Booking Jetstar on points: Status vs Points Club Plus Question

[Lynnelanne]

Hi all. I’m struggling to articulate this question so I hope I can make sense. I have Points Club Plus, I am wanting to book flights MEL-SIN return in business class. The only thing showing up during daylight (we are old, night flights kill us) is Jetstar. I don’t mind Jetstar’s pseudo business class, it’s fine for day time and I have plenty of points so although I know it’s not great points value I would do it. So it all seems clear, however: I want to maximise status credits as well. I think it goes something like if you book Jetstar using money and upgrade to a max bundle you get Q status credits. My question is, if you book Jetstar Business on points as a Points Club Plus member, do you get the status credits (As you would if you were on Q metal which is not available). Thanks for any advice, and hope that makes sense.

 

[aikman]

Points Club doesn't earn status credits on Jetstar award flights.

 

[SYD]

But, yes paying for the max bundle will earn SCs for any paid sectors on JQ.

Another way to get home (and cheaper than Biz) is QF72 to PER. It’s a shortish flight, although it lands around midnight but o/n in a hotel and then fly to MEL the next day. So long as the PER-MEL flight departs before about 2pm (I think), it can be booked as a reward for the same points as SIN-MEL.

There’s also an option via Bali. See here:

KUL-SIN-DPS-MEL maybe all airside, maybe not…

Later this week I’m taking (risking?) a rather odd route to get from KUL to MEL avoiding overnight flights. I think there’s a fair potential for many things to go wrong. But it might just work. Or at least most of it. I’m soon to find out! It’s 2 tickets and 3 flights. One flight on MH...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Lynnelanne]

Thanks folks for the useful answers, always reliable!