Originally Posted by
aceboy44
What do you folks think? If I take that extra flight (flex Plus fare for 8k miles) with Emirates then I’m feeding them my $$$ which they don’t deserve. On the other hand, it would be "foolish" to miss my gold status because of a bad incident with Emirates.
If you think that your Gold status will change your life, you are running into a lot of disappointments.
Apart from the contractual perks (like lounge access), you'll have higher probability of upgrade. That's all. You'll be one Gold among tens of thousands.
Don't get me wrong : I have no illusion concerning Plat either.