Status credits always apply to the membership year of the local departure date foe each flight. Status credits can take up to a week to appear in your account, depending on the airline flown but for Qantas they're almost always in your account within 24 hours and sometimes even before you land.

Yes it is fine. But do not change until after the aircraft is in the air. So many people change into pyjamas and remove their shoes before the flight departs thinking this is what experienced travellers do. This is a mistake. If the aircraft has any issue and you have to evacuate then you have a ...

@greg959 ah I see. Then I look forward to acquiring massive levels of arrogance and entitlement once I reach that lofty pedestal

Originally Posted by greg959 Yeah, maybe that’s right @Redwood, but if I cared about opinions like this (or some of those above that miss the point of the grievance) I’d probably be sitting at the back rather than in 1A, contributing more in revenue to Qantas’ bottom line than t...

If airlines allowed flexibility of one or two kilos then that becomes the new baseline. Six months later the people who think rules don't apply to them will then be saying "oh Qantas should allow some flexibility" above this new baseline. If your hand luggage is over the weight or size limit the...