If you selected the lower requalification level?
Nov 29, 2015, 11:26 am
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If you selected the lower requalification level?
My friend has been a S100K for many years, and selected the lower requalification earlier this year. My friend is currently at 92K miles, and will end the year with 96K status miles (90K on AC, and 16K on *A, non AC metal, i.e. LH, LX, UA, etc). He/she will re-qualify for S100K for 2016, with 96K status miles right, and does not need to aim for 100K status miles, right?
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Nov 29, 2015, 11:36 am
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My friend has been a S100K for many years, and selected the lower requalification earlier this year. My friend is currently at 92K miles, and will end the year with 96K status miles (90K on AC, and 18K on *A). He/she will re-qualify for S100K for 2016, with 96K status miles right, and does not need to aim for 100K status miles, right?
But strictly speaking - AC looks at status miles (AQS) for requalification/qualification of status; not total Aeroplan miles. So if your friend only has 96K status miles by midnight Dec 31, he will NOT attain SE status.
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Nov 29, 2015, 11:41 am
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I am confused - how can 90K status miles on AC + 18K status miles on Star alliance carriers not equal 108K status miles, rather than 118K status miles?
Nov 29, 2015, 11:45 am
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I am confused - how can 90K status miles on AC + 18K status miles on Star alliance carriers not equal 118K status miles, rather than 96K status miles?
But strictly speaking - AC looks at status miles (AQS) for requalification/qualification of status; not total Aeroplan miles. So if your friend only has 96K status miles by midnight Dec 31, he will NOT attain SE status.
But strictly speaking - AC looks at status miles (AQS) for requalification/qualification of status; not total Aeroplan miles. So if your friend only has 96K status miles by midnight Dec 31, he will NOT attain SE status.
Nov 29, 2015, 11:45 am
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Nov 29, 2015, 11:49 am
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I do not see how the OP can say 90K + 18K = 96K.
Nov 29, 2015, 11:50 am
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Sorry. I should clarify, on December 31, 2015, my friend will have a total of 96,000 status miles (80K on AC metal + 16K on LH, LX, UA, etc).
My friend selected the lower requalification level in January 2015, which clearly states that my friend only needs 95K AQM or 90AQS to requalify.
Given the above, will my friend get S100K for 2016?
My friend selected the lower requalification level in January 2015, which clearly states that my friend only needs 95K AQM or 90AQS to requalify.
Given the above, will my friend get S100K for 2016?
Nov 29, 2015, 11:58 am
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Sorry. I should clarify, on December 31, 2015, my friend will have a total of 96,000 status miles (80K on AC metal + 16K on LH, LX, UA, etc).
My friend selected the lower requalification level in January 2015, which clearly states that my friend only needs 95K AQM or 90AQS to requalify.
Given the above, will my friend get S100K for 2016?
My friend selected the lower requalification level in January 2015, which clearly states that my friend only needs 95K AQM or 90AQS to requalify.
Given the above, will my friend get S100K for 2016?
He will indeed get the SE status; having done this myself, the notification by AC of your friend re-qualifying with his SE status is not quite as quick by this mechanism as is via the process of attaining 100,000 AQMs directly.
Nov 29, 2015, 12:34 pm
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