Originally Posted by
EsherFlyer
I think there is a fair chance that that M+M migration 'magic date' will fall before May and hopefully I'll get a M+M *G.
If the date is post-May then I'd get a M+M *S and access to all the M+M lounges when flying with the LH group (which seems like quite a decent *S benefit when flying in Europe for instance). ^
So one way or another I'll popbably have M+M status until 2012.
My guess is that it will be Feb 2013, i.e. you will have calendar year 2012 to requalify as per the current 'test' migration. If it is late in 2011 then it might even be Feb 2014, as per the SN precedent, although in your case that would not be helpful as you would have lost your Gold by then.
So if you're lucky, SEN until Feb 2013 and then perhaps soft landing to FTL until Feb 2015. If you're not so lucky FTL until Feb 2014 or even worse only to 2013.
Originally Posted by
EsherFlyer
AIUI (I've lost track of what the guinea pigs are experiencing here as things trickle through) DC status miles either won't transfer to M+M, or won't be worth as much in terms of getting close to status, so any 'half earned' DC status will be wasted.
So it would seem to make sense to start collecting towards status on another programme for the next year or so, and perhaps review that once moved over to M+M to see about retaining M+M status. @:-)
Since I typically only reach Silver qualifying it ought to be an airline that I have a fighting chance of actually flying with from the UK (so I can make use of the 'home' lounge access benefit where provided). For me that would be a TATL carrier, but the NA carriers don't seem to give lounge access at Silver level.
So in the end although the status miles may be wasted I may as well keep crediting to DC for the destination miles credit.
This is really dependent on your travel patterns. If you're unlikely to renew DC Gold in your current year or reach any other gold, then you should consider whether to move to the airline you are most likely to fly if you will be able to at least achieve Silver on their program. If not, why not stick with DC and maybe they run some promos and you will requalify after all.
I was 250 miles short of Gold with SN and my Gold would have expired 2 weeks before the move to M&M but SN gave me a Gold renewal for those 2 weeks and subsequently FTL anyway.