How many Status Credits do I need for Qantas Frequent Flyer status?

From a standing start: Silver 300 Status Credits, Gold 700 Status Credits, Platinum 1,400 Status Credits, Platinum One 3,600 Status Credits. The number alone is not always enough. Silver: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Gold: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Platinum: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Platinum One: At least 2,700 Status Credits from flights with a QF flight number on the ticket.

Which Qantas Frequent Flyer tier gives lounge access?

Gold, at 700 Status Credits, is the lowest tier that confers Oneworld Sapphire, with lounge access across the alliance. Conditions beyond the threshold: Minimum 4 eligible Qantas or Jetstar sectors in the membership year.

How many flights does it take to reach Qantas Frequent Flyer status?

On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by American Airlines, one economy return earns 100 Status Credits in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. On that basis, the economy returns needed from zero are: Silver 3 (plus conditions), Gold 7 (plus conditions), Platinum 14 (plus conditions), Platinum One 36 (plus conditions). Tiers marked with conditions also need more than the points; see the tier ladder. Other cabins, classes and routes earn differently; the calculator on this page prices your own trip.

Qantas Frequent Flyer status tiers and Status Credits thresholds

Oneworld · Status Credits

Tier thresholds cited to the programme’s own pages as read on 26 September 2026. Calculate your Status Credits ↓

Qantas Frequent Flyer at a glance

Qantas Frequent Flyer has 4 elite tiers, from Silver at 300 Status Credits to Platinum One at 3,600 Status Credits.
Annual qualifying period — points accumulate across the full year.
Gold (700 Status Credits) is the lowest tier with Oneworld Sapphire lounge access.
A return between LHR and SIN on Qantas earns 80–160 Status Credits in economy and 320–350 in business, depending on the booking class.
On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by American Airlines, one economy return earns 100 Status Credits in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. That is 3 returns to Silver from zero by Status Credits alone; Silver also has conditions beyond the threshold, listed under the tier ladder.

Elite tiers

Qantas Frequent Flyer tier ladder
Tier	Status Credits required from zero	To retain
Silver	300	250
Gold Oneworld Sapphire	700	600
Platinum	1,400	1,200
Platinum One	3,600	Same as to reach

Gold confers Oneworld Sapphire — the lowest tier in this programme with alliance-wide lounge access. Alliance mapping last verified 12 July 2026. Conditions beyond the threshold: Minimum 4 eligible Qantas or Jetstar sectors in the membership year. Compare lounge access across programmes →

Keeping a tier is a different bar from reaching it. The last column is what Qantas Frequent Flyer publishes for a member who already holds the tier, over the same qualification window as the reaching figure. “Same as to reach” means Qantas Frequent Flyer says the same figure that reaches the tier keeps it. A dash means no retention figure comparable with the reaching one is shown for that rung, not that renewal is automatic; where the programme publishes one over a different window, its note gives it.

Requirements beyond the threshold

Silver — Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain).
Gold — Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain).
Platinum — Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain).
Platinum One — At least 2,700 Status Credits from flights with a QF flight number on the ticket.

These apply in addition to the Status Credits figure, so reaching the number alone does not confer the tier.

Your Qantas Membership Year is personal to you: it starts on the first day of the month after the month you joined the programme and runs for twelve months, so there is no programme-wide reset date.

How we checked this

Checked against qantas.com's status tiers page and the Qantas Frequent Flyer terms, 28 August 2026; the renewal terms were re-read on 11 September 2026.

Publisher pages read: qantas.com.

Programmes change their rules without notice — confirm a figure with Qantas Frequent Flyer before you rely on it.

Part-way up this ladder? See how to reach your next tier in Qantas Frequent Flyer to see how far you are from your next tier and ways to close the gap.

What a return earns

A return between LHR and SIN on Qantas earns 80–160 Status Credits in economy and 320–350 in business, depending on the booking class.
On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by American Airlines, one economy return earns 100 Status Credits in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight.
On the reference route LHR–CDG, flown by British Airways, one economy return earns 60 Status Credits in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight.

Economy returns on LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR) to reach each tier from zero
Tier	Status Credits	Economy returns
Silver	300	3 by Status Credits alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder
Gold	700	7 by Status Credits alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder
Platinum	1,400	14 by Status Credits alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder
Platinum One	3,600	36 by Status Credits alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder

Computed by the same engine as the calculator, on the reference routes behind the lowest status thresholds. Your own fare, class and route will differ: the calculator below prices them.

Qantas Frequent Flyer: questions and answers

How many Status Credits do I need for Qantas Frequent Flyer status?: From a standing start: Silver 300 Status Credits, Gold 700 Status Credits, Platinum 1,400 Status Credits, Platinum One 3,600 Status Credits. The number alone is not always enough. Silver: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Gold: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Platinum: Four flights with a QF, JQ or GK flight number on the ticket (to attain and to retain). Platinum One: At least 2,700 Status Credits from flights with a QF flight number on the ticket.
Which Qantas Frequent Flyer tier gives lounge access?: Gold, at 700 Status Credits, is the lowest tier that confers Oneworld Sapphire, with lounge access across the alliance. Conditions beyond the threshold: Minimum 4 eligible Qantas or Jetstar sectors in the membership year.
How many flights does it take to reach Qantas Frequent Flyer status?: On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by American Airlines, one economy return earns 100 Status Credits in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. On that basis, the economy returns needed from zero are: Silver 3 (plus conditions), Gold 7 (plus conditions), Platinum 14 (plus conditions), Platinum One 36 (plus conditions). Tiers marked with conditions also need more than the points; see the tier ladder. Other cabins, classes and routes earn differently; the calculator on this page prices your own trip.

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Earning reference

Booking classes

Every Status Credits rate, by booking class

The full reference table for Qantas Frequent Flyer: each operating carrier crossed with each booking class, the rate we hold, and the earning model behind it. Only classes with a rate we have captured from the programme are listed — nothing is filled in with a guess.

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Qantas Frequent Flyer status matches out

Into Kenya Airways — Asante Rewards

Chairmans Lounge, Platinum or Platinum One → Platinum Elite Plus (Status match)
Gold → Gold Elite Plus (Status match)
Silver → Silver Elite (Status match)

Into KM Malta Airlines — KM Rewards

Chairmans Lounge, Gold, Platinum or Platinum One → Pioneer (Status match)
Silver → Explorer (Status match)

Into United Airlines — MileagePlus

Gold or Gold - Lifetime → Premier Gold (Challenge)
Platinum, Platinum - Lifetime or Platinum One → Premier Platinum (Challenge)
Silver or Silver - Lifetime → Premier Silver (Challenge)
Gold or Gold - Lifetime → Premier Gold (Challenge)
Platinum, Platinum - Lifetime or Platinum One → Premier Platinum (Challenge)
Silver or Silver - Lifetime → Premier Silver (Challenge)

Into Air Astana — Nomad Club

Chairmans Lounge, Gold, Platinum or Platinum One → Gold (Status match)
Silver → Silver (Status match)

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