Qantas Platinum One experiences?

[QF WP]

I (and many more here) can only hope QF will take you up on your product offer (and any other airline?)

 

[pagingjoan]

I should have been clear in my supposition regarding requalification - I was under the impression that the "three year average rule", regardless of how high the average is, did not apply to the strict requirements called P1. Probably due to exclusivity I suppose.. and the whole "if you are struggling to meet the requirements, then it probably isn't for you" adage.

I would welcome any personal anecdotes on the matter

One anecdote, as requested.

My partner was P1 from 2011 (an inaugural P1) and requalified the following year. Missed out in 2013 - not by a huge amount but I can't recall the actual number of SCs. He had been Plat for many years prior to the introduction of P1. Sadly, no Comp for him.

 

[QF WP]

I should have been clear in my supposition regarding requalification - I was under the impression that the "three year average rule", regardless of how high the average is, did not apply to the strict requirements called P1. Probably due to exclusivity I suppose.. and the whole "if you are struggling to meet the requirements, then it probably isn't for you" adage.

I would welcome any personal anecdotes on the matter

Correct. My understanding comes from talking with QF Management at the P1 launch (and at later AFF events), where they expressed that it was a hard and fast rule - BIS, or else drop to Plat.

 

[pagingjoan]

Correct. My understanding comes from talking with QF Management at the P1 launch (and at later AFF events), where they expressed that it was a hard and fast rule - BIS, or else drop to Plat.

Ah, I think there may have been some confusion about your post 608 above, which some of us have interpreted as meaning that P1 could also be comped depending on the average SCs in previous years.
Agree that there seems no flexibility at all, at least on reports to date, together with feedback from management such as your discussion at the launch.

So it's >3600 plus conditions or nought. As it should be, I think. [May not have the same feeling when I drop back to Plat, as will inevitably happen in a year or two! ]

 

[TonyHancock]

So it's >3600 plus conditions or nought. ]

....or 1800 SC's with a DSC offer.

 

[pagingjoan]

....or 1800 SC's with a DSC offer.

Need to make the most of those DSC offers before hitting Plat 1, then.
No joy for those who make the cut.

So, in effect, even if you can reach Plat 1 by maximising a DSC offer, you can't requalify by the same means.

Would be be nice though.

 

[TonyHancock]

Need to make the most of those DSC offers before hitting Plat 1, then.
No joy for those who make the cut.

So, in effect, even if you can reach Plat 1 by maximising a DSC offer, you can't requalify by the same means.

Would be be nice though.

Who knows? I have not has a DSC offer as a WP or WP1, apart from non targeted ones. I have, however, been mistakenly given 30SC's this year which I am trying to give back to QF.

I was a WP who was 240 SC's short at the initial launch and whilst I understand QF's desire to set a bar and stick to it, I do find it a little galling that the bar has effectively been lowered considerably for some, but not all since the launch. No point being upset though QF is simply using whatever means it can to get bums on seats.

Now where will I get those 45 SC's from in the next four and a half months to requalify? (More importantly where will I get the 550 VA SC's from in the next five and a half months to retain platinum? :shock: )

 

[ReLoad]

Need to make the most of those DSC offers before hitting Plat 1, then.
No joy for those who make the cut.

So, in effect, even if you can reach Plat 1 by maximising a DSC offer, you can't requalify by the same means.

Would be be nice though.

I got a VA DSC offer in the e-mail today...... does that count

also didn't the DSC Christmas bonus also apply to all WP1's last year?
(I didn't get to use that offer as i had already pre booked all flights for that period)

 

[Kangol]

Ah, I think there may have been some confusion about your post 608 above, which some of us have interpreted as meaning that P1 could also be comped depending on the average SCs in previous years.

Yes. This! I'm sure there would have been a way for me to convey this earlier in one short sentence, oh well too late.

 

[AirKat]

also didn't the DSC Christmas bonus also apply to all WP1's last year?
(I didn't get to use that offer as i had already pre booked all flights for that period)

Yes it did. But I noticed that those SCs didn't count towards my QF metal flight total when they came through. So they helped with the 3,600 requirement but not the 2,700 requirement.

 

[pagingjoan]

I got a VA DSC offer in the e-mail today...... does that count

also didn't the DSC Christmas bonus also apply to all WP1's last year?
(I didn't get to use that offer as i had already pre booked all flights for that period)

Yes, I believe it did. Applied for a quite limited period, with a short lead up, over the Christmas break when many people would have been already committed - and domestic flights only. But still, it was a DSC offer. Wonder if anyone managed to capitalise on that and reach Plat 1, as a result? Very well done, if so, and underlines the benefits of flexibility in travel planning.

And no, VA doesn't count! [i have just discovered 200K Velocity points languishing in a rarely used account and have no idea what to do with them. Isn't that pathetic?]

 

[QF WP]

(More importantly where will I get the 550 VA SC's from in the next five and a half months to retain platinum? :shock: )

Surely you have checked out shintaro10x's thread on that FB page and found the link posted that gives anybody double SC's

 

[QF WP]

Time to welcome a new member to the P1 fold (no, it's not me, but they flew yesterday on the DSC offer to achieve).

 

[ReLoad]

And no, VA doesn't count! [i have just discovered 200K Velocity points languishing in a rarely used account and have no idea what to do with them. Isn't that pathetic?]

I'd suggest the gift that keeps on giving, multi coloured toasters

After all last thing you need to do is fly more!

 

[pagingjoan]

I'd suggest the gift that keeps on giving, multi coloured toasters

After all last thing you need to do is fly more!

Will add you to my Christmas list, ReLoad. How many toasters would you like?
That done, I will have to do a crash course in Award bookings with VA partners. My first lame attempt led nowhere at all! Operator Error, no doubt.
[Apologies, Mods. A bit OT.]

 

[froggerADL]

Yes it did. But I noticed that those SCs didn't count towards my QF metal flight total when they came through. So they helped with the 3,600 requirement but not the 2,700 requirement.

The double SCs counted towards the 2700 requirement for me. They were earned on Qantas marketed flights.

 

[TonyHancock]

The double SCs counted towards the 2700 requirement for me. They were earned on Qantas marketed flights.

The double status credits, incorrectly, given to me in January also counted towards the 2700 requirement. I'm having a devil of a job getting QF to take them back too.

 

[samh004]

Wonder if anyone managed to capitalise on that and reach Plat 1, as a result? Very well done, if so, and underlines the benefits of flexibility in travel planning.

That would be me

 

[ketsuzei]

I've never understood the point of the extra 900 SCs beyond the 2700 on QF other than as a calibration device.

Anyway, I hit 3600 with just 10 SCs on non-QF flights, but the double SCs helped me get there a month or so earlier than I would have otherwise.

 

[pagingjoan]

So there we have it!
The planets aligned for Samh004 and ketsuzei.
Well done to both of you - and enjoy the benefits.

With those data points, it will be interesting to see what happens over the following twelve months - although you may both requalify without the need for DSCs anyway.

Happy travels to to you both.