QF introducing "Parental Pause" & increasing transfer limits

[opusman]

As is typical in our society, yet morr discrimination in favor of breeders. Why not just let all members have 2 "pauses" for whatever reason?

 

[QFflyermelbourne]

Now if only they would allow family pooling of status credits like Virgin....

 

[DavidFlynn]

Seems to be there in the OP.

Read again: the OP didn't address the limit of 100,000 points per transfer, only the increase to 600,000 transferred points per year and the removal of the number of transfers made within that year.

 

[medhead]

Read again: the OP didn't address the limit of 100,000 points per transfer, only the increase to 600,000 transferred points per year and the removal of the number of transfers made within that year.

You're right. My apologies. You've confirmed the obvious. thank you

Unlimited transfers makes any points cap per transfer irrelevant. If the cap was still in place and I wanted to transfer 200,000 points to family - I just need to burn 2 of my unlimited transfers instead of 1.

 

[samh004]

The parental leave benefit is a good move for the program.

 

[russ]

As is typical in our society, yet morr discrimination in favor of breeders.

Yes, society would be better off without breeders

 

[Princess Fiona]

Now if only they would allow family pooling of status credits like Virgin....

No!!!! I hope QF never introduce that. Way too many WP's if they did.

 

[Princess Fiona]

An Excellent Move by Qantas and will certainly benefit plenty of Working Mum's who no doubt find it difficult to hold status whilst trying to be a mother to a new born.

I get the sentiment but it's applicable to working parents not just mums.

 

[Pushka]

Would be nice, but if they do change the rules to allow that they would likely need a medical certificate to prove that you are unfit to fly for an extended period (which they would be able to cross check against the dates of flights you have flown with QANTAS). If they did make such a change I doubt it would be for an illness that only prevents flying for a couple of weeks.

That would work for me. And cross check would confirm cancelled flights as a result. Meant I can not maintain my SG as those cancelled flights would have got me there. DVT does that to people.

 

[CaptJCool]

What about the self-employed. ? Do u get a letter from yourself ?
LOL. & 'Ghost' babies need to be real....it's only 'ghost' pensioners who live on and on in Greece, UK and Japan.....LMAO

It's all about life-time value
Trouble for QF being pre-dominantly a business flyers airline is it doesn't obtain loyalty from many of those flyers (because their boss is paying the fares not themselves) happen to benefit from a "free ride". Free data day anyone ? Free Medicare ?

Now, if not family pooling of status credits, I'd like some regard for the fact that for the purposes of paying fare that parents act like most business-people's employers and "pay" their "kids" fares...

no, wait, I'm so sorry, that's all paid for by those wonderful "fairies" down the back of the yard who look after the evergreen money-tree...

 

[Awesom Andy]

No!!!! I hope QF never introduce that. Way too many WP's if they did.

I agree that the status should be stuck with the person flying, although I wouldn't mind a family pooling of points.

It would also be good if they include other reasons why people cannot fly, e.g. someone loses his/her job (company going under) and hence no flying for a couple of months before starting at a new joint, then both the letter of termination and the letter of new employment can be submitted, with the status extended for the unemployed period.

 

[anat0l]

It would also be good if they include other reasons why people cannot fly, e.g. someone loses his/her job (company going under) and hence no flying for a couple of months before starting at a new joint, then both the letter of termination and the letter of new employment can be submitted, with the status extended for the unemployed period.

How many distinct reasons can they come up with to cater for such situations and then the documentation required to sufficiently convince them? How many are fair reasons why you should be allowed more time to retain your status?

Before VA had their new programme with such a benefit, no such benefit existed, not forgetting no one even started to think about anything except applying this benefit for parents on parental leave; or, to put it in the words of a board member here, unfairly favouring the working breeders*.


* This doesn't even have to be true - the QF Status Hold can be applied for if you have adopted a child.

 

[mviy]

If they require 6 months out of work for those taking parental leave then if it's extended for other reasons at some point one would think they would expect a similar length of time for not being able to do the usual regular flying (e.g. due to medical reasons).

If you are only sick for a few weeks then the existing possible comp under the 3 year average rule may cover you if you are close on the SCs to maintain status anyway.

 

[snabbu]

I agree that the status should be stuck with the person flying, although I wouldn't mind a family pooling of points.

It would also be good if they include other reasons why people cannot fly, e.g. someone loses his/her job (company going under) and hence no flying for a couple of months before starting at a new joint, then both the letter of termination and the letter of new employment can be submitted, with the status extended for the unemployed period.

The point of this is to help people who are having children, period. Not people who are unfortunate and lose their jobs, companies go under, etc.

 

[Pushka]

The point of this is to help people who are having children, period. Not people who are unfortunate and lose their jobs, companies go under, etc.

Which doesn't mean that the concept shouldn't be extended to those in situations where their ability to earn credits is likewise reduced. Such a scheme would only apply to previous loyal customers who for circumstances beyond their control, they are not flying for a while. On the other hand, people who have children have that choice!

 

[snabbu]

Which doesn't mean that the concept shouldn't be extended to those in situations where their ability to earn credits is likewise reduced. Such a scheme would only apply to previous loyal customers who for circumstances beyond their control, they are not flying for a while. On the other hand, people who have children have that choice!

Sure QF could extend this concept to anyone and everyone who had a "valid" excuse, i don't think that's practical and something QF would entertain.

IMO this has nothing to do with loyalty, it's a bit of compassion towards people who are wanting to (or have decided to) start a family and therefore will need to take a break from travel.

Bravo QF.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

No!!!! I hope QF never introduce that. Way too many WP's if they did.

I would expect the 1400 attain / 1200 retain would be tweaked significantly if status credit pooling were introduced. (Note I didn't use the 'e' word there even though it's probably a valid use in this case)

 

[anat0l]

IMO this has nothing to do with loyalty, it's a bit of compassion towards people who are wanting to (or have decided to) start a family and therefore will need to take a break from travel.

I guess the thing is:

• Why should people who decide to start (or extend) a family deserve our compassion?
• Why should compassion manifest itself in terms of a status extend? Should life be more, take it as it is, but we're thinking about you?

 

[snabbu]

I guess the thing is:

• Why should people who decide to start (or extend) a family deserve our compassion?
• Why should compassion manifest itself in terms of a status extend? Should life be more, take it as it is, but we're thinking about you?

I guess people read too much into some things. YMMV.

 

[russ]

I guess the thing is:

• Why should people who decide to start (or extend) a family deserve our compassion?
• Why should compassion manifest itself in terms of a status extend? Should life be more, take it as it is, but we're thinking about you?

I don't think this is a compassionate gesture by the airline, it's loyalty handcuffs.

Without this move, a customer re-entering the workforce might defect to another airline. With this move, they are more likely to keep flying the original airline. And if they don't fly for a while, it costs nothing for the airline to deliver.