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Qantas: Book Any Eligible Flight, Get Frequent Flyer Status Extended by 12 Months @ Qantas.com

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Qantas: Book Any Eligible Flight, Get Frequent Flyer Status Extended by 12 Months @ Qantas.com
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Who is eligible for the Status Extension?
Qantas will extend the status for Qantas Frequent Flyer members who reside in Australia or New Zealand who:

  • hold Platinum One, Platinum, Gold or Silver status and have not been able to earn the required Status Credits to retain their status;

  • have a status end date between 31 March 2021 and 31 December 2021 (inclusive); and

  • have made a new booking to travel on at least one eligible flight. The booking creation date must be between 23 November 2020 and before the member’s current status end date of between 31 March and 31 December 2021. The flight must be booked to travel before 31 December 2021.

Members who have received complimentary Gold status, or complimentary Platinum from a Platinum One member and those on Status Hold are eligible to have their status extended if they meet the above criteria.

What flight do I need to book to be eligible for Status Extension?
To be eligible for status extension, you need to book, pay and have the ticket issued on at least one of the following:

  • Any Qantas operated flight with a QF flight number, or

  • Any Qantas Points earning Jetstar international booking with a JQ flight number including Jetstar flights within New Zealand (JQ), Jetstar Japan (GK) and Jetstar Asia (3K) flights. Jetstar domestic flights within Australia are ineligible.

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  • ozbargainerlife1 on 23/11/2020 - 09:22

    are reward flights eligible

    • Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 23/11/2020 - 09:23

      Seems so!
      Eligible bookings can be paid with cash, Qantas TravelPass, Qantas Flight Credit, or with Qantas Points (via a Classic Flight Reward or Points Plus Pay).

      • financialminimalism on 23/11/2020 - 10:54
        -4

        When they say cash - do they literally mean "CASH".. i.e. you can't book with a credit card for it to be eligible?

        • D3m3ntia on 23/11/2020 - 10:57
          +4

          Sure yeah, feed your $50 notes in into the USB slot please

          • capslock on 23/11/2020 - 10:59
            +2

            @D3m3ntia: At least you don't have to pay the card payment fee.

  • ChickenTalon on 23/11/2020 - 09:41
    +1

    So am I correct in assuming you don't even need to actually fly to qualify for the extension? Says you just need a booking, not to earn any actual status credits or do any flying.

    Fits my situation, because I don't want to do any actual flying and have flight credits I can't even really use. Status is fairly useless to me now, but would like to keep my status for when I do need to start flying a lot.

    I guess the question might come down to Qantas considering using travel credits from cancellations as a new booking, sometimes they don't. Wouldn't like to discover just before my status expiry that I've not qualified.

    And for anyone else considering a "dummy" booking, I think you'd get the best value asking in the classifieds for someone to use their somewhat less valuable AMEX travel credits. I'd help out, but I've already used mine.

    • Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 23/11/2020 - 09:49
      +3

      you're not wrong in that the terms seem to say book and pay for, but doesn't mention flying. Usually you don't earn status if you don't take the flight, but again, that's not mentioned…but I'd want to get it in writing from them before doing it myself…

      • ChickenTalon on 23/11/2020 - 09:56
        +2

        Yeah, I might give them a ring. Or just wait it out, and see if I do want to do any flying next year before my status expiry.

        Those instant SA border closures highlight just how much risk there is with traveling. Would love to book a family holiday, but the thought of being stuck in quarantine somewhere with 2 little kids and a screaming mrs…. no thanks.

        • Yola on 24/11/2020 - 05:25

          Did you mean screaming toddlers?

    • butwhy on 23/11/2020 - 14:07
      +3

      I've written them an email - I'll reply if I get a response

      • butwhy on 26/11/2020 - 12:42

        So they called back. They said you do not have to fly, just book it and not cancel. They also confirmed that it could be a Classic rewards flight (ie not paid money).

        It would be nice it were in writing though

  • BKKJ on 23/11/2020 - 09:42
    +4

    Now just need Virgin to match this deal……

    • ChickenTalon on 23/11/2020 - 09:43

      Can't even make many bookings with Virgin at the moment.

      • BKKJ on 23/11/2020 - 10:10

        Plus they are closing a lot of their lounges at regional airports which I am not happy about…have always been a loyal Virgin flyer, but seriously considering switching allegiance.

      • jason andrade on 23/11/2020 - 17:10

        Not sure what this means - can't make 'many'? As in, reduced route availability ?

