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Son will remain a lowly SG and only make 1,000SCs this member year
LTG would be a pretty sweet 18th birthday present!
Son will remain a lowly SG and only make 1,000SCs this member year
He'll certainly be well on his way!LTG would be a pretty sweet 18th birthday present!
Starting so early the lifetime race, would that make sense to aim for Lifetime Emerald by crediting to BA instead of QF?He'll certainly be well on his way!
Yes - something I should probably consider! He'd never get the BA squiggles, but I guess the TPs likely still rack up...Starting so early the lifetime race, would that make sense to aim for Lifetime Emerald by crediting to BA instead of QF?
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And that’s how you make LTP, folks!This was for my 7YO son… My wife will hit WP for the first time after this trip. Son will remain a lowly SG and only make 1,000SCs this member year
Especially as he will be travelling with you for the next decade or so, so won't need the status for anything.Yes - something I should probably consider! He'd never get the BA squiggles, but I guess the TPs likely still rack up...
I fare bucket if you’re WP. I think P1 can request from D as well.Does anyone know what fare class in business has to be available in order to make a request? I'm looking at QF25 SYD-HND on 7 Dec and the agent advised a request wasn't possible because the requisite fare class was booked out already.
‘I’ class from memory. Are you able to fly on 4th or 5th?Does anyone know what fare class in business has to be available in order to make a request? I'm looking at QF25 SYD-HND on 7 Dec …
Thank you!I fare bucket if you’re WP. I think P1 can request from D as well.
Thank you and sadly no, I did see the business seat available on the QF59 on 7 Dec but my departure time is inflexible. Premium economy on the QF25 it is then!‘I’ class from memory. Are you able to fly on 4th or 5th?
It is pretty incredible and this is certainly not a complaint by any means. It just shows that if you’re prepared to put the effort in, it pays off eventually. Thanks for the abbreviation advice, I have amended in my post.That you even got what you have gotten barely two months in advance of one of the most peak demand periods is actually pretty impressive (as frustrating as it clearly was for all the combinations and time).
As I understand it, only P1 can request (and again, request) when inventory only has D. So in respect to that part of the question, yeah I have been able to request a flight with no I but D, but again that was as P1.
ps; It's HBA for Hobart, not HBT- which is a domestic airport in Saudi Arabia )
I've been offered by then to hold a flight for me after requesting release before, so probably yes.Hopefully not a silly question but thought I'd ask - is there any way to call into QFF to see if seats could be released for an upcoming flight when you don't have the points available? The thinking here being is that if those seats are available you could then purchase those points cheaply for some expensive wine at Qantas, thereby preventing you from putting the cart before the horse (i.e. buying points only to later find out they can't release what you need)
-RooFlyer88
I’m fairly sure you could. Each request is assigned a PNR so you can leave that ‘confirmed’ booking there until you call up again to process the taxes and have the points deducted from your account.Hopefully not a silly question but thought I'd ask - is there any way to call into QFF to see if seats could be released for an upcoming flight when you don't have the points available? The thinking here being is that if those seats are available you could then purchase those points cheaply for some expensive wine at Qantas, thereby preventing you from putting the cart before the horse (i.e. buying points only to later find out they can't release what you need)
-RooFlyer88
I understand. This is all about what QF is willing to sell imo, but again the I availability doesn't preclude the release of seats - specially with I4 in a high peak period. Heavens I've been denied (yes, as P1) with that kind of inventory showing.As you can see from the attachments, no “I” fare class available on QF75, but add the DBO to SYD leg and it opens 4x “I” class fares to QF75.
How much time does QF give on the hold? The reason I ask is that if I were to place a large wine order with QF Wines it may be sometime between me pressing the order button and the plonk in question leaving their warehouse for my warehouse.I’m fairly sure you could. Each request is assigned a PNR so you can leave that ‘confirmed’ booking there until you call up again to process the taxes and have the points deducted from your account.
A little case study…
I’ve got a paid Y booking LAX > SYD coming up and Mr Harry is happening to join me in LA for a couple of days. So I called up and asked to have 2 x F or J seats released. Both denied. Then tried 1x F or J seat to be released. One F seat got released. I left that request there and speak to Mr Harry to figure out our strategy.
Ended up booking the released F seat and now we’re taking the gamble with the Y>J classic upgrade.
Called up the following day and processed the booking.
From my observations on this thread and my experience now requesting seats as a newly minted World Platinum, there does not seem to be any hard and fast rule about whether Qantas will release classic award seats to anyone. Certainly having higher status like Platinum One or Chairman's Club would help, but even then, we still see rejections. What people on this thread have found useful is when there is availability in certain fare codes, but even then you can still get rejected (even if it is showing all 9s on ExpertFlyer). Ultimately this computer which makes the decision for the agent is considering one or more rules to make its decision. What those rules are is up for debate. Perhaps it sees one flight that is show I1 but it knows historically there will be extra "slack" on that flight and hence clears the request. In other instances, it may be I9 but it knows darn well all seats will be sold by revenue paying passengers with upgrade waitlists out the wazoo.As you can see from the attachments, no “I” fare class available on QF75, but add the DBO to SYD leg and it opens 4x “I” class fares to QF75.
I think there are many Tasmanians who would be proud to hear that their beloved HBA airport has a QF lounge whereas their arch rival HBT has none!ps; It's HBA for Hobart, not HBT- which is a domestic airport in Saudi Arabia )
Anecdotally I think you could safely leave it there for a few days to a week.How much time does QF give on the hold? The reason I ask is that if I were to place a large wine order with QF Wines it may be sometime between me pressing the order button and the plonk in question leaving their warehouse for my warehouse.