New "Airline Fuel fee" on some Qatar redemptions via Velocity

[Joolz49]

Something is definitely going on with fuel surcharges, especially for flights inbound to Australia.

Fees for a J flight from BNE to LHR / WAW and few others are about $1200 now, which is $500 more than before, not great but not a total deal breaker. But the same flight coming back to AUS now includes fees between $2100-$2500 depending on the departure airport.

Could part of that fee LHR-BNE be attributed to the new tax for leaving UK? Or is that a separate rip-off?

 

[PERLHR]

Not muc

Use Velocity to get to DPS and purchase a cash fare from there!

Not much good ex PER! Pah...and not long after QR go twice daily....well with one being a VA flight number. Really wish VA had not screwed up their weak effort to start Bali ex PER .

 

[ozstamps]

Thank goodness Velocity has SO many overseas partners to choose from, none of this is an issue to those still madly chasing miles!

The race to bottom quickens pace.

What a crock.

 

[RooFlyer]

none of this is an issue to those still madly chasing miles!

Anyone “madly chasing Miles“ I think is a mug. You’ll pay more for those miles and the opportunities to use them are getting narrower and narrower.

 

[ozstamps]

No kidding.

Chasing miles AND status on Velocity is even dumber these days.

Paying $5,000 a year to get lounge access basically, under the new devaluations of SC.

 

[RooFlyer]

Chasing miles AND status on Velocity is even dumber these days.

To which I would add, and have for a long time : ‘chasing’ status on any airline is a mug’s game.

If you fly enough, you’ll earn the status. If you can Status Match, so much the better.

 

[ozstamps]

Well SOME Status is well worth chasing.

I got Lifetime Star Alliance 20 years back and it is enormously handy. Whilst getting it, had top tier on UA, and got upgraded free up front, on EVERY flight no matter where to, for near 2 million miles.

Then it was way cheaper to get with far less rules, and no revenue cap.

Despite having barely spent a dime on it since, it gets me AND partner who also got automatic Star Sold Status as a free bonus, instant Star lounge access globally, extra baggage, priority boarding etc.

Also applies on Virgin now, as long as UA put up with such a lame partner! Cannot see what is in it for UA at all, seeing they fly their own metal to USA. Even from ADELAIDE to USA now, for goodness sakes.

Velocity 'forever' status does not equate even remotely, to Star Alliance Lifetime Gold Status!

 

[clifford]

Well SOME Status is well worth chasing.

I got Lifetime Star Alliance 20 years back and it is enormously handy. Whilst getting it, had top tier on UA, and got upgraded free up front, on EVERY flight no matter where to, for near 2 million miles.

Then it was way cheaper to get with far less rules, and no revenue cap.

Despite having barely spent a dime on it since, it gets me AND partner who also got automatic Star Sold Status as a free bonus, instant Star lounge access globally, extra baggage, priority boarding etc.

Also applies on Virgin now, as long as UA put up with such a lame partner! Cannot see what is in it for UA at all, seeing they fly their own metal to USA. Even from ADELAIDE to USA now, for goodness sakes.

Velocity 'forever' status does not equate even remotely, to Star Alliance Lifetime Gold Status!

Well, Glen. as a MP 2MM I do think your assertion that you got upgraded on every flight might be a little contentious, but if that happened, good for you. But I do agree than the new American styled Velocity might hit a few headwinds in Australia.