CIP and VIP

[PineappleSkip]

Hi all

Have obtained a couple of boarding passes recently with VIP annotation under service. No real idea why, but it felt nice. I thought it might also be handy for being rebooked if the flight got cancelled.

Previously I have had CIP annotated on my boarding pass from time to time, normally this correlated with a fully flexible fare paid for by my employer, who spends $$$$ with Qantas. Someone told me this stood for "Commercially Important Passenger".

Of course the food, the plane, the FAs, were the same as if I was nobody. What this leaves me wondering is what these annotations mean in terms of service or anything else. Is VIP better than CIP? Does it mean anything at all? The only difference I noticed was an increase in the chances of being addressed on boarding as "Mr Pineapple".

Cheers Skip

 

[samh004]

CIP is better than VIP, but is rare these days. There have been a couple such threads recently about the topic. Normally such a designation is added by a travel agent.

While you’re not likely to get any special attention beyond your FF status on the plane, being a CIP could increase your chances of getting to your destination should there be a delay to your flight.

From 2002, and 2006, and 2008, recently updated in 2009 & updated just the other day.

 

[PineappleSkip]

Thanks Samh004.

None of these threads give much hint about VIP, or why, as you suggest, it is less important than CIP. You could well be right if they claim me as a VIP!!!

BTW the relevant flights were on PX a/c ex BNE, ticketed on PX not QF. The annotation I usually get (after I remind them) from PX on the way down is FQTV, which I also understand - frequent traveller, although I was VIP on the way down from POM once also.

QF might also consider it valuable to have DYKWIA in the service information where appropriate, would help warn cabin crew of such people.

Cheers skip

 

[samh004]

Thanks Samh004.

None of these threads give much hint about VIP, or why, as you suggest, it is less important than CIP. You could well be right if they claim me as a VIP!!!

VIP = Very Important Person (eg. a celebrity)
CIP = Commercially Important person (eg. someone who spends a lot of money with the airline)

A VIP is likely to travel less and want everything, a CIP is likely to travel more and want to get to their destination

QF might also consider it valuable to have DYKWIA in the service information where appropriate, would help warn cabin crew of such people.

But if a customer saw that they might be offended!

 

[Bang4Buck]

Dude, are you serious? Either way, you gave me a laugh.

 

[straitman]

Just remember that from a QF perspective VIP and DYKWIA might mean the same thing :!: