QF needed another reason to not fly QF like a hole in the head.
Now they are downgrading frequent flyer points earned from 1 JULY for those not on fully flexible fares.
Many people who pay their own fares, don't fly on flexible fares (eg. small business types).
In fact something like 90% of people on flexible fares never change anything.
This will simply piss off, customers QF can't afford to piss off.
At a time when many punters think QF is already stuffed, this is last thing QF needs to do.
Bloody bean counter idea, which obviously wasn't run through the
PR department.
Maybe the
PR department doesn't exist anymore ?
Extract from email just recd. from QF:-
Effective for travel from 1 July 2014, the number of Qantas Points and Status credits you earn will change when you fly with Qantas and Jetstar Airlines. Put simply, these changes will mean that you'll earn more Qantas Points and Status credits when you choose more flexible fares. At the same time, we're reducing the Qantas Points you'll earn on our lower fares to reflect your spend.
QF might end up in situation, where a certain % of people who fly QF now on paid tickets, will only fly QF on ff tickets & fly VA & other carriers on paid tickets.
(many small business owners earn lots of ff points through credit cards & not flying)