QF upgrade - points or status more likely to get upgrade

[mhubert]

hi

Any thoughts on which is more likely to get an upgrade on QF: one of us is Gold, with 220K points, I'm lower status (just lost some) but 620k points.

Which person is more likely to get the upgrade?

thanks in advance.

 

[RichardMEL]

Status.

One's points balance is irrelevant(unless you don't have enough to pay for the upgrade )

 

[Ric]

And fare class..

 

[Quickstatus]

Status, fare class, how much you paid for ticket, when you bought the ticket, number of people on booking, when you applied for upgrade and what route you are travelling on, how many passengers are above you in the above factors.

Gold is not a very high status. In fact one AFF here say that even Platinums are like Bronze in the upgrade stakes.

You can have zillions of points but they are worth zilch in the upgrade potential.

An operational upgrade (where they give you an upgrade because they needed (or felt like it) and not because you asked for it is as rare as hens teeth for anyone below CLPO (Chairmans lounge and Platinum one combined)

 

[ChrisMars]

@mhubert have a look at this thread which explains how the upgrade request are processed.
International upgrade request pecking order
And those articles are good too:
A comprehensive guide to how Qantas upgrades work - Point Hacks
Qantas Upgrades: Who Gets Priority?

 

[cove]

For domestic flights I don’t bother trying for an upgrade using points to go J on an A330. I look up both QF and VA and click on which one has the most suitable flying time. I am ok with early morning but won’t do red eyes.

 

[Deleted member]

I guess it also depends on when, and where you’re flying. Off peak on a less popular route is a better chance IMO.

 

[cove]

We have lots of points and WP status with Qantas. I don’t think how many points you are struggling to use make a difference. Platinum status with QF can help a bit where you can request a seat.
We have no status with VA and can regularly use points with them. My red status does not affect the booking and we have lots of points to use.

 

[RichardMEL]

We have lots of points and WP status with Qantas. I don’t think how many points you are struggling to use make a difference. Platinum status with QF can help a bit where you can request a seat.
We have no status with VA and can regularly use points with them. My red status does not affect the booking and we have lots of points to use.

Says a lot about how many revenue pax VA is getting in the premium cabins (but on domestic honestly both QF and VA have few actually paid J pax - most would be upgrades, connection to/from international, yes some corporate pax and NRSA staff).. but anyway yes probably reflects VA's struggles as much as anything imo.

 

[DAC1]

Says a lot about how many revenue pax VA is getting in the premium cabins (but on domestic honestly both QF and VA have few actually paid J pax - most would be upgrades, connection to/from international, yes some corporate pax and NRSA staff).. but anyway yes probably reflects VA's struggles as much as anything imo.

I think it’s a bit of a stretch to say that QF have few paid J pax domestically.

 

[equus]

I think it’s a bit of a stretch to say that QF have few paid J pax domestically.

I think the reference was more to "few paid purely stand-alone point-to-point domestic J pax" for QF. The supposition is that QF have plenty of paid J pax that are connecting to/from an international leg - they are not paying the "domestic" J fare, but a (minor or non-existent) increment on a paid J/F international fare.