Originally Posted by
ft101
Thanks, although that's not what I had hoped for and seems a bit shady.
I wouldn't say it is shady; I think EK's membership qualification system is about the fairest one out there; unlike many (most?) schemes there is no fixed membership year anymore which had bigger issues; e.g. fly 20k in dec and 20k in jan and still be blue due to membership year reset
Allowing any 13 months to qualify and then 12 to renew seems very reasonable rather than shady and more generous than par
Originally Posted by ft101
Fortunately my Plan B has come through and I've just booked a trip in J GLA-BKK that'll give me Gold by the end of the year. First time on the new evening flight from GLA in the A340-300 as well so that'll be interesting.
That sorts out the problem nicely