The Qantas Status Run Master Thread

[Mr_Tee]

Around the 350 mark based on other travel I've got coming up before the review date.

The PEK-NRT return via TPE ends up being 320 status credits for ~$1,300, so around $4/SC.

That seems pretty good value at around $4/SC.

I had a quick look playing around with some options and MEL-BNE-CHC-AKL one way is about $1,100 and earns 165 SC's at a rate of $6.67/SC. Doing that twice (ie: return the same way) would get you to 330 SC's.

Of course when you work out the "true cost" of the SC's in your routing you will need to add in the costs associated with your positioning flights (flights + any additional accommodation etc) and that will quickly bump up the $$/SC.

 

[tanahflyer]

Around the 350 mark based on other travel I've got coming up before the review date.

The PEK-NRT return via TPE ends up being 320 status credits for ~$1,300, so around $4/SC.

I'm not sure if this would credit as HKG-TPE and TPE-NRT or just HKG-NRT as the flight operates under the same code [CX450] and that you'd be flying it as a through ticket.

 

[christopherc]

Hi guys,

i am seeking a way to get 385 SC for my wife as she will loose her gold status. any suggestions will be appreciated.
we are based in New Caledonia and the end of her membership year is on the 31st of july 2026.

thank you for your help

 

[DejaBrew]

Hi guys,

i am seeking a way to get 385 SC for my wife as she will loose her gold status. any suggestions will be appreciated.
we are based in New Caledonia and the end of her membership year is on the 31st of july 2026.

thank you for your help

If you haven't already looked into it, check out Qantas' Status On The Ground promo for up to 110 SC without flying. Also consider Green Tier for 50SC. As for earning the balance needed for Gold retention? Look out for Double Status Credit promos. That will enable the easiest/cheapest method of earning those remaining SC. Plenty of discussion here on AFF whenever those promos take place.

Edit: Apologies, just read your post again and realised you mentioned you're based in New Caledonia (which makes it trickier).

Edit 2: Both promos may technically still offer some options for your wife to earn SC. Green Tier could potentially work if she targets the Flying, Travelling, Shopping, Learning and Give Back leaves.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Hi guys,

i am seeking a way to get 385 SC for my wife as she will loose her gold status. any suggestions will be appreciated.
we are based in New Caledonia and the end of her membership year is on the 31st of july 2026.

thank you for your help

Much depends on your budget @christopherc and whether she wants to spend time on the ground at all ( @DejaBrew is the master of a recent SR!)

Anything in J to Melbourne/Adelaide via Sydney or Brisbane is a start.
Would need to use multi-city and work out the SC's.
Of course, if DSC comes out Feb/March that would help considerably - at least you have a few months to nuts something out.

 

[Mattg]

For those in Europe, this gem still exists. Earns 280 SC for the round-trip, at $2.47/SC with this itinerary:

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Update on my quest for maintaining Qantas Gold whilst in Europe. After much checking around, I came across this gem:


All in the total cost was €455.45 which will earn me exactly the 160 status credits needed to maintain Gold. Whilst not a great run as the one pointed out by MattG, one needs to appreciate that being based in Frankfurt, cheap OneWorld fares aren't the easiest to come by. Also this was a last minute booking made today since my Qantas membership year ends on November 30.

-RooFlyer88

 

[Flashback]

Update on my quest for maintaining Qantas Gold whilst in Europe. After much checking around, I came across this gem:
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All in the total cost was €455.45 which will earn me exactly the 160 status credits needed to maintain Gold. Whilst not a great run as the one pointed out by MattG, one needs to appreciate that being based in Frankfurt, cheap OneWorld fares aren't the easiest to come by. Also this was a last minute booking made today since my Qantas membership year ends on November 30.

-RooFlyer88

Yes, that's quite pricey! You could get double the SC that for less cost easily, too. Will just miss you, travelling at the same time, but out of LGW (much better F lounge there). Some of our friends will be at LHR though.

 

[PERLHR]

Update on my quest for maintaining Qantas Gold whilst in Europe. After much checking around, I came across this gem:
View attachment 477582

All in the total cost was €455.45 which will earn me exactly the 160 status credits needed to maintain Gold. Whilst not a great run as the one pointed out by MattG, one needs to appreciate that being based in Frankfurt, cheap OneWorld fares aren't the easiest to come by. Also this was a last minute booking made today since my Qantas membership year ends on November 30.

-RooFlyer88

For a last minute booking, for 160 points for QF FF I think that cost is excellent. Even better, you get to Inverness!! Perfect. Enjoy.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Yes, that's quite pricey! You could get double the SC that for less cost easily, too. Will just miss you, travelling at the same time, but out of LGW (much better F lounge there). Some of our friends will be at LHR though.

I couldn't find anything much better out of Frankfurt (where I'm based). Germany, like the UK, engages in the practice of charging an air departure tax, although it seems like it is the passenger not the airline that in practice pays this (which is not always the case with the UK APD a story for another day). My flight to Inverness was chosen because Inverness does not incur an Air Passenger Duty and it's also a lovely place to go for a hike (I have been told).

Flights to continental Europe on OneWorld carriers were showing around 600 Euros per passenger in business. So the UK or perhaps Ireland is the best option as it was in the 400 Euro range. I was looking to do a quick run (i.e. depart Frankfurt on Friday and get back on Sunday), which I suspect also is why the prices were a bit higher.

A better question, and one which I don't have a great answer for is whether it makes sense to bother with keeping OneWorld status if one is based in continental Europe. There are three carriers in the region: iberia, FinnAir and British Airways which sometimes can limit choices. On the other hand, they are competing against Star Alliance carriers like Lufthansa who have the schedule advantage over them.

In any event, I'm heading back to Canada to visit my family in December during the Christmas break, and found what I think was an excellent fare with American Airlines: €618.78 for an open-jaw Lisbon to Toronto, then returning Toronto to Frankfurt in January. This by the way was ticketed into AA Main Cabin which means I'll earn 70 status credits on that flight plus my partner who is travelling with me will have a checked bag. Interestingly enough, I was able to choose Main Cabin Extra seats for free on these flights for myself and my partner (go figure) including the long haul segments between Europe and America. Yes €618.78 is a bit on the pricey side for travel across the ditch to Canada but considering it is during peak travel season (XMAS) and I'm booking fairly close-in and am getting a Main Cabin ticket, I thought it was reasonable.

As an aside, it seems like booking open jaws with American spanning countries is one way to defeat American giving you Basic Economy options as the cheapest option. Earlier this year I did an open-jaw Toronto to Santiago, then returning Brazil to Toronto and that too only gave me a Main Cabin option for booking.

-RooFlyer88