Qatar Privelege Club Q-points (status) and Oneworld Qantas/Emirates

[theoracle30]

Hi, here's my situation. I've read that Qatar's firm date for joining oneworld is October?

I currently have 80 Q-points in my Qatar account (Burgundy).

Anyway, in November, I'm taking a trip from PER-LHR return via DBX on Emirates/Qantas. The equivalent trip on Qatar would net me 70 Q-points, which would bring me up to 150 Q-points and Silver status (equivalent to QF Gold and oneworld Sapphire).

At the moment, the trip is tied to my QF FF number (0 points, new account). Could I instead transfer the booking to my Qatar account and earn miles/status credits on Qatar instead?

I'd hate to waste the 80 Q-points I got in January (as a student, PER-JFK).

Thanks for your advice.

 

[Mwenenzi]

The details of how QR freq flyer program will work with OneWorld airlines has not been published, so comments below is opinion only. Given QR fly from Perth I assume the PER-DXB-LHR ticket was purchased on cost. Low fare means low or nil earning with some freq flyer programes.

Emirates is not a OneWorld Airline or a OW afflilate. At times the IT does not work as written with new members of an alliance or new airline partners

Assuming its an eligible fare
Based on other airlines in OW you are unlikely to get QR Q-points (status) on a flight that is QF marketed (flight number) and EK operated (aircraft)
Based on other airlines in OW you are likely to get QR Q-points (status) on a flight that is QF marketed (flight number) and QF operated (aircraft)

That is assuming QR join before your flights. Nothing on the Oneworld web site about the offical joining date. Swapping freq flyer numbers in a reservation is very hit & miss. Does not always stick, even the airline person tells you they have done it.

 

[theoracle30]

Thanks. Only my first PER-DXB flight is operated by Emirates (with the return I'm stopping in Melbourne a few days LHR-DXB-MEL-PER) so they're all on Qantas. Hope things work out

I believe all tickets on Qatar are eligible for status points. The points values I have quoted (80, 70) are correct with the Discount Economy tier.

 

[theoracle30]

Based on other airlines in OW, would the status credit ratio be 1:1, or dependent on the individual programs?

In QR discount economy, 20 Q-Points is PER-DOH whereas on QF, 20 status credits would be PER-MEL.

Anyway, excluding my PER-DXB leg on Emirates, I believe the DXB-LHR and LHR-DXB-MEL legs are worth 25 and 60 SC each, and my MEL-PER is a J-ASA worth 80 SC.

That's a total of 165 SC and if it was converted 1:1 to 165 Q-Points, I would be over the moon!

 

[markis10]

Dont assume anything until its published - ie when MH came in and earn rates.

 

[Nizar]

Hi, here's my situation. I've read that Qatar's firm date for joining oneworld is October?

I currently have 80 Q-points in my Qatar account (Burgundy).

Anyway, in November, I'm taking a trip from PER-LHR return via DBX on Emirates/Qantas. The equivalent trip on Qatar would net me 70 Q-points, which would bring me up to 150 Q-points and Silver status (equivalent to QF Gold and oneworld Sapphire).

At the moment, the trip is tied to my QF FF number (0 points, new account). Could I instead transfer the booking to my Qatar account and earn miles/status credits on Qatar instead?

I'd hate to waste the 80 Q-points I got in January (as a student, PER-JFK).

Thanks for your advice.

If you made the equivalent of QF SG in two Y flights then perhaps QRs program is a goer ??
Need to have a closer look.

 

[Nizar]

Ok so its looks pretty good.

150 points required for QR's SG equiv and 300 points required for QR's WP equiv, and then consider that you get 70 points for a flight MEL-LHR return in discount Y and that looks quite attractive.

In comparison you would need to fly MEL-LHR five times (140 SCs) to make QF SG lol so either QR is a winner or QF is a joke or maybe both lol.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Based on other airlines in OW, would the status credit ratio be 1:1, or dependent on the individual programs?
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That's a total of 165 SC and if it was converted 1:1 to 165 Q-Points, I would be over the moon!

Status earning on OW airlines is not equal (or able to converted). Is very programe, route & ticket fare bucket dependant

Assume nothing

 

[theoracle30]

Can anyone please provide some examples of existing status-earning-across-OW-airlines relationships and how they work, just out of interest?

 

[tofe]

Hi all,

Does anyone know when / where the earning tables for QFF on Qatar Airlines flights will be published?

thanks,
tofe.

 

[markis10]

Hi all,

Does anyone know when / where the earning tables for QFF on Qatar Airlines flights will be published?

thanks,
tofe.

Nothing will be published until the day they join.

 

[AvroAnson]

Nothing will be published until the day they join.

Given the QF/EK relationship, that is likely to be published at the last possible time. Qatar have published rates for a bunch of OW and non-OW airlines (AA, NH, OZ, BA, G3, ME, US, VS) at Our Partners

 

[bigfoot786]

Qatar have announced 30th October as date they join OneWorld.

 

[danih88]

My wife received her Qatar email with her welcome to Qatar Privilege Club. Here is a copy of the text of the email (slightly edited) that was received 14 Oct 2013.

Enjoy more benefits with oneworld airlines
Dear Ms xx_x,

We are pleased to have you in the Silver tier* of Privilege Club.
Effective 30th October 2013, Qatar Airways will join oneworld®. Member airlines of oneworld include some of the leading global airlines - airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian and S7 Airlines.
Upon Qatar Airways joining the oneworld airline alliance, your Privilege Club Silver membership will be matched with a corresponding oneworld tier - Ruby. This will give you enhanced recognition and benefits across the entire oneworld alliance network.
Effective 30th October 2013 you will be able to:

• Earn and Redeem Qmiles on all oneworld airlines
• Earn Qpoints which count towards your tier status on all the oneworld airlines

As a Privilege Club Silver member, you will enjoy the following oneworld Ruby tier benefits when you fly any oneworld airline.

• Access to Business Class check-in
• Access to preferred and pre-reserved seating**
• Priority on waitlists and when on standby

To know more about oneworld Ruby tier benefits click here.
Our Qcalculator will be updated on 30th of October 2013 to provide you information on:

• Qmiles you can earn on oneworld airlines
• Qmiles required to redeem award tickets on oneworld airlines
• Qpoints you can earn on oneworld airlines.

Your Silver membership card is currently being processed and you will receive it shortly. In the mean time you can log in to your membership account to print your new membership card.
To check your Privilege Club Silver tier benefits please click here.
We invite you to visit qmiles.com to find out all that our new Privilege Club has in store for you.
Thank you for your continuous loyalty to Qatar Airways and we hope you enjoy your new benefits.
Sincerely,
Privilege Club

*Membership tier as at 10am Doha time +3 GMT on 13th October 2013
**In accordance with the individual policy of the oneworld member airline operating the flight