        I've been looking at (and in some cases) making bookings on the mainline routes (MEL-SYD-BNE) and haven't had issues with VA (except for flight cancellations for some times causing issues.. (e.g 3 flights a day from SYD-BNE was down to 1.. but I assume that will change again as things open back up)

  • BluBoy on 23/11/2020 - 10:05
    +10

    Dear Qantas,

    If you are out there listening… Offer a status match program first, and then I'll make all the bookings you like.

    Sincerely

    Every VFF

    • ChickenTalon on 23/11/2020 - 10:11

      I did wonder about that, now would be the ideal time to mop up all the big-spending VA flyers as they aren't even operating. Esp considering they're more likely domestic flyers, which are higher profit ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    • Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 23/11/2020 - 10:13
      +1

      A friend moved from VA to QF last year. Rang them up and they status matched over the phone if he could show he was travelling more than a handful of times by a particular date (he travelled for work so that was easy). Might be worth trying?

  • ameno on 23/11/2020 - 10:11

    Always the case, just booked 16 reward flights last week.

    • Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 23/11/2020 - 10:12

      any of them cancellable and re-bookable? :D

      • ameno on 23/11/2020 - 10:37
        +1

        They are, but I think the clause states the booking date.

        No biggie though, I have lifetime gold but it's handy to keep the platinum ticking over whilst I still can as don't fly for work that much these days :)

        • capslock on 23/11/2020 - 10:55

          All you need to do is cancel just one of your reward bookings and re-book it. But if you are already flying 16 times then there will probably be a 17th time which you can use to qualify.

        • Yola on 24/11/2020 - 05:29

          Absolutely, the food is much better in the first class lounges. I love the Japanese restaurant in the huge Dubai lounge. Ahhh the good old days.

    • brent3000 on 23/11/2020 - 10:19
      +1

      EDIT : just read this point

      'If I have already made a booking before 23 November 2020, will it still contribute towards the one booking condition?
      No. The booking creation date must be on or after 23 November 2020 and before your status end date as per the table below.'

      • BillyG687 on 23/11/2020 - 10:22
        +1

        It says is in what you copied.

        "The booking creation date must be between 23 November 2020 and before the member’s current status end date"

        Bookings made from 23 Nov.

  • markathome on 23/11/2020 - 10:25

    It's a bit strange to exclude Qantas Frequent Flyers residing internationally isn't it?

  • mskeggs on 23/11/2020 - 10:30
    +21

    Looks like I'll be able to retain my Bronze status. That is a relief.

  • clx on 23/11/2020 - 11:32

    Jetstar international flights that earn QPs only - no Jetstar domestic flights. I wonder why they did that given we're trapped in the country for now.

    • trotsky on 23/11/2020 - 12:21

      Domestic JQ earns QP if you add on a bundle

      • jaygee on 23/11/2020 - 15:04

        Which triples the price of the ticket. NOT worth it.

      • clx on 23/11/2020 - 17:29

        It specifically says: Jetstar domestic flights within Australia are ineligible.

  • ajole on 23/11/2020 - 11:38
    +4

    So am I reading this right: If you're currently Silver or above, and you book to fly any QF flight from today at least once before your current status ends, then you get another year?

    That is a super low threshold. Awesome though!

  • YellowEarthAustralia on 23/11/2020 - 11:48
    +1

    Excellent news! Thank you Qantas!

  • The king on 23/11/2020 - 14:22

    New to this Qantas FF points, could some one please explain me what is the benefit being silver or above?

    Edit: I have checked my status is Bronze :)

    • jaygee on 23/11/2020 - 15:25
      +1

      This might help. When normal travel resumes, my favroite perk As Gold is I get access to reward seats before Silver and Bronze members - so sometimes I get to get the seat I want in higher classes.

      https://www.qantas.com/fflyer/dyn/flying/tier-benefits

      • The king on 23/11/2020 - 16:47

        Thank you :)

    • jason andrade on 23/11/2020 - 17:13
      +1

      Silver may get you an extra bag on some routes.
      Gold gets you access to the QFF lounges (and some perks) - main benefit
      Platinum gets you even more perks (bonus points earn and so on)

      It's like any other loyalty/rewards scheme - designed to encourage you to spend more with them - or at the very least, not spend with their competitor(s)

      • The king on 23/11/2020 - 17:35

        Thank you:)

  • MementoMori on 24/11/2020 - 12:59
    +1

    Free jab with your status upgrade?

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