SEN renewal for €2000? Anyone else get this? [merged discussion of annual offer]
Senator paid extension of status for 2000 € [merged]
Sep 9, 2004, 3:37 am
#3
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Originally Posted by Belgian in Paris
No.... or I hope not !
Sep 9, 2004, 4:06 am
#4
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Airrail
is, AFAIK, the cheapest way to "buy" the Senator card. I even heard of cases where someone employed someone else to do the airrails for him. There are, of course, plenty of other ways to "buy" the precious plastic, including running for the Bundestag.
Lastly, as mentioned before, if you happen to be in possession of a Senator card and didn't meet requalification requirements, there is a 1500 Euro offer to renew it for one year. Bad value I would say.
Jensens
Lastly, as mentioned before, if you happen to be in possession of a Senator card and didn't meet requalification requirements, there is a 1500 Euro offer to renew it for one year. Bad value I would say.
Jensens
Sep 9, 2004, 6:32 am
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former Senators who's Senator status expire, get an invitation from miles&more to extend Senator status for another 12 months by paying a onetime fee.
Sep 10, 2004, 3:17 am
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Originally Posted by Threy
...which is Euro 3000,- IIRC
Sep 10, 2004, 3:32 am
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Whilst it seems that LH Senator status is not for sale, I would suggest contacting your local LH sales office and speaking to them about this. I would not be surprised if they offered you a one-time 'invitation' against paying a fee. In the end, they want to capture premium cabin pax, so if apart from agreeing to buy the status you show your wilingness to buy premium tickets.... I would give this a shot.
Sep 14, 2004, 7:44 am
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Originally Posted by Rudi
former Senators who's Senator status expire, get an invitation from miles&more to extend Senator status for another 12 months by paying a onetime fee.
Originally Posted by Berki
This was IMO the DM amount, which means now 1,500 EUR - sounds more plausible to me (although still way too much).
Last edited by Grog; Sep 14, 2004 at 7:50 am
Sep 14, 2004, 8:17 am
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Grog, you are right. I was offered that last year, when I had 3000 miles missing in October, which I obviously made easily. Best thing is, that you do not get the €1500 reimbursed, in case you manage to hit the 150k. So you have to look at your travel pattern quite rigorously.
Sep 14, 2004, 9:05 am
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40 times airrail FRA-ZWS
Originally Posted by Grog
The amount is definitely now €1500.
if you only need 100k for a senator --> 27 airrail MR (= 2.592 euro)...still a lot of money...
what is the benefit for that? ok 100k or 150k more on your account but the price is 2,56 Cent per meile...much money.
comparing with the price before aug 1st: 5.000 miles for 66 euro means 1,32 Cent per meile!!! the costs for getting SEN only with airrail nearly DOUBLED!!!!!!!!!!
@:-) @:-) @:-)
Sep 14, 2004, 2:10 pm
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Dont pay that 30 EUR service fee
Originally Posted by Bruchpilot
with teh new 30 euro service charge..... @:-) @:-) @:-)
+ not bought at Lufthansa
+ bought in Austria and not in Germany !!!!
Hope you enjoy that hint and hoping that Austrian Airlines wouldn`t make a 30 EUR fee in future.
Sep 14, 2004, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by gum
Just try to book your tickets at www.aua.com in Austria (at nearly the same fares as in Germany) and I think you can save that 30,-- EURO "ticket service charge", because the tickets are then
+ not bought at Lufthansa
+ bought in Austria and not in Germany !!!!
Hope you enjoy that hint and hoping that Austrian Airlines wouldn`t make a 30 EUR fee in future.
+ not bought at Lufthansa
+ bought in Austria and not in Germany !!!!
Hope you enjoy that hint and hoping that Austrian Airlines wouldn`t make a 30 EUR fee in future.
Almschi
Mar 6, 2006, 11:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Jensens
...There are, of course, plenty of other ways to "buy" the precious plastic, including running for the Bundestag...
Is accepting of SEN status less of a crime? Is accepting a lottery or football ticket more serious? Just curious as to 1) where the investigators are with regard to Lufthansa bribery and 2) some of your opinions on it all. If enough feel that it deserves a new thread, we can consider that as well.