Yes it is. IIRC there is a disclaimer on the QF website when you click through saying something Kafkaesque like "the displayed price may not reflect the actual lowest price". Not sure how that refernce to a maze of QF mirrors gets them out of trouble.
I find it really annoying that this pops up whenever you start searching for flights.
Oh it didn't pop up automatically on the app but I clicked on "About our prices" to view it and take a screenshot:
I don’t know what PT is (besides Physical Training), but P1 will be a very long way ahead of anyone else, especially Bronze,
I think he means WP. IMHO priority for rebooking when it goes pear shaped is the biggest benefit of status. Rarely happens but a life saver.
Yes, excepting any operational requirements which may include things like unaccompanied minors, or those with a disability.
Recent data point. We are both WP. Boarded a Dash-8 home to CBR in SYD at a bus gate. After a few minutes, we were all informed that the aircraft was u/s and we needed to disembark back onto the bus and we would be advised of onward flight accommodations via the QF App. It took a fair while to get everyone off, plus the premium hand luggage so we were on the bus for probably 10-15 minutes before it moved back towards the terminal. In that time, both of us were re-booked and advised via App for a flight that was leaving in 20 mins time. I heard someone else on the bus talking to work colleagues - one of them was Gold and had a flight in 2 hrs, one was WP and was on the same flight as us and one was Silver status and had not heard anything at all.
To close the loop on this, so last night I noticed that the award flights I was after had come back into inventory again. I rung up and lucked in with an agent who was able to reprice my itinerary correctly (which involved an actual refund of some taxes and charges, in addition to the points refund I was expecting) within 20min, with the updated eticket landing in my inbox a few minutes after.
Whilst not a published benefit, they do sort out those with status with better options. Also if you call up to do it yourself especially if its a complex itinerary, you'll be at the front of the queue and that means the pick of the best options. It also helps that if its long haul, you had a quick look at the options available to you.
