Claiming Missing Qantas FF Points

[umzinator]

Hi All

Sister went overseas and has agreed to give me her FF points. She flew from Sing to Syd on the 19th Feb.

When i go to claim her lost points, i enter in her flight number QF6, Date etc and when i select next comes up with "Based on your date of join, the earliest Travel date you may claim for is 10 March 2014"

Does that mean i have missed out on her points? or i must be doing something wrong

If someone could assist me that would be greatly appreciated

 

[mannej]

Are you claiming the points using your account or her account?

 

[markis10]

If you join you can only claim flights a month (in the last thirty days) before you join. If your sister had no membership until now you cannot claim.

 

[umzinator]

If you join you can only claim flights a month (in the last thirty days) before you join. If your sister had no membership until now you cannot claim.

Thanks Markis, that clears it up. She did not have any membership.

 

[zainman]

If you join you can only claim flights a month (in the last thirty days) before you join. If your sister had no membership until now you cannot claim.

will such points be claimable on other airlines that partner with QF? (EK, AS, *O airlines)?

 

[Mwenenzi]

The issue will be joining a ffp now and crediting past flights.

US Airways is an option, but have not checked if the rules have changed. These will in time become AA miles (and are worth more than QF points). Not sure if it will work for QF flights.

Not all ffp's allow miles/points transfer. Some allow but for a cash payment. Points transfer to family members at nil cost is one of the very few advantages QF has compared to others.

From another of my posts in FT (09 Feb)
From https://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/dyns/joinff

You can even earn points for eligible flights you've taken up to 30 days before the date of which you joined. Find out more about the benefits you can enjoy as a Frequent Flyer.

My Account & Mileage Plan™ - Alaska Airlines
https://www.alaskaair.com/MileagePlan/retrocredit

Requests must meet these criteria:
Submitted at least 7 days after Alaska flight date (or 14 days after partner flight date)
Received within 11 months of travel
Travelers must have been a Mileage Plan™ member at time of travel

https://www.aa.com/AAdvantage/requestMileageCreditAccess.do?v_locale=en_AU&v_mobileUAFlag=AA

Use this form to request mileage for flights flown:
Within the last 12 months as long as you were enrolled in the AAdvantage program at the time of your flights

US Airways | Dividend Miles membership guide

Retroactive credit
- You can request credit for past flights on US Airways, Star Alliance member airlines partners and other eligible partner airlines.*
- You can only request credit for American Airlines flights flown on or after January 7, 2014.
- All requests must be made within 6 months of the date you completed travel.
- New members can get credit for transactions completed up to 6 months before they enroll in Dividend Mile