Thanks Alaska! I guess?
Jan 7, 2016, 12:29 am
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Thanks Alaska! I guess?
So I was MVP 75K last year, nothing this year, since I've been banking all my miles on AA. Alaska miles themselves are great, but the status itself is below AA in my ranks. So I booked a flight before year end last year for a flight soon and I've just found out that I was upgraded to F. Now I kind of feel bad for not getting AS status this year even though I would've at least gotten gold if I had banked a majority of my flying. Kind of but not really.
Jan 7, 2016, 9:08 am
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So I was MVP 75K last year, nothing this year, since I've been banking all my miles on AA. Alaska miles themselves are great, but the status itself is below AA in my ranks. So I booked a flight before year end last year for a flight soon and I've just found out that I was upgraded to F. Now I kind of feel bad for not getting AS status this year even though I would've at least gotten gold if I had banked a majority of my flying. Kind of but not really.
Jan 7, 2016, 9:43 am
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So I was MVP 75K last year, nothing this year, since I've been banking all my miles on AA. Alaska miles themselves are great, but the status itself is below AA in my ranks. So I booked a flight before year end last year for a flight soon and I've just found out that I was upgraded to F. Now I kind of feel bad for not getting AS status this year even though I would've at least gotten gold if I had banked a majority of my flying. Kind of but not really.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
Jan 7, 2016, 10:00 am
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OP obtained 75K status from a status match (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24530667-post371.html) and credited all of the AS miles flown for the year of the match to AA.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
Jan 7, 2016, 11:01 am
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OP obtained 75K status from a status match (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24530667-post371.html) and credited all of the AS miles flown for the year of the match to AA.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
Sounds like AA is the best place for the OP, who also matched to VX.
Jan 7, 2016, 11:21 am
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I don't feel bad. I kept my AS status (not originally earned through status matching), so the less competition for upgrades the better...
Jan 7, 2016, 11:57 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/virgi...my-travel.html
Sounds like AA is the best place for the OP, who also matched to VX.
Sounds like AA is the best place for the OP, who also matched to VX.
Jan 7, 2016, 12:00 pm
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Not sure what happened here?? Like many others who drop in status, you booked a flight for 2016 while you were still 75K so you could be on the waitlist for F and you're surprised that you got upgraded to F? Isn't that why you booked the flight before 2016 in the first place?
Jan 7, 2016, 12:03 pm
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Jan 7, 2016, 12:05 pm
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Jan 7, 2016, 12:05 pm
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OP obtained 75K status from a status match (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24530667-post371.html) and credited all of the AS miles flown for the year of the match to AA.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
It's not surprising that there's unfamiliarity with how the program works.
Jan 7, 2016, 8:48 pm
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So I was MVP 75K last year, nothing this year, since I've been banking all my miles on AA. Alaska miles themselves are great, but the status itself is below AA in my ranks. So I booked a flight before year end last year for a flight soon and I've just found out that I was upgraded to F. Now I kind of feel bad for not getting AS status this year even though I would've at least gotten gold if I had banked a majority of my flying. Kind of but not really.
Jan 7, 2016, 9:21 pm
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Jan 7, 2016, 11:49 pm
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