Life Time Gold - The [Realistic] Holy Grail

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Didn't realise QF is send out stats now. I've compiled my own through flightdiary.net...

 

[Q Class Plebeian]

Possibly best you don’t!

Well to be honest my employer paid for over 90% of it , I just pushed it over the LTG line with a single status run ( I had to fly that week anyway) and a Jetstar flight.

 

[SYD]

Well to be honest my employer paid for over 90% of it , I just pushed it over the LTG line with a single status run ( I had to fly that week anyway) and a Jetstar flight.

I’ve not done the sums dollar wise (probably impossible now) but I could probably work the percentage of SCs from work travel v private.

It’s probably much less than 90% since my last employer switched from QF to AN in 1999 - that didn’t age well - and was soon followed by DJ/VA for domestic and mainly EY, SQ and UA for longhaul. But I somehow I managed to maintain double platinum for several years!

 

[Dismounted]

I think the stats are not quite right - for me they seemed to only count QF flights and did not count a relatively significant number of flights I did on AA/AS

 

[Beano]

I think the stats are not quite right - for me they seemed to only count QF flights and did not count a relatively significant number of flights I did on AA/AS

I didn't check my count and had a few flights on EK an IB which may be missing.

 

[Pvcmenace]

I think it is only Qantas metal flights for sure, partner flights excluded is my guess. Unfortunately I have not kept a record of all flights taken.

 

[Damo_Oz_1]

Long time coming.... Ironically, an AA flight to LGA pushed me over the threeshold. Few airlines include partner flights to the lifetime equation (for the time being).

 

[Seat0B]

It's official - I am half way to LTP!! But given my age, I am pretty certain I will never make it all the way.

 

[mviy]

It's official - I am half way to LTP!! But given my age, I am pretty certain I will never make it all the way.

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Well a few free years of Platinum is better than nothing. Though I think many year would consider that LTSC tally of yours should be in the ballpark of what is required for LTP even though you are only halfway.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Well a few free years of Platinum is better than nothing. Though I think many year would consider that LTSC tally of yours should be in the ballpark of what is required for LTP even though you are only halfway.

Absolutely.
Inarguably, Lifetime Platinum should be 28,000 SCs.
Instead they have created something above Lifetime P1 and called it Lifetime Platinum.
And those free years are a slap in the face.

 

[dairyfloss]

Absolutely.
Inarguably, Lifetime Platinum should be 28,000 SCs.
Instead they have created something above Lifetime P1 and called it Lifetime Platinum.
And those free years are a slap in the face.

Agreed - I reckon about 20 years of the status at full earn is the fair number for the lifetime milestone, as it is for Silver and Gold. LT Silver is 23.3 x 300SCs. LT Gold is 20 x 700SCs… LT Platinum is 53.6 x 1,400SCs (and 20.8 x 3,600SCs)

 

[leadman]

In the home stretch now, another big year and now ETA September 2028.

 

[Happy Dude]

Way to go @leadman!

I'm wondering if there'll be any fanfare a la "Up in the Air"? I reckon it'd be interesting to know how many LTP's there are.

 

[pagingjoan]

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In the home stretch now, another big year and now ETA September 2028.

I am a little closer.
But I'm sure I am a LOT older.
And have been Plat1 since 2013.

 

[Kiwi_Flyer]

I'm wondering if there'll be any fanfare a la "Up in the Air"?

There isn't.

 

[mviy]

A friend I travel with a bit recently got LTG. Pleased about that.

I’m still progressing towards LTG. I will likely continue to fly QF for now more than I otherwise would to press towards this.

 

[CaptJCool]

A friend I travel with a bit recently got LTG. Pleased about that.

I’m still progressing towards LTG. I will likely continue to fly QF for now more than I otherwise would to press towards this.

Yeah
Divided loyalty takes “twice as long”

I don’t like that burning points gets you zero towards Status credits unless you’ve done points club which involves spending blah blah

 

[mviy]

I have booked a reward flight and have Points Club and will still have it at the time of flying. Every little bit helps, especially when the LTG target is so big.

 

[CaptJCool]

I have booked a reward flight and have Points Club and will still have it at the time of flying. Every little bit helps, especially when the LTG target is so big.

It is a LONG time period. Something like 23 years to LTG

 

[SYD]

It is a LONG time period. Something like 23 years to LTG

That’s probably not wildly different to many. For those starting early, LTS might take 15 years but if they’re travelling for work and also earning more and getting to WP, then suddenly LTG comes 5 years later.

For those of us no longer travelling on the corp dollar, those extra SCs as PC are also nice to keep WP!