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Jan 7, 2010 | 2:12 pm

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Originally Posted by timf

$6,000 is a good estimation of what it would cost to earn Gold Medallion status by flying 50,000 miles. It works out to 12 cents a mile, which would be the equivalent of a $240 round-trip at 1,000 miles each way, or a $480 round-trip at 2,000 miles each way. The benefits don't necessarily have to equal the cost.

But those $240 round-trips at 1,000 miles each could each yield 4 segments, in which case the true cost would be $3,000 for 50 EQS and GM.

I agree that $6,000 is a major overestimate.

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