Originally Posted by
folex386
That is correct, but there will be no mileage bonus associated with sitting in FC, which can help you get to status much faster (if you have the money).
Not to be nit picky, but the mileage bonus for buying a first or business ticket won't get you to status any faster. The higher EQP/EQM rate for said tickets
may get you to status faster, as long as you don't also frequently fly deep discount tickets in addition to your paid premium cabin travel; the bonus miles earned by buying more expensive tickets are
not elite qualifying. If you buy half your tickets in paid F and half in economy booked into Q or some other deep discount fare bucket, your paid F won't get you to status any faster at all, because you'll be earning more than 1 EQP per EQM on the F tickets, but less than 1 EQP per EQM on the economy tickets, which will end up balancing out.
Originally Posted by
milehound
Here's my 12-step plan for reaching LT Gold in 2012, starting with @946K.
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Sorry if this comes off as snarky--I really don't mean it to be--but I fail to see how this post is in any way germane to this thread.