She wouldn't be allowed to repurchase this year in any case, so you still get to keep your money. But it's always requires a cost-benefit allowance, IMO, to decide - for some, it means lounges, upgrades, double (elite) bonus miles, etc. And if she missed qualification on miles, a mileage run could probably cost less than the $600. (Now, be prepared to take her out to a nice dinner...
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Originally Posted by
Teacher49
FWIW, my wife missed PLAT for 2007 by fewer than 3,000 miles and we did buy back her status. Big mistake, as far as I can see. On the only domestic routes we fly neither of us were upgraded one on points for the year. SFO - JFK is just always full in F. So this year with another 47,000 flown by her, we're hanging on to the $600.00, thank you.
Originally Posted by
cxfan1960
OP is not allowed to use challenge to keep his status, but I thought that he is allowed to do a challenge after he loses his status (assuming he did not get his status through a challenge). Perhaps I was wrong.
I don't think he would be able to rechallenge very soon after Feb 29, though I may be wrong.