Master Qantas Frequent Flyer: Points & Status

Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF) is one of the biggest airline loyalty programs in the world and the most chosen program for many travellers flying to, from, or within Australia. If you ever fly Qantas, Jetstar, or oneworld partners like American Airlines, British Airways or Cathay Pacific, this is a really good program to earn points, hold status, and make your travels more comfortable.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Overview

Source: Qantas Official

• Free to join if you live outside Australia or New Zwaland.
• Everyone starts at Bronze and then flying more to earn Status Credits, which move you up to Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Platinum One.
• You can earn Qantas Points on:
• • Qantas and Jetstar flights
  • Oneworld partner flights (like American Airlines, British Airways or Cathay Pacific)
  • Non flying partners (shopping, hotels, cars, financial products, etc.)
• Points can be used for Classic Flight Rewards, Classic Plus Flight Rewards, flight upgrades, and more.
• Your points stay alive as long as there’s at least one eligible earn or redemption every 18 months.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Points vs Status Credits

Qantas Points

• You can think these points as your currency, you can redeem them for flights, upgrades, hotels, wine, gift cards, etc.
• You earn them by flying Qantas, Jetstar, oneworld and partner airlines, and by spending with partners. The exact earn rate depends on route, airline, and fare class, with flexible and premium cabins you earn more.
• Points for flights usually credits to your account within about 14 days.

Status Credits

• Credits measure your loyalty by flying, not spending. You earn Status Credits on eligible flights based on where you fly, airline, and fare type.
• While Status Credits generally reset at the start of each new membership year, you can now roll over eligible excess credits to the next year (up to 100 for Silver, 350 for Gold, and 500 for Platinum).
• By collecting more Status Credits, you can move up the Qantas tiers from Silver → Gold → Platinum → Platinum One. With more credits, you can unlock priority services, lounge access, and more.

In 2025, Qantas has been promoting its Status Credits with double Status Credits which offer 2x the credits. 

Also with promotions such as earning Status Credits on the ground where members can earn up to 110 Status Credits without flying by spending across partner categories. Overall this is another big reason to choose or to start with Qantas Frequent Flyer.

Qantas Frequent Flyer Status Tiers

Source: Qantas Official

Qantas has five membership levels:

• Bronze – The most basic level when you first join.
• Silver – oneworld Ruby: priority check in and some priority benefits on Qantas and partners.
• Gold – oneworld Sapphire: lounge access on eligible flights, extra baggage, priority check in, boarding and baggage handling.
• Platinum – oneworld Emerald: more lounge access (First + Business where available), better priority, and higher points bonuses.
• Platinum One – top public tier with extra perks like access to a VIP Service Team, better upgrade priority and preferential access to some Classic Reward seats for you and eligible family members.

Note: Starting from 15th of September 2025, the “Loyalty Bonus” will be paid only in Status Credits (no longer in Qantas Points).

To sum up: Points is what you spend. Status Credits is how you level up.

Earning Qantas Frequent Flyer Points

1. Earning on flights

Qantas Points and Status Credits depend on:

• route (e.g. domestic vs international)
• airline (Qantas/Jetstar vs other oneworld/partners)
• fare type (discount economy vs flexible vs premium cabins)

Good to Know

• Spending more = more points and Status Credits
• Flexible and fully flexible fares earn more than discounted fares
• Now you can earn up to 25% more Qantas Points on base earn for domestic Qantas flights (tiered members and premium cabins).

2. Earning without flying

You can also earn Qantas Points by:

• Spending with retail partners, hotels, car rentals, wine and other shopping portals.
• Using Qantas credit cards and their financial partners
• Everyday spendings such as supermarkets, fuel partners, and etc.

Qantas Frequent Flyer: Famlily Use

Family Transfers

• Qantas allows Family Transfers so you can move a portion of your points to an eligible family member’s account who needs to also be a QFF member.
• You can transfer 1,500 Qantas Points or more per transaction, with no upper limit and zero fees.
• When points are transferred, it is credited into another account, not expired.

Good to know

• You cannot transfer Status Credits to family members. Only points can be shared, the flight history of an account cannot.
• You can also use your own points to book Flight Rewards or Classic Plus rewards for eligible family members directly without transferring points.

Qantas Frequent Flyer: Points Expiry

Qantas Points don’t have a fixed expiry date but are tied to account activity:

• As long as you earn or use at least 1 Qantas Point once every 18 months, your entire balance stays safe.
• Activity can be flying, shopping through Qantas partners, using a Qantas credit card, etc.
• Family Transfers do not count as activity for expiry purposes.

If your account is completely inactive for 18 months, your points can be wiped. Qantas will send warnings after around 12 months of inactivity and again before the date of expiry. However, most people miss them and end up having their points wiped.