Airline status ensures an enjoyable experience when flying with the airline putting you ahead of the crowd when trying to get an upgrade, complimentary lounge access and other benefits.
Your Qantas Gold or Platinum status - or any other non-American Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald status - can get you access to American Airlines Lounges on arrival at your destination.
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The Marriott Bonvoy status challenge offers a simple shortcut to Gold Elite or Platinum Elite status. You just need to stay a minimum number of nights within 90 days.
Velocity Frequent Flyer Gold status gets you lots of benefits when you fly with Virgin Australia and partners, including lounge access and priority boarding.
The Qantas website states that Gold and Platinum frequent flyers receive additional benefits flying KLM, but it seems this only applies on codeshare flights.
Alaska Airlines no longer lets you change the frequent flyer number on award bookings to that of a Oneworld partner airline, meaning you can't access Qantas status benefits.
Until 4 June 2024, Singapore Airlines is offering ways to earn KrisFlyer Elite Miles and PPS Value on the ground with some of its shopping partners. These count towards your status.
Virgin Australia Velocity members can choose an additional "Exclusive Benefit" when applying for an eligible Velocity Frequent Flyer credit card by 31 March 2024.
Leverage your Qantas or Velocity Frequent Flyer Platinum status to get up to a year of Garuda Indonesia Platinum VIP status, with benefits across the SkyTeam alliance.
LATAM Pass Platinum, Black and Black Signature members can access Qantas lounges, but it appears that this is only with LA-coded flights.
Virgin Australia now codeshares with Link Airways, enabling Velocity members to earn points and status credits on routes like Brisbane-Bundaberg and Melbourne-Wollongong.
Etihad Airways has announced a major overhaul of its frequent flyer program with changes coming to Etihad Guest status, reward bookings and the expiration of miles.