Qantas unveils the biggest changes to status in program history

[TeaKozy]

But QF can and will remove Chairman’s lounge access (if one/more at the company had that) if the company is no longer spending enough even if the execs fly QF and keep e.g. SG/WP/P1

No doubt. However my experience has been that travel policy is strictly enforced for the peons, whereas those senior tend to do whatever they want. Whether or not execs have CL, I doubt they’d be forced to adhere to this new policy. Besides I doubt Jayne would be invited anytime soon.

Right - I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Jayne Hrdlicka is the new CEO and Managing Director of Endeavour Group…

Absolutely not. Nor that she still has a stack of shares locked up.

 

[Mr_Tee]

In my view it would be a very brave Endeavour Executive who continued to book QF flights on the corporate tab simply to retain status and privilege with QF/OW now that the corporate account has gone to VA.

 

[justinbrett]

Right - I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Jayne Hrdlicka is the new CEO and Managing Director of Endeavour Group…

Or the fact she appointed Bain to conduct their savings review

 

[dairyfloss]

So people are getting their Points Club renewed for 2 years until 2028 if they’ve already started a new membership year this year?

Probably a better question for the PC thread, but that's the hope! I qualified PC+ earlier in the year and that will run until the end of Aug 2027... but, I also have EDR value and other transfers planned plan to lock in PC in my first month (Sep) of the new membership year, and hopefully that will add a PC membership year, pushing it to Aug 2028.

 

[justinbrett]

So people are getting their Points Club renewed for 2 years until 2028 if they’ve already started a new membership year this year?

Not quite, it's people who have membership years that start before the changes - if they can qualify before the cut off date (yet to be announced), they will keep the benefits until 2028.

Anybody with a current PC membership today has it until at least 2027, and if they requalify they'll get it an extra year to 2028. This is completely normal and not a special gift from QF. This is how most annual status programs work - it just sounds a long way until the future, but if this was an ongoing program you'd have to requalify in 2027 to extend it another year to 2029.