Practical benefits of EK Silver
Aug 24, 2015, 2:57 am
#61
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
I'm not sure if others feel the same, but I would quite intrigued to know the EK flying that you do in order to gain/maintain Plat. I achieved Gold last year and have just renewed again and all that flying was in Y on average at least once per month on varying stage lengths.
, with some long/ULH Y sprinkled in. And some J/F around there too...
Aug 24, 2015, 4:14 am
#62
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Aug 24, 2015, 4:48 am
#63
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
(no actual EK travel of my own since March. But not because I'm in any way disenchanted with them ; simply because I've been going to distant places where no EK planes have ever been .....
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Aug 24, 2015, 5:11 am
#64
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Well keep it going m3red .....who knows I may need one of those meet-ups/invites myself one day !
(no actual EK travel of my own since March. But not because I'm in any way disenchanted with them ; simply because I've been going to distant places where no EK planes have ever been .....)
(no actual EK travel of my own since March. But not because I'm in any way disenchanted with them ; simply because I've been going to distant places where no EK planes have ever been .....
)
Sep 15, 2015, 11:55 am
#66
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: CGK
Programs: Starwood PLATINUM, BA GOLD, KrisFlyer Blue, GFF Silver, BATS After Work Club, Emirates Silver
Posts: 391
It looks like I'll be at 24,900 tier points for the year, so will miss out on silver by 100 points. Is there an easy way of getting 100 points, could I beg for it, is silver worth it?
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
Sep 15, 2015, 2:00 pm
#67
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
It looks like I'll be at 24,900 tier points for the year, so will miss out on silver by 100 points. Is there an easy way of getting 100 points, could I beg for it, is silver worth it?
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
Sep 15, 2015, 5:33 pm
#68
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
It looks like I'll be at 24,900 tier points for the year, so will miss out on silver by 100 points. Is there an easy way of getting 100 points, could I beg for it, is silver worth it?
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...rt-gold-2.html
Sep 15, 2015, 9:05 pm
#69
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Island, NZ
Programs: IHG Ambassador, Air NZ lowly Jade now, Emirates
Posts: 559
It looks like I'll be at 24,900 tier points for the year, so will miss out on silver by 100 points. Is there an easy way of getting 100 points, could I beg for it, is silver worth it?
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
As I'm based in Asia, there don't seem to be any short EK flights in the region.
Sep 16, 2015, 5:25 am
#70
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: CGK
Programs: Starwood PLATINUM, BA GOLD, KrisFlyer Blue, GFF Silver, BATS After Work Club, Emirates Silver
Posts: 391
Thanks for your comments. I'm certainly not going to go all the way to BKK for it, I'll probably drop them an email just before expiry, with proof of my next flight with them, and see if they'll give it to me. The extra 12kg would be very useful.
Sep 21, 2015, 7:29 pm
#71
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3
My Silver status expires at the end of October and don't envisage getting it back in the near future.
If I book a flight for July 2016 before Silver status expires will I still receive Silver status entitlements when I fly or do I need to still have Silver status at the time of the flight ?
If I book a flight for July 2016 before Silver status expires will I still receive Silver status entitlements when I fly or do I need to still have Silver status at the time of the flight ?
Sep 21, 2015, 7:33 pm
#72
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
My Silver status expires at the end of October and don't envisage getting it back in the near future.
If I book a flight for July 2016 before Silver status expires will I still receive Silver status entitlements when I fly or do I need to still have Silver status at the time of the flight ?
If I book a flight for July 2016 before Silver status expires will I still receive Silver status entitlements when I fly or do I need to still have Silver status at the time of the flight ?
Sep 21, 2015, 7:40 pm
#74
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Indeed - what matters is the status validity at the time of travel.