SCs on Activity statement

[RooFlyer]

OK, its Sunday and things are a bit slow between flights.

Something I've noticed for years. On my activity statement, SCs earned on QF flights have a "~" next to them, with the legend saying:

Eligible flight (Qantas, QantasLink or Jetstar segment) counted towards status attain/retain.

The separate posting of the "double" portion of DSCs, and indeed SCs earned on other OW airlines (JL, CX) don't have "~" next to them, (the latter presumably because they are not QF, QFL of JQ), but it seems a bit silly to have the ~ next to some eligible flights but not other eligible flights, and not against DSCs of an eligible QF, QFL or JQ flight!

Doesn't matter a damn, but anyone know why this ~ qualification is there? If there is an ineligible QF etc flight, then presumably the SCs are posted without a ~ ? And if so, doesn't this look the same as 'counting' SCs earned on other OW airlines?

 

[serfty]

An ineligible could be a classic award - posts without the ~.

 

[RooFlyer]

My Classic Awards show "0" in the SC column, so the lack of "~" is then kinda moot.

Not arguing with you serfty just wondering about a (trivial) inconsistency.

 

[Mwenenzi]

If you do not have 4 QF flights with a "~" next to them you do not get status no matter how many SC's and OW flights you have taken
Introduced when the the 4 flight rules was enforced. This stopped those in the USA getting QF status and lounge access, without ever seeing a Qantas aircraft let alone flying on an Qantas aircraft

 

[medhead]

I think you;re getting confused between eligible for "status attain/retain" and status credit total. OW flights are not eligible for attain/retain but are included in the SC totals. As the double status credits post separately they do not get a ~ as that has already been given for the base SC that have posted for the flight. Basically you do not get 2x~ for double status credits. It is not double eligible flights, only double SC.

 

[oz_mark]

The separate posting of the "double" portion of DSCs, and indeed SCs earned on other OW airlines (JL, CX) don't have "~" next to them, (the latter presumably because they are not QF, QFL of JQ), but it seems a bit silly to have the ~ next to some eligible flights but not other eligible flights, and not against DSCs of an eligible QF, QFL or JQ flight!

The "~" itself refers to the flight itself being a qualifying flight for the purposes of determining whether you have your 4 eligible QF/JQ/3K flights.

As the DSC posting is a posting of a promotional benefit, not of a flight, it doesn't really make sense to count it as an eligible flight.

 

[RooFlyer]

If you do not have 4 QF flights with a "~" next to them you do not get status no matter how many SC's and OW flights you have taken
Introduced when the the 4 flight rules was enforced. This stopped those in the USA getting QF status and lounge access, without ever seeing a Qantas aircraft let alone flying on an Qantas aircraft

Ah, yep, that makes sense, thanks (and to others pointing out the same thing).

Onto the next mystery of the universe.

 

[JohnK]

Onto the next mystery of the universe.

The number of eligible flights is too low.

Especially for Gold and Platinum.

 

[Skyring]

Qantas gave me flights to and from Sydney earlier this year. They didn't earn anything, not even a "~", which I could have used when I fronted up to the QP in SYD urgently needing a shower after the flight from JFK and realised that my onward flight to CBR was in a Dash-8 with no J cabin. I had enough points for SG, but only two eligible "squiggles", so I was still NB/LTS.

"Oh, the humanity!" I groaned, and she let me in, wrinkling her sweet nose.

 

[codash1099]

Qantas gave me flights to and from Sydney earlier this year. They didn't earn anything, not even a "~", which I could have used when I fronted up to the QP in SYD urgently needing a shower after the flight from JFK and realised that my onward flight to CBR was in a Dash-8 with no J cabin. I had enough points for SG, but only two eligible "squiggles", so I was still NB/LTS.

"Oh, the humanity!" I groaned, and she let me in, wrinkling her sweet nose.

Oh you old charmer!