Things people say about QF / EK

[Anna]

I was at dinner last night and was 'knowledgeably' informed of the following things by some semi-regular QF pax. They insisted that all these statements are true even after I said didn't think so. I didn't push it for the sake of being sociable.

QF no longer fly to LHR


The QFF programme was sold a couple of years ago and is now operated by a company not related to QF


You can't get a beer on a QF dom flight any more


QF just raised the points costs for all their flights and now you can't book an international flight to anywhere for less than a million points


The EK configuration in Y is 2-4-2.

 

[Ansett]

I was at dinner last night and was 'knowledgeably' informed of the following things by some semi-regular QF pax. They insisted that all these statements are true even after I said didn't think so. I didn't push it for the sake of being sociable.

QF no longer fly to LHR


The QFF programme was sold a couple of years ago and is now operated by a company not related to QF


You can't get a beer on a QF dom flight any more


QF just raised the points costs for all their flights and now you can't book an international flight to anywhere for less than a million points


The EK configuration in Y is 2-4-2.

Oh Dear Oh Dear


Good to see that the QF marketting and PR departments are doing a sensational Job in Promoting the services and destinations of QF

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Well they are correct about EK A330s and 340s

 

[medhead]

The new booking engine, with the hidden classic awards tick box, would make the million point comment seem correct.

Otherwise beer is available for purchase and is free after 4pm on weekdays. Not sure if they load beer for breakfast. And the first couple of points are just plain wrong.

 

[mickeyc747]

I was at dinner last night and was 'knowledgeably' informed of the following things by some semi-regular QF pax. They insisted that all these statements are true even after I said didn't think so. I didn't push it for the sake of being sociable.

QF no longer fly to LHR


The QFF programme was sold a couple of years ago and is now operated by a company not related to QF


You can't get a beer on a QF dom flight any more


QF just raised the points costs for all their flights and now you can't book an international flight to anywhere for less than a million points


The EK configuration in Y is 2-4-2.

As opposed to the dinner the week before where there were regular flyers who shared more infinite wisdom on QF & EK and also the subject of bring back QF 81/82 via ADL

 

[RooFlyer]

Oh Dear Oh Dear


Good to see that the QF marketting and PR departments are doing a sensational Job in Promoting the services and destinations of QF

Yeah. The last / current advertising program is about earning points with QFF partners. QF is no longer in the game of actually advertising themselves to get people on planes.

Just how pathetic can you get?

 

[Pleb Status]

From PER and to a lessor extent ADL and BNE, QF do not 'effectively' fly to LHR anymore.

 

[mannej]

Yeah. The last / current advertising program is about earning points with QFF partners. QF is no longer in the game of actually advertising themselves to get people on planes.

Just how pathetic can you get?

Unless you watch masterchef - QF has been advertising their latest international sale during this show.

 

[mannej]

From PER and to a lessor extent ADL and BNE, QF do not 'effectively' fly to LHR anymore.

Well they don't fly international from ADL anymore do they

 

[medhead]

From PER and to a lessor extent ADL and BNE, QF do not 'effectively' fly to LHR anymore.

I have to disagree with the use of effectively. Instead I'd say efficiently.

 

[RooFlyer]

Unless you watch masterchef - QF has been advertising their latest international sale during this show.

Well, no, I don't watch it . Oh, sure I'm sure they still have some billboards up too and probably in some far flung move theatre they still run the "I Still Call Australia Home" ads.

But the 'Curiosity' campaign was the all singing-all dancing corporate Big One and they have had to put their money into supporting the points partners, to bulwark that profit centre rather than the core business.

If its not pathetic, then its sad, but probably both.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Just proves most people are ignorant. Look at the current play in federal politics

 

[Anna]

Well they are correct about EK A330s and 340s

That person had just returned from EK flights ADL - Europe in Y which if I understood correctly were on B777s and A380s. I'm not sure what the Y config is on an EK B777, does anyone know?

 

[Anna]

As opposed to the dinner the week before where there were regular flyers who shared more infinite wisdom on QF & EK and also the subject of bring back QF 81/82 via ADL

And the infinite wisdom of bringing back QF 81/82 via ADL

 

[moa999]

Mostly 3-4-3, but like many jets including QF 2-4-2 right at the back
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[AdMEL]

QF no longer fly to LHR

I was told this by a QF crew member on a MEL-HKG flight a few weeks ago!

 

[mickeyc747]

I was told this by a QF crew member on a MEL-HKG flight a few weeks ago!

Australian based crew may not due to the LHR base but QF 1 & 9 still go there with QF 2 & 10 leaving LHR.

 

[AdMEL]

Australian based crew may not due to the LHR base but QF 1 & 9 still go there with QF 2 & 10 leaving LHR.

Agreed, but I was specifically told that QF no longer fly to LHR, as per my comment above. Very poor when not even staff know where they fly to anymore!

 

[frankxinyu]

as someone who works in a field of marketing and advertising, this kind of perceptions out there is extremely damaging.

I hope QF is taking notes on this, it will only get worse if not stopped.

 

[froggerADL]

Just proves most people are ignorant. Look at the current play in federal politics

Sad, but so very true.