You Know You Are Definitely Not a Frequent Flyer or FF Wannabe When........

[rainbowgirl]

You haven't flown since 2006 and have only flown 10 flights in your lifetime.

 

[Mattg]

You haven't flown since 2006 and have only flown 10 flights in your lifetime.

I think you qualify!

Perhaps AFF could whet your appetite for more flying in the future?

 

[Dr Ralph]

You have less than 1,000,000 QFF points.

 

[rainbowgirl]

I think you qualify!

Perhaps AFF could whet your appetite for more flying in the future?

I'm planning to travel later if all things go well in life. I'm learning all the basic tricks now.

 

[TomVexille]

You have less than 1,000,000 QFF points.

Having that many points could also suggest that one is not a frequent flyer as they aren't using them on flights

 

[Renato1]

You haven't flown since 2006 and have only flown 10 flights in your lifetime.

Yes, that's not really much of a Frequent Flyer. On the other hand, you are living in a country with three or four of the Top 10 most liveable cities in the world - and you are living in the No1 most liveable - so that travelling elsewhere in effect oftem means travelling to a less liveable place.

I suspect that I wouldn't be travelling as much as I do (which is still relatively infrequent) and just stay sitting back enjoying Melbourne if I hadn't rediscovered a whole bunch of really nice relatives in Italy back in 2005, which keeps making us want to go back there.
Regards,
Renato

You have less than 1,000,000 QFF points.

Good point. As I was discovering, one's options are seriously limited with only around 180,000 points. If Qantas hadn't had their 35% points discount, I wouldn't be travelling in two weeks time.
Regards,
Renato

 

[juddles]

before I discovered AFF and all this stuff I was an ignorant average traveler who even talked to Flight Centre. (God Forbid!)

Anyway, somehow my email was in their system.

A few years ago, whilst I merrily worked in Colombia I got an email from Flight Centre - it was one of those "clever" pseudo artificial intelligence, targeted and personalized emails, where they paste in your name to an obviously standard letter. I cannot remember exactly where I was but I think it was in a conflict area in deep Colombian jungle.

It challenged me to "get out of my comfort zone" and travel to an "exotic" destination such as "Fiji".

hahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!

 

[mviy]

You have less than 1,000,000 QFF points.

I thought that meant you don't churn as many cards as Dr Ralph.

Having that many points could also suggest that one is not a frequent flyer as they aren't using them on flights

Maybe, but also using points rather cash you don't earn SCs.

 

[TomVexille]

Maybe, but also using points rather cash you don't earn SCs.

But does that matter if you fly in J & F?

 

[mviy]

But does that matter if you fly in J & F?

I guess not.

 

[Renato1]

before I discovered AFF and all this stuff I was an ignorant average traveler who even talked to Flight Centre. (God Forbid!)

Anyway, somehow my email was in their system.

A few years ago, whilst I merrily worked in Colombia I got an email from Flight Centre - it was one of those "clever" pseudo artificial intelligence, targeted and personalized emails, where they paste in your name to an obviously standard letter. I cannot remember exactly where I was but I think it was in a conflict area in deep Colombian jungle.

It challenged me to "get out of my comfort zone" and travel to an "exotic" destination such as "Fiji".

hahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!

Very interesting. Maybe the beaches are more dangerous in Fiji? (perhaps from all the coughtails some resorts give patrons)
Cheers,
Renato

 

[harvyk]

But does that matter if you fly in J & F?

I'd put that down to "it depends".

Just because you always fly J or F does not mean that you'll have the pick of the seats without status, furthermore with F becoming a rarity these days it may be that J is all that is offered to your destination which would mean that you wouldn't get perks like FLounge, and in some cases not even J is offered so you may even end up as a non-status flyer.

 

[TomVexille]

I'd put that down to "it depends".

Just because you always fly J or F does not mean that you'll have the pick of the seats without status, furthermore with F becoming a rarity these days it may be that J is all that is offered to your destination which would mean that you wouldn't get perks like FLounge, and in some cases not even J is offered so you may even end up as a non-status flyer.

You are correct of course. Just making the point that status isn't the be-all and end-all.

 

[junbugging]

There was also the recent example of someone with a paid F ticket who got stuck in a ridiculous phone queue due to lacking status...

 

[medhead]

The guy in front of me at the walk through metal detect, just now, was told to go back and remove his shoes. He do so, left the shoes on the ground and then walked back through the detector with out beeping. When told to move on he then had to go back get his shoes and put them in a tray for x-raying.

That guy is not a frequent flyer. Or he is incredibly stupid, but I like to see the best in people

 

[wandering_fred]

There was also the recent example of someone with a paid F ticket who got stuck in a ridiculous phone queue due to lacking status...

Did I recently mention the quality level of the QF business analysts?
OTOH perhaps shows the value of a good TA. There are a few of them.

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[RooFlyer]

You haven't flown since 2006 and have only flown 10 flights in your lifetime.

You win

You have less than 1,000,000 QFF points.

You don't. This is about frequent flying, not frequent credit card churning.

 

[Simo]

I had a customer sitting at my desk and he got the personal call saying congrats on getting P1 and said yep thanks for that and if I need anything I will get back to you... Please do not ring me again... He said Bloody Qantas keep ringing me a leaving Voice mail messages about some cough... I was thinking I want that ph call...

 

[Renato1]

I had a customer sitting at my desk and he got the personal call saying congrats on getting P1 and said yep thanks for that and if I need anything I will get back to you... Please do not ring me again... He said Bloody Qantas keep ringing me a leaving Voice mail messages about some cough... I was thinking I want that ph call...

There was also the recent example of someone with a paid F ticket who got stuck in a ridiculous phone queue due to lacking status...

If I was a real Frequent Flyer, I would instantly understand the implications of what it is that you two are saying.
Cheers,
Renato

The guy in front of me at the walk through metal detect, just now, was told to go back and remove his shoes. He do so, left the shoes on the ground and then walked back through the detector with out beeping. When told to move on he then had to go back get his shoes and put them in a tray for x-raying.

That guy is not a frequent flyer. Or he is incredibly stupid, but I like to see the best in people

It could be worse. I remember once trying to remove a belt with a metal head on it, which got stuck when I tried to pull it out at each belt loop in my pants. I didn't want to wreck the pants by pulling too hard, but they all kept looking at me impatiently as I individully and meticulously managed to get the belt head through each loop. I suspect the chap ahead of you with the shoes was getting anxious the way I had been.

I haven't worn one of those type belts since.
Regards,
Renato

 

[PineappleSkip]

Just making the point that status isn't the be-all and end-all.

What, there are other things in life? :shock::shock::shock::shock:

Cheers skip