Originally Posted by
chinatraderjmr
Do you really think so??? I have made numerous comments about how easy it is to attain Gold on EK in the past and was quite humbled by some of the responses I got from regular Y passengers. While I still say Gold is ridiculously easy to attain for the average F/J passenger, it was pointed out to me that while I could attain gold with 3 one ways (platinum with 9), a economy passenger may have to make TRIPLE the number of flights to get status. It's certainly possible to get Gold with only Y fares but Platinum? That's a hell of a lot of time shoved in the back of a plane. I'm not so sure there will be many Economy Platinum members (that's just a guess - your right, it would be interesting to hear from others
Well, it sucks as hell, but my company doesn't pay J or F for anyone except the President and VP (and we're a large multinational!). I've obtained Gold in 3 months. If I continue travelling like I'm doing nowadays, I'll be Plat in month 10 approximately. And most of my tickets are longhaul Y Saver (though I use all my hard earned points for upgrades where possible) so it's possible...