QF to join forces with Qatar [?]

[SeatBackForward]

Q Squared ?

In true Qantas form (and delivery), you only need an additional two letters:
Q Up

 

[whatmeworry]

Anybody know how QF points/SC's earn might work on Q?

 

[ozmille]

In true Qantas form (and delivery), you only need an additional two letters:
Q Up

or Q Ns


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[pshepvic]

Currently Qnatas SCs are only earned on OW airlines, Jetstar or Air Pacific. All other partner airlines only allow you to earn QFF points only when flying on their marketed flights, no status credits. I expect Qatar to be similar. So if flying on Qatar metal you will only earn QFF points, you would only earn SCs if on a QF codeshare.

Don't forget FJ as well - you do earn SCs even when an FJ flight number, and they're not OW.


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[medhead]

Don't forget FJ as well - you do earn SCs even when an FJ flight number, and they're not OW.

I believe FJ is Air Pacific.


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[mannej]

I believe FJ is Air Pacific.


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Yep that is correct

 

[pshepvic]

I believe FJ is Air Pacific.


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Although about to change, or has changed back, to Fiji Air (or something like that). I was just replying to the post that said SCs were only earned on OW, JQ, QF and QF codeshare. They are also earned on non-QF codeshare bookings with FJ.

EDIT: now I realise what the replies were for - somehow I didn't see the words Air Pacific when I read it half asleep this morning!

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[markis10]

Could be an interesting marriage ahead:

For starters, Joyce (right) could get some advice from Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker in his dealings with Canberra and regulators such as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

''Unfortunately the regulators think the sun shines through their coughhole,'' Al Baker said on a panel that he was on with Joyce at the recent International Air Transport Association conference that was held in Beijing.
Al Baker at the conference also suggested Joyce could sort out his union problems by relocating his corporate headquarters to the Gulf State.

Read more: 'Ansett' revival plan fails to get off the runway

 

[anat0l]

I know some people are enthusiastic about a QR hookup, though I remember some time ago that the QR CEO was recently the butt of many jokes. Some likened it to the Middle East equivalent of Michael O'Leary.

All aside, of course moving HQ to a Gulf state would easily solve all union problems. Probably wouldn't be an Australian airline any more, though, would it? Then, of course, you'd get all the off-shoring brouhaha via the Australian public (blindly or hypocritically patriotic), the Australian media (extremely hypocritically patriotic) and the government (uncharacteristically interfering again). In other words, nice idea but probably won't work.

Saying that, no one will not fly EK because the UAE may not have as favourable democratic work rights as in Australia, much the same as no one will not fly any non-Australian carrier because of any political or social transgressions in the said home nations (let alone that some of the staff on such airlines are being paid less than their Australian counterparts).

 

[Oneworldplus2]

For starters, Joyce (right) could get some advice from Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker in his dealings with Canberra and regulators such as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Akbar Al Baker (Qatar CEO) also said that Boeing couldn't build planes, recently...