Originally Posted by
Lllahim
So what? The more you (spend advocates) say it, the more times I remind you that there are non-status and FF below 50K who spend more than everybody else. The simple question you have refused to answer is why with all your spend you can't follow the rules and attain SE. Currently,there are two pathways to status - miles and segments. Why you don't use them baffles me. Maybe you want to purchase with money what others achieve by sitting extra multiple hours on the plane and/or passing through countless airports and security barriers annually.There is no Airline (to my knowledge) that gives status exclusively on spend.
I don't have time in my life to fly an airline based on the FF program - I fly based on convenience and timing of flights above all else (and quality of airline second).
AC is not an airline I fly a lot but I stand by my view that AC and Altitude treat J rev passengers such as myself terribly - pathetic 150% FF points (even though often paying 500% of Flex fare), not the first choice of meal, ignored by some concierges etc etc . Not the way to treat someone paying $8K a ticket IMO - but I don't think international rev J pax are the target market for AC management.
I'll still fly AC when their timing makes sense and there are no better options(for example I fly 868) but the treatment they provide to rev J pax is very poor. If I have a choice of 2 flights at the same time I obviously rarely choose AC.
In terms of airlines that award status based on spend - it is possible with your beloved AC I believe through purchase of a flight pass - you don't even have to set foot on a plane and can buy SE if required.