What happened
Qantas Frequent Flyer will start paying Status Credits for 10 on-ground activities from 8 December, at 10 to 20 each with a yearly maximum of 140 that counts toward Lifetime status. Surplus Status Credits above the retention requirement can roll into the next membership year from the same date, at up to 50%. Silver is capped at 100 Status Credits. Gold is capped at 350 and the Platinum tiers at 500.
Points Club and Green Tier end on 8 December. Members who reach Points Club before then keep its benefits for the rest of the current year. Qantas has not named the credit card that will earn Status Credits on Classic Reward bookings. Jetstar Classic Upgrades will use a fixed Qantas Points price per Business route, with Melbourne to Singapore at 37,000 points and Sydney to Osaka at 45,300.
Easier tier retention ends in early 2027. Silver will need 300 Status Credits to stay, up from 250. Gold moves to 700 from 600 and Platinum to 1,400 from 1,200. Platinum One remains 3,600 Status Credits, with 2,700 required on Qantas-operated flights. Start on-ground earning in December if the 2027 retain rise would drop a tier.
- Numbers
- 50%: maximum Status Credit rollover
- 100 status credits: Silver rollover cap
- 350 status credits: Gold rollover cap
- 500 status credits: Platinum and Platinum One rollover cap
- 140 status credits: annual cap on on-ground Status Credits
- 10 to 20 status credits: Status Credits available per on-ground category
- 300 status credits: Silver qualify and retain requirement
- 250 status credits: previous Silver retention requirement
- 700 status credits: Gold qualify and retain requirement
- 1,400 status credits: Platinum qualify and retain requirement
- 3,600 status credits: Platinum One requirement
- 2,700 status credits: Platinum One minimum on Qantas-operated flights
- 20 status credits: example on-ground credits from Qantas Points-earning credit cards
- 10 status credits: example on-ground credits from everyday shopping
- 37,000 Qantas Points: Jetstar Classic Upgrade Melbourne to Singapore
- 45,300 Qantas Points: Jetstar Classic Upgrade Sydney to Osaka
- Where
- Melbourne to Singapore, Sydney to Osaka
- Who qualifies
- Qantas Frequent Flyer members; Status Credit rollover is limited to elite or tiered members.
- Takeaway
- Plan around the December rollover and on-ground Status Credit start, watch for the unnamed card that will earn Status Credits on award bookings, and compare Jetstar Classic Upgrade costs if you fly Jetstar Business.