a few comments:
Originally Posted by
VfL Bochum
If I read you correctly, you recommend to stay with UA since HON is a longshot. If I may ask, what makes you remain a LH SEN rather than switching to UA ?
I fly mainly intra-Europe, quite a lot of this in business class, and I have some years with less flying, so only needing to qualify every second year is perfect for me. I would never be able to get to 1K, maybe just to 1P, but not every year.
Originally Posted by
VfL Bochum
Planned for rest of 2008 are 3 TA (only 1 in C already booked on SAS).
SAS flights do not count for HON status, only LH, LX, OS, LO, and the smaller M&M airlines.
Originally Posted by
VfL Bochum
All TA are to DEN or further west (10,000+ RT) and in 100% economy. As I see it, this is roughly 40k (=10,000 x 2 x 100% + 10,000 x 1 x 200%) or 50k if they matched (a longshot). A fourth and fifth TA could pop up and there will be a few inter-EU flights as well.
Planned for 2009 are 8 TA (only 3 of which will be in C), although up to 12 are possible. As I see it, this is a certain SEN or 137.5k (=10,000 x 5 x 100% x 125% + 10,000 x 3 x 200% x 125%), as long as I make FTL this year, without including the inter-EU flights.
Yes, you will make SEN for sure. But what does it give you more than 1K besides lounge access in the US? Maybe slightly higher op-up chances, and access to the exit rows.
Aren't 6 SWUs per year better?