Originally Posted by
CO_1mm
I'm not sure that 100K is really the right target like DL used to be and AA and UA still are, but certainly something like 30k/60k/90k has a nice symmetry to it. I'd hate to be a person struggling to make 25k, though, and have the brass ring pulled that much further away. Certainly 25K/50K/90K tiers creates too many Golds. I wonder if they would consider an even higher tier beyond Pt, and no, I don't mean Chairman's Circle.
Expect CO to change Plat qualification to 100K EQMs once they join *A. There's no way in hell the likes of Thai, SQ, LH, ANA, UA will trump a CO plat (75K EQMs) over their top tier FF or even Gold. There will be a lot of pressure, especially from LH, for CO to move to 25/50/100 qualification rule.
If I were you Platium fliers, I would take advantage of the DEQM and attain 100K this year and get used to flying the additional 25K to reach 100K/Year.
I gave up on CO years ago when I would fly +100K/year and still not get any significant benefits (no EVIP or SWU like incentives). Once I gave UA and AA a try, I swore never to set foot on CO again. I have yet to disappoint myself on that regard. I fly mostly international and CO will never beat UA or AA in term of FF benefits for its Top Tier FF...NEVER!!!