Very disappointed about Qantas FF program

[Mattg]

I have been a Qantas FF member for Approx 20 years & have around 855,000 points, this used to be fair & accessable but now is almost impossible to book a rewards flight, in the past the number of points didnt change, it was a standard points cost per destination & just a matter of availability but now Qantas has introduced Classic Plus, which is a crude method of getting us to use more points.

Is this group prepared to put pressure on them to resume to a fair system,? I have written to the CEO Vanessa Hudson & Head of Qantas Loyalty Andrew Glance a few months ago & got nowhere. For long distance flights I have to fly business because of a back condition.

I welcome other's experience & direct contact

My suggestion would be to find a way to use up your existing points, then to switch your loyalty to a different airline and/or programs.

 

[flyguy77]

My suggestion would be to find a way to use up your existing points, then to switch your loyalty to a different airline and/or programs.

The issue is there aren't any real alternatives.

All points & loyalty programs are getting worse, have moved (or will move) to dynamic pricing and you'll just run into the same issues struggling to find availability most likely (and find it much harder to build a significant amount of points).

Airlines don't care if it's 'fair' or not - they are all about profits and whilst people keep getting sucked into points & loyalty they'll keep pushing the envelope as to how much worse they can make them.

 

[jrfsp]

The issue is there aren't any real alternatives.

All points & loyalty programs are getting worse, have moved (or will move) to dynamic pricing and you'll just run into the same issues struggling to find availability most likely (and find it much harder to build a significant amount of points).

Airlines don't care if it's 'fair' or not - they are all about profits and whilst people keep getting sucked into points & loyalty they'll keep pushing the envelope as to how much worse they can make them.

This is true, but hardly surprising its been a slow burn for many years.

Purchasing best fare of the day and not not blinding being tied to a loyalty program is the best way forward IMO, by All means collects points when you travel / everyday purchases but the dollar savings are likely to outweigh points redemption.