Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

[Flyerwin]

triple SCs

Waiting for the next round of this. Wasn’t invited to the last one.

 

[straitman]

Personally I find it easier to think "Syd-Mel Choice" = 15SC rather than "How much was my ticket again" ?

When making a booking it states the number of SC to be earn't the same as it always has.

 

[odysseus]

When making a booking it states the number of SC to be earn't the same as it always has.

Sure, but planning when you get status or renew can be messed up as you can't predict whether prices go up or down. And if you get a few bargains you may find yourself short of status at the end of the period.

 

[MH_fan]

When making a booking it states the number of SC to be earn't the same as it always has.

But will you remember how many SCs you'll earn for a flight 6 months later?

 

[nutwood]

Interesting thread posted by the AFF admin. They've done the maths on QFF vs VFF, taking into consideration the sizes (i.e smaller VA International Partner network) and that you can't book VA trips originating overseas as it's primarily a Australian/Domestic Airline.

Thread 'Article: Is Qantas or Velocity Status Harder to Earn?'

Oct 27, 2025

Following the recent changes to the Velocity program, is it now harder to earn Velocity status than Qantas status? We did the maths to find out:

Is Qantas or Velocity Status Harder to Earn in 2025?

Our analysis shows that it costs an average flyer around 2-3x more money to earn status with Qantas than with Virgin Australia Velocity. But there's a catch.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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One scenario they did not appear to cover, (unless it was factored into "The regional flyer" ?) is multiple leg flights. If I were to book from Launceston to a regional destination, this would be multiple legs. Port Lincoln for example. LST - MEL - ADL - PLO. I've had Gladstone presented as; LST - MEL - SYD - BNE - GLT. These multiple leg flights make a significant difference to the earn rate on Qantas, especially booked Flex, and the overall price for such a trip is significantly less than if each leg was booked individually. Mind you, Qantas are charging some fairly fancy prices for Flex, so probably still far more expensive!

 

[straitman]

Sure, but planning when you get status or renew can be messed up as you can't predict whether prices go up or down. And if you get a few bargains you may find yourself short of status at the end of the period.

You look at the cost vs the SC earn. If cost is not an issue then you buy a Flex instead of a Lite or Choice fare. If cost is an issue then it was always going to be a problem.

But will you remember how many SCs you'll earn for a flight 6 months later?

I actually fail to see how this is any different to what it was previously.

 

[odysseus]

You look at the cost vs the SC earn. If cost is not an issue then you buy a Flex instead of a Lite or Choice fare. If cost is an issue then it was always going to be a problem.

You don't know what's in the future. You don't want to overpay upfront so buy the most appropriate, but then come down the line may find yourself short if prices were cheaper. So wind up needing to do a last minute status run just to reach your goal. Or you buy flex in advance "to be sure", then prices for subsequent flights turn out higher than expected so you breeze through status but have wound up paying more than you needed to.

It's suboptimal either way, all because amounts earned are no longer known, except at time of booking.

 

[straitman]

You don't know what's in the future. You don't want to overpay upfront so buy the most appropriate, but then come down the line may find yourself short if prices were cheaper. So wind up needing to do a last minute status run just to reach your goal. Or you buy flex in advance "to be sure", then prices for subsequent flights turn out higher than expected so you breeze through status but have wound up paying more than you needed to.

It's suboptimal either way, all because amounts earned are no longer known, except at time of booking.

And how is that different to any other situation?

 

[odysseus]

And how is that different to any other situation?

Pretty obviously. In the previous situation you could plan I'll be doing x flights and know how many SCs you'd have at the end of it. Regardless of whether the price went up or down. And multiplying that result out was also a known amount of SCs per flight (at a certain fare level). So quick and easy to calculate. I have x SCs now, I have y flights booked, so I'll have z SCs at the end.

Now the calculation is a manual one, flight by flight. As all the above figures have an additional variable to be applied to work out the SCs - cost.