Sen Requal Question

[elitetraveler]

I received my SEN status in Jan 08 on a Status Match. I am sure LH was happy as I accumulated about 350,000 Status Miles, including about 250,000 HON miles in 2008.

However, the current economy and saving money is meaning I am trying to do one long haul trip every four weeks instead of one every three weeks, so i will be reducing my longhaul flying from approximately 17 trips per year to 12, and also downgrading from F to C except for RTWs. I want to keep a certain level of BA Gold (GGL) and also accumulate 3500 TPs on BA so I get my two GUF2 (Gold Upgrades for two) which are what I really value out of the BAEC.

I have a couple BA trips booked from their recent CW sale which offered TATL ex JFK for around 2k, so I am pretty well set on getting to my BA goals.

Here is the LH Sen questions.

Since I am now a SEN through 2009 and 2010 and a run at HON is out of the question, do I need 100,000 status miles in both 2009 and 2010 to renew my SEN status to 2012?

If I for the sake of argument did 0 LH status miles in 2009, would I then simply need 100,000 status miles in 2010?

If I do 100,000 LH status miles in 2009, does that mean I gain an extra year to 2011?

I read the M and M thread, but didn't see a specific answer.

Thanks for your help. Hope this is not an obvious question with the answers all over the place. I couldn't find the answer on the LH web site either.

PS - I want to also say thanks to the MandM Board for great information during 2008 that has really helped me maximize my LH, OS and LX experience

[NewbieRunner]

Originally Posted by elitetraveler

I received my SEN status in Jan 08 on a Status Match. I am sure LH was happy as I accumulated about 350,000 Status Miles, including about 250,000 HON miles in 2008.

Didn't know LH status matched but since you've accumulated those status miles you've earned it anyway.

Since I am now a SEN through 2009 and 2010 and a run at HON is out of the question, do I need 100,000 status miles in both 2009 and 2010 to renew my SEN status to 2012?

No. You only need 100,000 status miles in one of the two years.

If I for the sake of argument did 0 LH status miles in 2009, would I then simply need 100,000 status miles in 2010?

Yes.

If I do 100,000 LH status miles in 2009, does that mean I gain an extra year to 2011?

Assuming your current SEN status expires at the end of Feb 2011, 100,000 status miles in 2009 will etend your SEN status till Feb 2013. Doing another 100,000 status miles in 2010 won't extend your SEN status any further..

I read the M and M thread, but didn't see a specific answer.

Yes, the rule may seem hard to understand at first but once you understand it it's quite simple.

[elitetraveler]

Originally Posted by NewbieRunner

Didn't know LH status matched but since you've accumulated those status miles you've earned it anyway.


No. You only need 100,000 status miles in one of the two years.


Yes.


Assuming your current SEN status expires at the end of Feb 2011, 100,000 status miles in 2009 will etend your SEN status till Feb 2013. Doing another 100,000 status miles in 2010 won't extend your SEN status any further..


Yes, the rule may seem hard to understand at first but once you understand it it's quite simple.

Thanks for the answers! I don't think they do Status Matches very frequently, however, I was with some of the US LH management and they were asking me about my flying. At the time I was BA Gold, AA EXP and DL Plat. They asked me to give them copies of my statements, and they then had to write a recommendation to an EVP in Germany so it apparently is not an everyday thing. The SEN status they gave me in Jan 08 expired in Feb 09 so the match was only for a year which makes sense. Overall I have been extremely happy with LH, particularly the FCT and their concept that F pax should really be treated differently be it extra carry-ons or just a better experience. It is ashame BA couldn't have done something similar with T5.