Originally Posted by
DevilsX
You only need to fly 10k EQP to hit PLT when doing a challenge. For those who don't have time/money to fly 50k EQM to qualify, they can just fly 10k miles at whatever fare that offers full EQP per mile and pay the fee which would still be cheaper and quicker than qualifying the normal way.
Ah. That is clear then. Well, colour me Missing The Obvious now that you've pointed it out.
Thank you to all who answered!