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Sep 26, 2017, 4:26 pm

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Originally Posted by maverickar15

Would you spend $700 for a weekend mileage run just to hit platinum over gold in this case?

I would not (and I don't agree with TPG's analysis or conclusion). The only tangible benefits you're going to see vs. Gold are boarding group 1 and some incremental increase in upgrade odds. Which will still be very poor ex-SFO.