I made E in the last couple weeks of the 2010.

I'm out and and about in Asia these past few weeks. As I fly exec on my trans pacific I never noticed if I had *G but then I had *G on a ANA flight between GMP and HND, without asking, lounge pass/priority tags. Yet OZ from NRT to ICN didn't (not that the 9am flight needed lounge access). Both flights where books as an ANA return ticket via expedia.

I have some flight choices to make at the end of the week, if I'm going to get *G / Lounge access I wouldn't mind racking up some miles to make a early push for SE, but frankly if theres not at least a 75% chance of access when flying UA/CO or US I'd just fliy direct and spend my time drinking in a hotel bar instead.

What do you think? crap shoot, or if ANA shows me as a StarGold shouldn't everyone? I don't have E card yet so I'm kinda dependent on it happening automaticlly.

I'm showing a E on the Aeroplan site and got my bonus miles for my flights this year, even the ANA flight (OZ was this morning so we'll see)