Originally Posted by
dave1013
To earn that status, I still have to sit my butt in the seat. I understand that you look upon DEQM promotions with disdain. Not everyone shares that perspective.
Well, no you're not.
Technically, you're flying half as much.
While yes, you may earn 75K from this; someone who sits their butt in the seat for 75K miles, in my opinion deserves it over someone who earns it on a technicality.*
Like you said, very unpopular opinion, but that's just me.
* - yes, I know there are many technicalities (DEQM, status matches, status challenges, etc...)