<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by andrzej:
If you fly on the more expensive/full fare coach or J or F fares you'll need a lot less miles. It could be as low as 7500 miles for Gold or 15,000 for Platinum.
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As I understand it, you need 5,000 qualifying points for Gold and 10,000 for Platinum.
Full fare economy or better is now 1.5 points/miles, so you'd need 3,334 or 6,667 miles for gold or plat.