Qantas to fast track airline loyalty program status

[Nimo]

Yies!

Yayyyyy -

 

[Nathant123]

One this confuses me a little with qantas frequent flyer. I know with velocity your credits drop off a year after you earn them but Qantas credits all erase at the beginning of the new membership year? If I hit the fast track gold a month before my membership anniversary does that mean I only have it for a month?

 

[Spacetravel]

One this confuses me a little with qantas frequent flyer. I know with velocity your credits drop off a year after you earn them but Qantas credits all erase at the beginning of the new membership year? If I hit the fast track gold a month before my membership anniversary does that mean I only have it for a month?

Yes Qantas resets at the membership anniversary. Regarding specifically the fast track, other members in this thread have confirmed they received it for the rest of this membership year and the full 12 months of the next year. For example my reset is January 31st 2022. Based on other members of this thread I am expecting to have gold from when I earn it through to Jan 31st 2022 and then a following 12 months until Jan 31st 2023.

 

[Ace3162]

Greetings All,

I’d really appreciate if one of our learned members could set the record straight...
Regarding:
* current Double Status Credits
* current QFF Fast Track (100SC for Gold)
* Points Club- SC for classic reward flights

Are all three complimentary?
(In so far as these offers compliment each other, work together, can be “stacked”... can be applied concurrently ??)

If Today a Points Club member books QF classic reward flights which normally attract 50 SC: (for flights in April)
1. Will these double to 100 Status Credits?
2. Will all 100 Status Credits count towards the 100 SC needed for Fast Track qualification?

many, many thanks!
Bill

 

[oz_mark]

Greetings All,

I’d really appreciate if one of our learned members could set the record straight...
Regarding:
* current Double Status Credits
* current QFF Fast Track (100SC for Gold)
* Points Club- SC for classic reward flights

Are all three complimentary?

If Today a Points Club member books QF classic reward flights which normally attract 50 SC: (for flights in April)
1. Will these double to 100 Status Credits?
2. Will all 100 Status Credits count towards the 100 SC needed for Fast Track qualification?

many, many thanks!
Bill

They are complimentary in that there is no charge for them.

There are reports around that the answer to the other questions are yes.

 

[QF WP]

I’m in the same camp as @oz_mark, it does appear from the T&C’s that the DSC and Fast Track stack. It’s hard to get conclusive proof until somebody get categorical evidence (ie QF saying that in writing). Can’t answer the Point Club question.

 

[Must...Fly!]

I’m in the same camp as @oz_mark, it does appear from the T&C’s that the DSC and Fast Track stack. It’s hard to get conclusive proof until somebody get categorical evidence (ie QF saying that in writing). Can’t answer the Point Club question.

It is in writing.

Qantas Frequent Flyer

Qantas Frequent Flyer

www.qantas.com

What do bonus Status Credits count towards?
Bonus Status Credits earned from this offer also count towards retaining or attaining your membership tier and the Qantas Status Fast Track earn requirement#. However, bonus Status Credits earned from this offer do not count towards Loyalty Bonus, Platinum Bonus Reward, Platinum One Bonus Reward and Status Accelerator/Challenge earn requirements.

 

[QF WP]

@Must...Fly! , call me cynical, I’m getting more and more as I age. It may be in writing, but sometimes the IT behind the scenes leaves a bit to be desired but is an imperative

 

[Must...Fly!]

@Must...Fly! , call me cynical, I’m getting more and more as I age. It may be in writing, but sometimes the IT behind the scenes leaves a bit to be desired but is an imperative

It's in the extension e-mail as well.

 

[squeeze72]

Hello community. I received the email confirming my status match earlier in the year. Should my card be showing as gold in the app? It stated in the 90 day period I would be able to access the lounge etc. How will they know I'm eligible if it's showing bronze still?

Has anybody travelled during this fast track promotion? and was the process smooth at the airport?

I'm about to book a flight but will stay with virgin if I don't get the perks in the period I'm on fast track.

Thank you

 

[Nathant123]

I'm about to book a flight but will stay with virgin if I don't get the perks in the period I'm on fast track.

Your status won’t change to gold until you hit the 100 credits. Your digital QF card should show Qantas club on it so you shouldn’t have any dramas getting into any lounges.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Yes the above is correct. Check your card in the app - it should show your status as Bronze Qantas Club.

