I am VA Platinum, fly return every week domestically in flex economy (e.g. MEL - BRI - MEL). Sometimes business for longer flights (e.g. to East Coast to NZ or WA) and a few international flights per year in economy for vacation and work (Europe and Asia).
I was looking into whether it is worth trialling Qantas, and request a status match/status challenge.
However, I looked into earn rates of Qantas v VA on the most common routes that I take (remember, this is weekly return). For example on Flex economy Mel to Brisbane:
- Qantas, platinum member, would receive 2,200 points.
- VA, platinum member, I generally received around 4,000 points
I would receive almost double the points flying Virgin - over a year of flying we're talking a difference of like 150,000 points. On top of this, redeeming QFF for flights seems to attract significantly more tax/fees compared to VA!
Am I missing something? If this is the difference in earn rates between VA and Qantas on domestic, why would anyone that flies frequently for work domestically (e.g. MEL - SYD, MEL - BRI) choose QFF over VA?
Any insights or thoughts welcome, before I drop the QFF flirtations.
I was looking into whether it is worth trialling Qantas, and request a status match/status challenge.
However, I looked into earn rates of Qantas v VA on the most common routes that I take (remember, this is weekly return). For example on Flex economy Mel to Brisbane:
- Qantas, platinum member, would receive 2,200 points.
- VA, platinum member, I generally received around 4,000 points
I would receive almost double the points flying Virgin - over a year of flying we're talking a difference of like 150,000 points. On top of this, redeeming QFF for flights seems to attract significantly more tax/fees compared to VA!
Am I missing something? If this is the difference in earn rates between VA and Qantas on domestic, why would anyone that flies frequently for work domestically (e.g. MEL - SYD, MEL - BRI) choose QFF over VA?
Any insights or thoughts welcome, before I drop the QFF flirtations.