The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Monday, 24 June 2019
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| Major Qantas Frequent Flyer Changes: What You Need to Know |
Qantas Frequent Flyer has announced the largest overhaul in the loyalty program's history. There are significant changes to reward flight pricing, with an increase in the amount of points required for flights in premium cabins and upgrades - including for round-the-world awards. But carrier charges and the amount of points required for some Economy reward flights are being reduced.
The ability to redeem Qantas points for selected flights on Air New Zealand, Air France, KLM and Bangkok Airways is being added. Qantas has also announced a lifetime Platinum tier and the introduction of a "Points Club" to reward frequent buyers. |
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| Qantas Lifetime Platinum: Not Worth It |
| Qantas announced in last Thursday's Qantas Frequent Flyer changes that it will introduce a lifetime Platinum status tier in September 2019. This is sure to pique the interest of many frequent flyers. Unfortunately, the bar has been set so high that it's not worth aiming for. To earn lifetime Qantas Platinum status, you would need to achieve a lifetime total of 75,000 Qantas status credits. Currently, lifetime Qantas Frequent Flyer Silver status is earned more... |
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| VA Considers Lifetime Velocity Status |
| Velocity Frequent Flyer could launch lifetime Velocity status, following the announcement that Qantas will introduce a lifetime Platinum status tier. Qantas announced last Thursday some significant changes to its frequent flyer program, including changes to frequent flyer redemptions and the introduction of a Points Club. As Qantas Frequent Flyer's main competitor in Australia, Virgin's Velocity Frequent Flyer program will be keeping a close eye more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
Earn Top-Tier Airline Status with Status Challenges |
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If you already have elite status with one airline, did you know that you can leverage this to get a free status match challenge with other airlines? That's right, you can enjoy perks like airport lounges, access to priority queues and more upgrades... before you've even flown with an airline!
Qantas, Virgin Australia, American Airlines, United, Delta and Air Canada are among the list of airlines that all offer fast-tracks to elite status. In fact, using status challenges, you can reach top-tier status on all three of the major airline alliances - Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam - extremely easily.
In most cases, you'll get to enjoy the perks of your status during the challenge period - regardless of whether you meet the specified target. And if you complete the challenge successfully, you'll get to keep your status for up to two years.
Even if you don't yet have status with any airline, you can still take advantage of status challenges! Some airlines offer a very achievable challenge to obtain status for a small fee. For example, it's possible to complete an American Airlines status challenge by taking just one Qantas flight, and you'll then get to keep your Oneworld status for up to 19 months!
The upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar will show you everything you need to know to maximise status challenges and easily obtain top-tier airline status.
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| Virgin Aust, Atlantic Seek Partnership |
| Virgin Australia and UK-based Virgin Atlantic have applied for regulatory approval to coordinate services between Australia and the UK. The expanded Virgin Atlantic partnership would allow the two airlines to offer a more seamless experience to passengers flying to London through better schedules, easier connections and enhanced frequent flyer benefits. Virgin Australia does not fly to London, but does fly to Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Virgin Australia more... |
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| Fiji Airways Ends Adelaide Service |
| Fiji Airways will axe its Adelaide-Nadi route in July, just two years after it launched. Fiji Airways has served the Adelaide-Nadi route twice per week since June 2017, using Boeing 737s with 8 Business Class and 156 Economy seats. The overnight flight to Nadi currently departs Adelaide every Monday and Friday evening, returning in the afternoon on the same days. The last Fiji Airways flight from Adelaide to Nadi will be on more... |
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