I just booked my flights for the remaining status credits after the 75 for the Qantas Premier Platinum card. First time I have bought a revenue QF fare since June 2013.

 

[stig_aus]

Yes the above is correct. Check your card in the app - it should show your status as Bronze Qantas Club.

Note that the Qantas Club branding only appeared on my digital card once I had checked in for my first flight during my 90 day match period. It has remained on my card since and been updated to show the new expiry of June 2021.

 

[squeeze72]

Thank you all!

Yes, we have the Qantas Club on the digital card so it appears all is well.

 

[Dee#]

Yies!

Yes only saw the double sc's promo today!!! from your discussions, one day too late. (cuts off day before cheap airfares!). Going for fast track but already got my 75sc'c from a credit card. Just another 25 to get. Have to fly to Darwin within challenge period and Gov subsidised 1/2 airfares, so waiting for tomorrow.
Getting Qantas gold to get a more easily booked fare Perth- UK direct next year 2022. Not going via anywhere else.
I think I may still prefer Virgin too. As a platinum with the free economy X upgrade but keeping up the SC's will be hard.

 

[AIRwin]

Have to fly to Darwin within challenge period and Gov subsidised 1/2 airfares, so waiting for tomorrow.

Or midnight tonight?

 

[mad_atta]

Thanks to everyone here who reported on how quickly the Qantas Premier Platinum SCs were crediting. It prompted me to apply for my other half and me (separately). We both saw our first statements appear on Monday (along with 100K bonus miles in my case, as I'd already passed the spending threshold), the 75SC appeared on Tuesday, and we awoke Weds morning to see Gold status in the app. Good until January 2023, woohoo!

My next question is whether the Qantas upgrade algorithm will take into account our new status for upgrades we're already waitlisted for? We have PER-SYD upgrades requested and space is looking tight. Do I cancel and resubmit our requests to ensure we're submitting it as golds (which would however put us behind any other golds already in the upgrade queue) or just have faith that the system will work it out?

 

[Mattg]

The Qantas Gold status match/fast track has returned with the announcement of a two-way trans-Tasman bubble, and New Zealand residents are now also eligible in addition to Australian residents.

Qantas Status Fast Track | Qantas Frequent Flyer

For a limited time, we're offering eligible members the chance to move their airline frequent flyer status to Qantas to help them fast track to Qantas Gold.

www.qantas.com

If you have eligible status with a qualifying airline (equivalent to Gold or higher status), you can apply for a Status Fast Track. You get 3 months of Qantas Gold status and just have to earn 100 SC within 90 days to extend your status for a year. Velocity & Air New Zealand status are among those which qualify.

Offer is now open until 30 April 2021.

 

[GrahamBRI]

The Qantas Gold status match/fast track has returned with the announcement of a two-way trans-Tasman bubble, and New Zealand residents are now also eligible in addition to Australian residents.

Qantas Status Fast Track | Qantas Frequent Flyer

For a limited time, we're offering eligible members the chance to move their airline frequent flyer status to Qantas to help them fast track to Qantas Gold.

www.qantas.com

If you have eligible status with a qualifying airline (equivalent to Gold or higher status), you can apply for a Status Fast Track. You get 3 months of Qantas Gold status and just have to earn 100 SC within 90 days to extend your status for a year. Velocity & Air New Zealand status are among those which qualify.

Offer is now open until 30 April 2021.

Just to clarify (based on my experience, as I am currently doing the challenge), I don't believe you get Qantas Gold for the three months of challenge (I have not), I think you just get 3 months of Qantas Club access - so key difference I think, is no priority boarding. Also if you already have Qantas club membership, you don't even really get that either as you get no membership extension for this period either (I didn't). All up I have got nothing for participating in the challenge, just hope to make it to the other end and hope that is worth it? If they don't extend my Qantas club membership by 12 months, this will largely all be a waste.

 

[Mattg]

Just to clarify (based on my experience, as I am currently doing the challenge), I don't believe you get Qantas Gold for the three months of challenge (I have not), I think you just get 3 months of Qantas Club access - so key difference I think, is no priority boarding. Also if you already have Qantas club membership, you don't even really get that either as you get no membership extension for this period either (I didn't). All up I have got nothing for participating in the challenge, just hope to make it to the other end and hope that is worth it? If they don't extend my Qantas club membership by 12 months, this will largely all be a waste.

You are quite right. A subtle but important difference.