… and my experience now requesting seats as a newly minted World Platinum …
No, not World Platinum. You are Wa..er Platinum.
Edit: Me, also
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… and my experience now requesting seats as a newly minted World Platinum …
I agree. Before Covid I considered using points for Y seats to be a waste of those points. But with the current price of airfares I have burnt through many thousands of points on Y fares this past year or two.Now I know, some will find this as a very pedestrian exercise - a domestic classic economy award. Big whoop! But look at the cash fares, and compare that to the points required and you'll quickly realize that this is one of the ways to make your points stretch extra far.
Just attention seeking.There’s no such thing as “world” platinum. It’s just misleading the children to use such a phrase.
Yes, that’s why it was named WP.Just attention seeking.
Yes you should be looking at Q9 for an international economy release. 4 is a lot of seats so it could go either way but give it a go for sure and let us know!I should be looking at Q9 which shows there are 9 seats available? Meaning I have a good chance?
Discount Business class to New York from Sydney will net you 560 SCs and cost you around $8500.Am I nuts to be considering paying for this trip when I can get a points value of 2.5 cents?
New Zealand? Isn’t Pixiechick heading to NYC?You could wait for a DSC offer and do one or two business class status runs to New Zealand.
Yes you are nuts.Am I off my rocker? Was originally thinking I’d request the release of a single J seat to NY (as lots of I availability and I had some flexibility around dates). Paid fares were sitting around $20k, making the point value just about 7 cents - excellent value! Now Qantas has dropped a sale and I can get the seats paid for ~$8.5k, point value of 2.5 cents or so (still excellent value) BUT a paid trip will pretty much ensure I keep WP for another year (where I will want to use points to get 2x seats when travelling with partner).
Am I nuts to be considering paying for this trip when I can get a points value of 2.5 cents? Of course, it’s not guaranteed the they’ll release a seat for me, but given loads to NY in Feb, I availability and my flexibility on dates I expect it wouldn’t be that hard.
Jean is helpfully providing an alternative way of meeting the SC requirements for WP for far less cash.New Zealand? Isn’t Pixiechick heading to NYC?
Let’s see what Pixiechick has to say about going to NZ instead of NYC.Jean is helpfully providing an alternative way of meeting the SC requirements for WP for far less cash.
It would be both — classic reward to NYC then a status run to NZ for a saving of ~$6K. If I were considering my options, I certainly would have appreciated this alternative.Let’s see what Pixiechick has to say about NZ instead of NYC.
New Zealand? Isn’t Pixiechick heading to NYC?
Well, I am booking a flight to NZ but for January, and no DSC will be coming up before then! And honestly, taking trips solely for SC seems a waste. What I did just realise is that I can easily combine work with NY so the flight is tax deductible and therefore after tax not a bad deal at all.Let’s see what Pixiechick has to say about NZ instead of NYC.
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Yes, I travel to places that I prefer to see, rather than just for the SC. Probably frowned on by some AFFers.… taking trips solely for SC seems a waste …
So this request was rejected.Yes you should be looking at Q9 for an international economy release. 4 is a lot of seats so it could go either way but give it a go for sure and let us know!
So this request was rejected.
I have requested the same seats in the same flight 1 week later (29/6) so let's see. If it doesn't work out I may need to fly to LAX then connect to local flight to YVR.
The funny thing is, the first time I called I got someone that can make a request and get me result in 1 minute. The subsequent calls only spoke to folks that tells me to wait for notification if I'm successful or if no news after one day, to call back.
Email through this morning @kamb1ng : Qantas has Red Tail sale to North America Y $1399 SYD -YVR Jan- March.So this request was rejected.
I have requested the same seats in the same flight 1 week later (29/6) so let's see. If it doesn't work out I may need to fly to LAX then connect to local flight to YVR.
The funny thing is, the first time I called I got someone that can make a request and get me result in 1 minute. The subsequent calls only spoke to folks that tells me to wait for notification if I'm successful or if no news after one day, to call back.
I'd defo fly to NZ to retain PlatinumWell, I am booking a flight to NZ but for January, and no DSC will be coming up before then! And honestly, taking trips solely for SC seems a waste. What I did just realise is that I can easily combine work with NY so the flight is tax deductible and therefore after tax not a bad deal at all.
If only a magical DSC showed up!