Originally Posted by
fragment54
If anyone figures out the answer, I (and I am sure others) would be very appreciative if you'd post it in more than one place so the information doesn't slip through the cracks. I'm currently weighing my options and, if the miles can't count at all towards 1K status, there isn't really any decision to make.
I thought what CO Insider said was definitive. FEQMs can only be used to gain platinum status aka 75k. So You would be responsible to fly those last 25k miles if you want the 100k tier