Qantas unveils the biggest changes to status in program history

[transpactraveller]

So much for the ‘having PC was too complicated’ justification in killing it.

Yeah I bet the replacement is even more complicated, but they'll market it as 'simpler and fairer'

Or it'll just be something like you need to earn 150,000 points on a credit card to activate it, or have to earn 100 SC on the ground or something like that.

Whatever it is, I'd bet it's linked to spending and not flying.

 

[clifford]

I suspect you'll see lower on-the-ground tiers/milestones.

I don't think so. It's not the Qantas way (unless they throw in some other unrealistic hurdles).

 

[justinbrett]

If QF makes it too easy to earn status from QF CR that may annoy partner airlines.

Other airlines hand them out with credit cards - gaining PC membership and then flying enough CRs to get any status of concern (OWE) is quite an effort! They deserve it IMO.

In order to get value out of the new home for earning SC from CR you will need points to spend on CR.

You earn a lot of points flying premium.

I can see a status + points requirement for the CR SCs but i can't see them applying to someone who only flies - they need to be earning QF $$$s through their ground partners.

 

[RooFlyer]

o, this feature will definitely be sticking around, just the way in which you can qualify for this benefit will change.

Is it an enhancement?