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Old Feb 26, 2014, 6:42 am
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demkr
 
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Originally Posted by Monoliths
Tell me if I am doing this wrong, but it seems like you could actually get high status for significantly cheaper.


On my typical route which consists of Minneapolis-Amsterdam-Berlin, I could technically hit diamond in 3 flights by spending $15k (3 first class tickets). It takes nearly $30k just to make Platinum as it stands.
the same MQM rules would apply _--those are just the redeemable miles you would earn
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