Teams also put a little dint in the amount of corporate travel, so I think 2024 will to some extend show us what the new elite normal volume looks like.

 

[justinbrett]

Also covid status extensions were to some extent artificially inflating the number of QF elites. People who possibly fluked a rare SG or WP pre covid were in some cases able to keep that for another 3 years with only a couple of flights.

The rise in use of virtual meetings via tools like MS Teams also put a little dint in the amount of corporate travel, so I think 2024 will to some extend show us what the new elite normal volume looks like.

Plus all those people who swore never to fly QF again. They’re gon- Wait… they’re still here? Weird

 

[jase05]

Plus all those people who swore never to fly QF again. They’re gon- Wait… they’re still here? Weird

Don’t know who swore to never fly them again. I’m forced to fly them through work but wouldn’t choose them as an option and in the last 40 odd International flights I’ve had zero on QF but have one booked in January as that’s all I could get but if other options come up I’ll swap it out.
QF will always be the top dog here but it doesn’t suit everyone