Hi All
It stuck me as I tried to digest the Qantas "simpler and fairer" changes, that my biggest issue was trying to wade through a mess of .png files masquerading as "tables". Putting aside the complexity of having to look at regions etc, to determine points and status credits, the system isn't that different from before - but the layout of the information is woeful. So I thought I'd have a crack at putting the information back into a digestible format that we were all more used to.
Putting aside partner airline SC and points earn, if you look at the Qantas flights earning component, it's basically as follows:
1. Mileage-based system for QF Domestic Flights (Zones); and
2. Region-based and/or Mileage-based for QF International Flights (Regional and Zonal).
As an example, although the Domestic earn explanation makes it look region-based with all the "example" routes and names like "Domestic Short", "Domestic Medium" and "Domestic Long", if you look at the definitions, these are still mileage based. So rather than Qantas' confusing categories which seem to require you to instinctively know distances or pray for an example route to be mentioned, you could instead summarise them as follows:
TABLE 1: QF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Voila! Now we can once again plug routes into tools like Mileage Monkey and work out our SCs for domestic runs.
A similar process can be followed for International routes and for points earn.
Before I spend too much time filling the interweb with this, I'd like to understand if people see the above as useful? If they do, I'm happy to construct and upload the remaining tables. Perhaps down the track, someone who is more savvy than me could work on a website with an ACTUAL USEFUL calculator too??
Anyway, let me know your thoughts....and if you think I've made a glaring error in my assessment and attempt to simplify.
It stuck me as I tried to digest the Qantas "simpler and fairer" changes, that my biggest issue was trying to wade through a mess of .png files masquerading as "tables". Putting aside the complexity of having to look at regions etc, to determine points and status credits, the system isn't that different from before - but the layout of the information is woeful. So I thought I'd have a crack at putting the information back into a digestible format that we were all more used to.
Putting aside partner airline SC and points earn, if you look at the Qantas flights earning component, it's basically as follows:
1. Mileage-based system for QF Domestic Flights (Zones); and
2. Region-based and/or Mileage-based for QF International Flights (Regional and Zonal).
As an example, although the Domestic earn explanation makes it look region-based with all the "example" routes and names like "Domestic Short", "Domestic Medium" and "Domestic Long", if you look at the definitions, these are still mileage based. So rather than Qantas' confusing categories which seem to require you to instinctively know distances or pray for an example route to be mentioned, you could instead summarise them as follows:
TABLE 1: QF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Zone | Discount Economy | Economy | Flexible Economy | Premium Economy | Flexible Premium Economy | Business | Flexible Business | First |
1 (0-750 Miles) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 60 |
2 (751-1,500 Miles) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 90 |
3 (1,501+ Miles) | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 95 | 120 |
Voila! Now we can once again plug routes into tools like Mileage Monkey and work out our SCs for domestic runs.
A similar process can be followed for International routes and for points earn.
Before I spend too much time filling the interweb with this, I'd like to understand if people see the above as useful? If they do, I'm happy to construct and upload the remaining tables. Perhaps down the track, someone who is more savvy than me could work on a website with an ACTUAL USEFUL calculator too??
Anyway, let me know your thoughts....and if you think I've made a glaring error in my assessment and attempt to simplify.