My partner's status reassessment date is 31 May. With one week to go she was just 15 points short of requalifying for SG. As she was keen on maintaining the level that she's been for many years she did an SC run diversion on 26 May to get herself over the line.
When her new SG pack arrived from QF at the end of last week I commented how quickly it had come. However, when she read the accompanying letter she realised that QF had very kindly offered her a complimentary upgrade to SG. Instead of being pleased with the offer she was annoyed as she felt, and I agree, that it should have been sent out earlier. She certainly wouldn't have used points and money on the SC run if it has been sent just 7 days earlier. She knows that you don't get these offers every time you are short on points and now she believes that if she is short again next year they won't send out another offer.
The letter was dated 26 May but it didn't arrive until at least 29 May. It is, of course, very nice to receive such a complimentary upgrade but the flight that she took to get herself over the line had already been booked and it could be clearly seen that it would take her to SG so it really was a pointless gesture.
When her new SG pack arrived from QF at the end of last week I commented how quickly it had come. However, when she read the accompanying letter she realised that QF had very kindly offered her a complimentary upgrade to SG. Instead of being pleased with the offer she was annoyed as she felt, and I agree, that it should have been sent out earlier. She certainly wouldn't have used points and money on the SC run if it has been sent just 7 days earlier. She knows that you don't get these offers every time you are short on points and now she believes that if she is short again next year they won't send out another offer.
The letter was dated 26 May but it didn't arrive until at least 29 May. It is, of course, very nice to receive such a complimentary upgrade but the flight that she took to get herself over the line had already been booked and it could be clearly seen that it would take her to SG so it really was a pointless gesture.