Originally Posted by
oblisk
So people like a friend of mine who do ORD-EWR rt 3 times a month, monday-thursday at like 800+ a pop, don't gain the benefit of higher tier status. Easily cover the spend, no chance on any real status.
It may be my calculator, but that tallies up to 51k miles per year (1434 x 3 x 12), and $29k spend. That gives your friend gold status. Did I miss something?