The Fall from Grace (QFF Status)

[legroom]

Definitely understand why it's worth maximising SCs to get status ...

So do I.

Crisscrossing the land of the free does require a higher purpose (I meant higher status ).

Why going direct when you could engineer two extra stops in between for less $$ and more SCs ?

 

[KSyd]

I am currently QF Silver, but due to no more work travel (boohoo) I'll drop back at the end of July this year.

I'm actually planning a trip around that time (but am too far from requalifying to make it happen).

If I book while still Silver, and select seats etc (hopefully better than average ones!) will I be able to 'keep' those good seat assigments even when I drop back to Bronze (I'll still have QC, and it will only be within days of my reassessment date...).

Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks!

K

 

[coyote25]

I am currently QF Silver, but due to no more work travel (boohoo) I'll drop back at the end of July this year.

I'm actually planning a trip around that time (but am too far from requalifying to make it happen).

If I book while still Silver, and select seats etc (hopefully better than average ones!) will I be able to 'keep' those good seat assigments even when I drop back to Bronze (I'll still have QC, and it will only be within days of my reassessment date...).

Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks!

K

My gold status seat selection stayed (exit row) for my now silver status flight MEL-BNE this week. It also looks like my OW RTW Award seat selections stayed despite the downgrade so you should be right.

 

[coyote25]

Hard to believe how easy is to get spoiled by QFF status. I got so used to sitting in row 4 on Dom Y flights that when I got 7D once (flight change) I felt like I was downgraded to Y-

And that was my point really got use to the little things, which seem bigger when no longer available

 

[KSyd]

Thanks Coyote! Hopefully it will stay the same for me.

 

[Deleted member]

As I was returning from Brisbane on Wednesday night headed for Melbourne I realised all the benefits I have lost over the pass few years as I've dropped from Platinum to Gold and now QANTAS Club Silver.

For this flight I was seating four rows from the back of the plane (limited seat selection) and it took about 15 minutes to leave the plane once at the gate. Watching people struggle to go backwards to get luggage and delay the de boarding process I started thinking about the loss of first row Y seats just 3 years ago.

Platinum Paradise
The main benefit for a domestic flyer was the early rows in Y. But I also missed the guarantee purchase of a seat which I occasionally used. It was also common to get shadows on the seat next to me making Dom Y travel that much easier.

For my world trips the first class checkin area and particularly the first class lounges are but a fond memory . British Airways Heathrow First Class Lounge I still remember the service and great showers with 7 different water streams. Upgrades also came my way especially on award Y seats to PE Melbourne to LAX - nice.

Beautiful Gold
So I've been Gold for 3 years and domestically it wasn't that big a drop. Sure no business lounge access and early rows of economy were no more but you still have Exit Row Seats and the normal lounge.

Booking OW Award RTW tickets were must easier with more seat selections plus occasionally QF opened up seats for me.

Internationally I still had lounge access for OneWorld airlines so that was great.

Disappointing Silver
The big drop that occurred on 1 February, mitigated by my old paid membership from about 9 years ago kicking in so I still have QANTAS Club access, but still a drop.

Awards seats are definitely harder. Seat maps seem to start at the rear of the plane.

It is easily the biggest drop/change of the membership levels. With I didn't have QC it would seem even bigger. For my international flights goodbye to OW lounge access. I now know how much I've really be spoiled.

So now to a future of longer disembarking processes and I fondly remember a world of higher statuses as I slowly walked to the back of the plane.

Lifetime Gold please save me

Well the wonderful world of status runs awaits you.
I can only feel for you and hope that you return to your rightful place in row 4

 

[coyote25]

On returning from Brisbane I finally received my new membership kit:

- QANTAS Club card expiry July 2015
- Silver Card expiry lifetime
- 1 QC Invitation

So I now know what the Silver LT Card looks like, just wish it was a golden colour