yes another mostly uninteresting P1 briefing bar the discount(again with only a two week booking window) but the rest.. I mean telling us old news like we can use the CX lounge n SFO? umm... CX was opened to QF elites some time back IIRC. There was next to nothing useful in there other than the discount.
imo
At least you got the email. I must be a lesser P1 as I just never get these briefings
Is the discount available online or do you need to call to book with the discount? (I couldn't see any fare difference between logged in and not logged in.)
Presume an en route stopover (within fare rules) doesn't invalidate the discount?
it's a dedicated booking page online (link in the P1 email() with a number of restrictions (as with all thngs QF). No doubt the SST could assist with bookings too.
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My wife got the My Platinum News email today. It appears the Platinums are now being offerred exactly the same "20% off" discount thingy - I just read the fine details and they are word for word, except "Platinum One" has been shortened to "Platinum"
I guess we P1's did get the amazing offer a few days before the mob
nd now when I actually try to use the discount it appears impossible for me - have tried everything (online). Will whinge in the QF IT thread......
Hrmmmph. It is an 'exclusive' deal for WPs, you know.
I am trying to use the P1 deal which is the same
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Come the next leg, I found myself in 5F (on a Dash 8) with an extremely large gentleman of Polynesian extraction next to me. He was really nice and did his best but it was still a cramped journey. He had come from Perth so his BP was issued well before mine. Had it been a full flight, I wouldn't have been annoyed but in the rows ahead of me, I counted five empty seats and there were more behind.
Perhaps all of those enjoying the company of their shadows were all P1 and I drew the short straw but I'm skeptical. I'm debating whether to pursue it further. Seems petty, but what's the point of being P1 if you can't get a decent seat? Realistically, all I ask of the status is a decent seat, although the Adelaide Hills tour sounded good!
The fact is you can't trust Qantas to give you the best seat.
The system knows seats XX and XX are the best on each aircraft. It assigns you one of the best seats. What the system ignores is that the entire back of the plane is empty and that you'd much prefer nobody next to you than a 'premium' upfront seat.
You'll have more luck by constantly checking expertflyer up until departure and playing musical chairs by moving yourself to what genuinely is the best available seat.
Then again.... anyone can play that game.
And therefore since it's open for everyone to play - it's possible for a Bronze member to end up with a better seat than a Platinum One.
The thing that interested me was that on neither leg was I in a "premium" seat. Row 7 on a 737 is not premium and neither is row 5 on a Dash 8. Not only that, but I had specifically rung the SST in pursuit of a seat for my shadow. I can only think they didn't even look at the seating as I had made it clear I was going to request a points upgrade. Normally, they put a soft block in place, although I've found those blocks to be very soft!The fact is you can't trust Qantas to give you the best seat.
The system knows seats XX and XX are the best on each aircraft. It assigns you one of the best seats. What the system ignores is that the entire back of the plane is empty and that you'd much prefer nobody next to you than a 'premium' upfront seat.
You'll have more luck by constantly checking expertflyer up until departure and playing musical chairs by moving yourself to what genuinely is the best available seat.
Then again.... anyone can play that game.
And therefore since it's open for everyone to play - it's possible for a Bronze member to end up with a better seat than a Platinum One.
How many weeks out from the flight did you make the booking?The thing that interested me was that on neither leg was I in a "premium" seat. Row 7 on a 737 is not premium and neither is row 5 on a Dash 8. Not only that, but I had specifically rung the SST in pursuit of a seat for my shadow. I can only think they didn't even look at the seating as I had made it clear I was going to request a points upgrade. Normally, they put a soft block in place, although I've found those blocks to be very soft!
Not sure how far ahead it was booked. Too many flights! Typically a couple of weeks. You can't select seats on Dash 8.How many weeks out from the flight did you make the booking?
Did you ever select the seats yourself?