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Old Apr 29, 2011, 8:27 pm
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pandaperth
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
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Originally Posted by timkirk
why would anyone pay the $180 upfront, with the possiblility of attaining nothing, when they could simply start with the GLD challenge, re-assess their EQPs, and upgrade the challenge during the three-month window as appropriate? Why would anyone not retain that optionality?

Thanks.
Welcome to FT timkirk

Well - Mrs P will be enrolling in the PLT challenge prior to her one flight - AA7308 - the codeshare on the QF flight SYD-DFW, flying in J. This one flight gets her more than 10,000 EQP.So why would she enrol in the Gold challenge?
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