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- Apr 15, 2010
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- Qantas
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- Virgin
- Platinum
I hope that's been changed...... does anyone know?
My wife and I regularly family-pooled in one direction or another for many years when our renewal dates were a significant distance apart, depending on who was flying more and who needed the SC's. If all of those SC's disappear down the gurgler and aren't assigned to either of us for the purposes of Lifetime Gold, I shall be EXTREMELY annoyed. It's grossly unfair for them not to count for someone.......
I have just analysed my flights from the last 13 years. I was checking the chance that we might get Forever Gold. My wife and I have been family pooling for over 13 years and I have been Platinum for that entire time. (actually a bit longer) My wife has been Platinum for about 7-8 years. (all leisure flights) I have also been keeping a spreadsheet for the past 13 years with my SC's. It took me a few days and I have changed the layout showing VA flights seperately as well as Partner flights, Flybuys etc. In the past 13 years I have collected approx. 9500 points. The interesting thing is it is about 50/50 in VA's marketed flights vs. Partner flights. I can appreciate that it is difficult to measure loyality however I have in the majority only flown VA domestically and their partners internationally. So, despite that I have been Platinum all these years I am about 4,500 short to meet the criteria of reaching Forever Gold. At this rate I will probably hit Forever Gold at the age of 90. (I am 66 now) As I have always known there is no such a thing as loyality in business. Both my wife and I have requalfied for Platinum so I am guessing by June 2027 we will both drop down to Silver. (maybe maintain Gold) As other have mentioned I will be now looking for BFOD and save my pennies for paying for International flights hopefully in PE or J.