Originally Posted by
JALPak
JAL does not change the corresponding OW status for JGC members often. I could be wrong, but this year is the first time JAL changing that since JAL joined OW.
Japan and foreign members have different renewal rules for JGC membership but both are required to pay for the renewal in some way, either through membership fee, miles, or fly. IMHO PERMANENT elite program means you don't have to maintain it in ANY way (other than you stay alive and don't do anything violating the program rules to get you kicked off the problem). So I won't regard JGC as a permanent elite program.
I think this is not a positive and valuable discussion so much.
If a JGC member of Japanese resident have not flown on JAL(and/or OW flight) a once within a year, he/she hopes to maintain JGC membership next year by paying JGC member fee, of course he/she have followed the rule of JGC, will he/she be able to maintain JGC membership next year ?
He should be able to renew JGC membership regardless of his boarding frequencies and flight miles.
So, it is very easy for JGC to maintain OW elite status, especially for Japan resident.
Hence, I said "JGC behave as a permanent elite member in practice"
In other words, JGC is not a yearly temporary elite membership but just like a eternal elite membership, actually.
As I mentioned already, I never complain JGC system, because that is a strategy of JAL.
Originally Posted by
JALPak
Anyway, back to the topic!
When did the CX ground staff told you MPC Silver has higher op-up priority over JGC? Maybe they were not aware of the recent changes in the JGC program?
beginning of May, this year
As I mentioned already, I don't know which one has priority for op-up between JGC and MPC SL.
Because I have no evidence, but in my experiences, I believe MPC SL is prior to a standard JGC for op-up.
Mr./Mrs. JALPak loves JAL and JGC, perhaps.
I respect your favor toward JAL.
On the contrary, I have not been interested in JAL yet.
The person has various favors.