I notice that for many of the common city pairs (eg. SYD > MEL, SYD > BNE, ADL >SYD, TSV > BNE etc) the points calculator indicates that Frequent Flyer Silver/Gold/Platinum members accrue the same amount of points as a Bronze member (irrespective of fare class selected). I was under the impression that higher ranks of the Frequent Flyer program should enjoy a status bonus for their Qantas flight bookings (eg. 75% more points for Gold). So, would I be correct in saying that the Qantas Points Calculator is not a reliable tool ?
For short flights the status bonus will likely lead to a total number of points less than or equal to the minimum points guarantee. You can see this when looking at the activity statement for the flights you've taken.
For short sectors the ‘minimum points guarantee’ is not reached hence everyone gets the same points. If you look at a route such as east coast to Darwin you will notice the difference in points per FF tier
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Accuracy of Qantas Points Calculator
nige00160
nige00160
Member since 07 Jan 2016
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Hi. A question regarding the 'Earning Points & Status Credits Calculator' on the Qantas web site:
https://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/do/dyns/initialPointsEarned
I notice that for many of the common city pairs (eg. SYD > MEL, SYD > BNE, ADL >SYD, TSV > BNE etc) the points calculator indicates that Frequent Flyer Silver/Gold/Platinum members accrue the same amount of points as a Bronze member (irrespective of fare class selected). I was under the impression that higher ranks of the Frequent Flyer program should enjoy a status bonus for their Qantas flight bookings (eg. 75% more points for Gold). So, would I be correct in saying that the Qantas Points Calculator is not a reliable tool ?
mviy
mviy
Member since 05 May 2016
Total posts 322
For short flights the status bonus will likely lead to a total number of points less than or equal to the minimum points guarantee. You can see this when looking at the activity statement for the flights you've taken.
TJS
TJS
Member since 14 Jun 2018
Total posts 57
For short sectors the ‘minimum points guarantee’ is not reached hence everyone gets the same points. If you look at a route such as east coast to Darwin you will notice the difference in points per FF tier