Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

[fkcn]

I can sort of understand them wanting customers to earn on VA in future, but to disregard most of the previous earn is disingenuous. Loyalty works in both directions, this one sided decision will lose alot of customers who know they can never earn lifetime status, or indeed ordinary status due to lack of international earn options. I have lots of issues with Qantas, but SC earn is so much more generous. And QF Plat is actually worth getting, VA Plat not so much.

 

[muppet]

…. And QF Plat is actually worth getting, VA Plat not so much.

Agree. I stopped bothering with VA WP last year and this year will be the end of VA SG for me. Amex Plat will get me into the lounge the few times a year I need to use VA. The deval just confirmed my choice (although to be fair I can’t imagine VA will miss me, probably wasn’t very profitable customer).

 

[Gemstones]

Welcome to my world. (sort of) However, I have just requalified for Platinum so I am not affected by the 1st October date. My biggest gripe is Forever Gold. I have been platinum for close to 14 years (except after covid where I dropped to Gold for about 4 months) I played by the rules and my LOYALITY was 100%. The only times I flew another airline (that was not a partner) was when I took flights where there were no partners. (mostly in Europe) and I can count them on one hand. After all these years I am still 5,500 points short from getting FG and I at this rate I should hit that by the age of 95.

I agree, I still need 5,250 for forever gold as well and have also been so loyal. They probably call it forever because that is how long it will take to get it.

 

[moa999]

On Lifetime status, I actually think any backdating of status, particularly from a time before they went into administration is pretty generous.