Article: Public Servants Spent $1 Million More on Flights During Double Qantas Status Credits

[AFF Editor]

Canonical URL

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/public-servants-qantas-double-status-credits/

Public Servants Spent $1 Million More on Flights During Double Qantas Status Credits is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Public Servants Spent $1 Million More on Flights During Double Qantas Status Credits

Australia's public servants booked 20% more Qantas domestic flights than the monthly average during Qantas' latest Double Status Credits promotion.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below.

 

[DAC1]

Why do all of these articles fail to mention that one of the terms of the DSC promotion is “In accordance with Commonwealth policy, this offer is not available to you if you are travelling for Commonwealth purposes.”

In practice, I do not know whether those travelling on WOAG fares still earn DSCs despite that rule. The policy suggests that the traveller “may not accept” so that might mean that they can, but it is on the traveller to not accept the DSC promotion.

Given this restriction (whether it’s practically enforced or not), it’s an easy explanation for why bookings are only 20% higher (because most of them actually realise that they are not entitled to DSCs and the rest just didn’t read the T&Cs or their own policy).

 

[andye]

Why do all of these articles fail to mention that one of the terms of the DSC promotion is “In accordance with Commonwealth policy, this offer is not available to you if you are travelling for Commonwealth purposes.”

In practice, I do not know whether those travelling on WOAG fares still earn DSCs despite that rule. The policy suggests that the traveller “may not accept” so that might mean that they can, but it is on the traveller to not accept the DSC promotion.

Given this restriction (whether it’s practically enforced or not), it’s an easy explanation for why bookings are only 20% higher (because most of them actually realise that they are not entitled to DSCs and the rest just didn’t read the T&Cs or their own policy).

I suspect you are correct that some public servants are worried they aren't entitled which may explain the relatively small uptick. However, I think that those who book will, in practice, get the DSCs and the less 'courageous' will miss out. It's not their money so there is nothing for them to lose (and in the scheme of things it's a pretty trivial loss to either the taxpayer or Qantas)

 

[kpc]

As long as senior public servants eg ministers receve free CL membership, I don't begrudge any lowly paid public servant getting a few extra SCs.

I also think it is a bit ridiculous to have a whole article on this issue.