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Old May 16, 2010 | 2:26 am
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Gulf Air FF program explained

OK I'm silver presently and I'm aspiring to Gold status this summer. I didn't exactly know how their program works for it is done on Loyalty Points. LP's are preset amounts of points given for class of fare (y or c) to different zones. Below is their chart with countries and airports served.

Gulf Air operated flights


Between cities in [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1

35 in Economy
75 in Falcon Gold

Between [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1 and [Other Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean & Karachi Amman, Athens, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Aleppo, Damascus, Istanbul, Karachi, Khartoum, Larnaca and Sanaa] Zone 2

50 in Economy
100 in Falcon Gold

Between [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1 and [Bangladesh, India, Nepal & North Pakistan Chennai (Madras), Dhaka, Delhi, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Kochi, Lahore, Mumbai, Peshawar and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum).] Zone 3

50 in Economy
100 in Falcon Gold

Between [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1 and [Not Applicable] Zone 4

N/A


N/A
Between [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1 and [Europe Frankfurt, London and Paris] Zone 5

100 in Economy
250 in Falcon Gold

Between [GCC Tehran. and Shiraz Riyadh, Muscat, Mashad, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Bahrain, Dhabi, Iran,Abu & States] Zone 1 and [Far East Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila] Zone 6

100 in Economy
250 in Falcon Gold


Now they have 3 levels (blue, silver, gold) Blue is general thus here is silver and gold qualifications.

To qualify initially for Silver membership, you will need 1,000 loyalty points. If you want to retain your membership for subsequent years you will need only 700 per annum.

To qualify initially for Gold membership you will need 2,500 loyalty points. If you want to retain your membership for subsequent years you will need only 1,750 each year.

Now the trick, that is not stated anywhere, is how long is status good for? Well the CSR told me as a silver you lose 150 loyalty points every 6 months if you don't add to your total. As a gold you lose 150 lp's every 3 months if you don't fly. Thus you have to maintain I believe a balance of lp's for your level or you drop.

Once you attain silver you need to maintain 700 I think to keep it.

Once you attain gold you need 1750 I think to keep it.

Thus your status can last for several years without even flying.

Anyone have anything else to add or see any problems?

Last edited by schley; May 16, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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