Best routes to do a Qantas status run on in 2023The fastest and cheapest way to accumulate lots of Status Credits is to fly Qantas international Business Class via multiple cities, especially when there is a Double Status Credits promotion.
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Here are our top tips at a glance for maximising Status Credits.
Buy Business Class fares, particularly on international routes.
Status Credits don't expire but they reset to zero at the start of your new Membership Year. These Status Credits are added to your Lifetime Status Credit total and once you have enough Status Credits, Lifetime Silver, Gold or Platinum recognition will be yours, regardless of how often you continue to fly.
A couple airlines make it really easy to achieve, too. Aegean: Aegean offers the easiest track to Star Alliance Gold. If you're able to fly six segments with them, you only need to collect a total of 36,000 flown miles in a year for Star Alliance Gold status.
Your 100,000 Qantas Points could get you anywhere from two to 18 Business Class upgrades on Qantas domestic routes, depending on the fare and distance travelled. It takes just 5,400 Qantas Points to upgrade from Economy to Business on flights under 600 miles (965km) from a regular flexible (Economy Flex) ticket.
(American Airlines)American Airlines offers two lifetime statuses: Gold and Platinum. To obtain Gold for life, you need to have reached 1,000,000 miles and 2,000,000 for platinum.
To reach Qantas Lifetime Silver, you'll have to notch up 7,000 Qantas Status Credits over the years. You can check on your progress towards Lifetime Silver via the Qantas website. That's no easy feat. After all, 'regular' Qantas Silver is earned with 300 Status Credits and retained with 250 Status Credits.