flying_duck
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- Joined
- May 5, 2014
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Hi All
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I really enjoy flying. Which is such a shame, as my work now has me doing it weekly and being just a lowly red, designated to the back of the cabin, without lounge access or priority boarding, is doing my head in. I know I will get to gold "eventually". That's not the point. I'd really like to relieve my colleague of having to let me into the lounge as his guest, and relieve myself of having to run across town to get to the airport before his flight leaves. It's been almost 3 months and I'm not even at silver yet.
So to get to my question. I have 22400 points, 175 status credits. Plus my husbands BNE-MEL flights (30sc), plus I'm accruing 20sc a week. I'd like to hit gold ASAP or at the very least, get lounge access ASAP. With little energy left to fly even more than I already do, should I cash in my existing points and pay the extra ~$130 for lounge access? Or should I attempt to get there with sc (I have money, but no time to do a great deal of flying)? If I do cash in my points for lounge access, then hit gold in 3 months time, is there a rebate of some sort? How does that work?
Any advice, greatly welcome. I'd like to say I enjoy flying again. Thank you.
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I really enjoy flying. Which is such a shame, as my work now has me doing it weekly and being just a lowly red, designated to the back of the cabin, without lounge access or priority boarding, is doing my head in. I know I will get to gold "eventually". That's not the point. I'd really like to relieve my colleague of having to let me into the lounge as his guest, and relieve myself of having to run across town to get to the airport before his flight leaves. It's been almost 3 months and I'm not even at silver yet.
So to get to my question. I have 22400 points, 175 status credits. Plus my husbands BNE-MEL flights (30sc), plus I'm accruing 20sc a week. I'd like to hit gold ASAP or at the very least, get lounge access ASAP. With little energy left to fly even more than I already do, should I cash in my existing points and pay the extra ~$130 for lounge access? Or should I attempt to get there with sc (I have money, but no time to do a great deal of flying)? If I do cash in my points for lounge access, then hit gold in 3 months time, is there a rebate of some sort? How does that work?
Any advice, greatly welcome. I'd like to say I enjoy flying again. Thank you.