Himeno
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EK counts ATH-xDXB-LHR as ATH-LHR.Simpler because EK doesn't do Greeks to London
EK counts ATH-xDXB-LHR as ATH-LHR.Simpler because EK doesn't do Greeks to London
Keep in mind that I don't think QF intend the examples under the distance based system to be definitive. For example, "Short International" and "Mid-Range International" both include "intra-USA". I would ignore the routing examples and focus only on the distance - unless of course you are dealing with a specific Route-Based earn flight under the "Region" table.
What about the minimum points guarantee or status bonus? When I look at the simpler fairer QF website it says those are earned on JQ/GK
EK counts ATH-xDXB-LHR as ATH-LHR.
That's the major problem with the table, short international (or whatever it's called) implies distance. However, it also states that intra-japan, a region, is included in short international.
Maybe that's the aim.It feels like they set out to confuse and befuddle.
Hidden in the detail of the most of the non-region based (i.e. domestic and "all other QF flights") is the reality that it's still mileage based. So yes, if it's specifically covered, you don't need to worry about miles, but if it's not, you do.
Also, the layout of the region table I uploaded seeks to group the regions to make it easier to read and digest. Qantas lists East Coast AU to [insert destination here] 5 separate times. I have grouped them to make it easier to see if you're flight falls into a region. With the QF tables, you need to read the whole table to ascertain if your origin and destination are covered. Under the table I uploaded, you look for your departure point (e.g. East Coast AU) and then you can see all relevant arrivals (per the QF table) listed alongside. Again - this only applies for the regions that QF specifically mentions. So some of my simplification is just about layout. Listing East Coast AU 5 times and not even one after the other, but spread out over the 12 line table is just silly...and IMHO not the way most people process information.
I didn't take this approach for the domestic flights because the examples that QF lists are just that, examples! It's still a mileage based system for Domestic flights.
Serfty, is the correct answer not to fly Jetstar at all?Trick Question: Can someone tell me how many points and SC's I as a WP would earn on a Jetstar Plus Pack travelling on GK (Jetstar Japan) flight number and metal between cough and NRT?
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Definitely better on JAL with the 1000yen J-Class addon
Hopefully serfty will tell us his answer also re WP on GK cough NRT
Serfty, is the correct answer not to fly Jetstar at all?
What am i missing? The new tables published by QF yesterday seem pretty straight forward now?
And just to pick up on an earlier point - the partner earn for AA in first class (YUPs) seems relatively the same right (except for flights under 750 miles). Or have I read those wrong?
So I read correctly For some of the longer YUPPs it seems no loss under the new system.
I have edited my post, above, with an example of some devaluation (ORD-MIA was in the >1200 mile category from memory, for 120 SC).
However, I haven't really looked into the whole thing yet to determine how much it affects the longer runs.
Trick Question: Can someone tell me how many points and SC's I as a WP would earn on a Jetstar Plus Pack travelling on GK (Jetstar Japan) flight number and metal between cough and NRT?
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