Get Status Miles Without Flying?
Dec 11, 2014, 10:03 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: EarlyReturns Summit
Posts: 26
Get Status Miles Without Flying?
Hello all,
I'm about 1000 miles off of Elite Status for next year.
Is it possible to 1. buy a flight 2. check in online 3. Miss the flight but still accrue the miles to count toward status?
Thanks!
I'm about 1000 miles off of Elite Status for next year.
Is it possible to 1. buy a flight 2. check in online 3. Miss the flight but still accrue the miles to count toward status?
Thanks!
Dec 11, 2014, 11:03 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SMF
Posts: 1,251
Unfortunately not. Unless your boarding pass is scanned you won't earn any miles. Fortunately, mileage runs on F9 are cheap if you really want status, and elite status is nearly worthless, so you're really not missing much if you don't get it. Think of it as a win-win!
Dec 29, 2014, 1:38 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: EarlyReturns Summit
Posts: 26
thanks you two. i thought about just going to the airport and scanning the boarding pass without actually getting on the flight but decided against it at the last moment.
yeah, elite status is awful when coming from summit. i'll miss the same day alternative flight and carry ons but not really worth it
yeah, elite status is awful when coming from summit. i'll miss the same day alternative flight and carry ons but not really worth it