Originally Posted by
tracon
Fly 25,000 miles to earn P.
Fly an additional 10,000 to earn E. (Total 35,000)
Fly an additional 65,000 to earn SE. (Total 100,000)
Reach 35,000 or 100,000 before Oct. 15, I think, and earn that status level for the remainder of 2009 and all of 2010.
I don't think this is correct. You can earn early qualification for 2009 if you go from P to E, or E to SE (early qualifications are P and E benefits) but I do not believe you can get early qualification from ground zero. Even if you had 100,000 status miles, you would only start in 2010.
Having said that, there are all kinds of rules being bent this year because of the recession. So you just never know.
Cheers,