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Old Jan 24, 2017, 1:53 pm
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caliform
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
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Originally Posted by AlicorporateUK
I genuinely wonder what those service related extra benefits consist of, I'm presuming (knowing the generous by nature element of the program itself ) something à la Amex Plat e.g. concierge service etc. In my humble opinion, there was no need to add an extra level, as long as they woke up and realised that, apart from the bonus miles, it is mostly pointless going all the way to Platinum, considering that, with just 30 flights, you can get lounge access and the likes.

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If they indeed don't add Delta-like upgrade certificates or other goodies I also fail to see the point of this. At least it's 'earned' vs. the useless Club2000 status that doesn't provide real service benefits.
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