The Velocity Status Run Master thread

[kerfuffle]

So I'm reading the T&CS as this is just for flights with SCs for $ spent and not the VA holidays based on miles flown?

Yes, as it has been since it switched to SC per $; the VA Holidays is a different promo that finished in March

 

[SCM]

Just had my review, downgraded to Gold because I didn't receive all my missing SCs yet due to rerouted Qatar flight... very annoying. I will try to contact them for the 3rd time about this, but unless they re-instate my plat as it should be, I'm definitely not going for it again.

 

[ja1]

Is there collective thinking on the best status runs available to go from:

Red -> Plat
Silver -> Plat
Gold -> Plat

(I'm not really thinking about all the other combinations).

I haven't been WP in a while as I've done zero flying during and post pandemic, sadly.. but I was curious what the options were nowadays as many of the routes that worked don't seem to be around any more.

e.g a favourite used to be booking SYD/BNE -> AKL -> RAR (return) in business. VA doesn't fly to RAR anymore, sadly.

 

[sudoer]

best status runs

Look at VA holidays packages and flying on partner airlines.

VA status runs don't really exist anymore since the switch to revenue based SC earn.

 

[ja1]

Look at VA holidays packages and flying on partner airlines.

VA status runs don't really exist anymore since the switch to revenue based SC earn.

Yeah, that's what I thought. Sad days and slightly counter intuitive because once it becomes a pure revenue calculation that works both ways - a bunch of folk (like myself) aren't likely to bother chasing status when it's no fun because there's no way to game it.. (since even booking "cheap" fares on partner airlines presumably doesn't do anything for higher SC earn?)