where to direct points/status

[N0mad]

Hi,

Looking at booking the family (2adults + 2 kids) on a business lite fare class D from Tokyo to Sydney.

I generally redeem 1 J class trip for the family from Syd-Asia each year directly through Kris as it's during school holidays and they are gone before available on Velocity.

Trying to work out if i should direct all points/status credits to velocity to gain from family pooling and i believe almost gold status.

Hoping someone can confirm my understanding is correct,

I believe flight is 4858 actual miles flown from Kris flyer calculator this should give 120 velocity status credits per person which would be 480. I can probably make the additional 20 from flybuys or a status run.

note: kids are 8 and 10 and would need velocity account and family pooling turned on.

would this be correct?

 

[AIRwin]

You'll also need to fly your own 4 eligible sectors (not through family pooling) for Gold status:

Gold Membership

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[N0mad]

You'll also need to fly your own 4 eligible sectors (not through family pooling) for Gold status:

Gold Membership

Enjoy gold membership benefits as soon as your status credit reaches to 400. benefits includes priority phone service, upgrademe points, advance seat selection, priority wait list and also enjoy priority check-in, virgin Australia lounge, complementary baggage allowance and rewards benefits with...

www.velocityfrequentflyer.com

thanks for that additional piece, as i assumed that could be pooled. Do i get 2 sectors on the Tokyo-Sin-Syd flight? So i would need a return domestic flight to obtain the additional 2 sectors is that correct?

 

[AIRwin]

thanks for that additional piece, as i assumed that could be pooled. Do i get 2 sectors on the Tokyo-Sin-Syd flight? So i would need a return domestic flight to obtain the additional 2 sectors is that correct?

Eligible Sector: a flight with a “VA” flight number that you have flown excluding Reward Seats and Economy Lite fares.

 

[N0mad]

Eligible Sector: a flight with a “VA” flight number that you have flown excluding Reward Seats and Economy Lite fares.

OK, i would need 2 domestic return flights as the SQ flight won't count as it won't have a VA flight number.

 

[AIRwin]

OK, i would need 2 domestic return flights as the SQ flight won't count as it won't have a VA flight number.

Yes - and it'll need to be within 12 months while the status credits still count

 

[N0mad]

Yes - and it'll need to be within 12 months while the status credits still count

fantastic, thanks for your help

 

[sydunipete]

All correct. You can family pool points and SC's but not eligible sectors.