FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Is it worth it to stretch for Plat (over Gold)? [2017 Consolidated]
Old Sep 26, 2017, 7:14 pm
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jsloan
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Originally Posted by KDS777
As they don't seem to follow their own rules about confirming your upgrades 2-3 days out that benefit is worthless (it's 2 days for gold 3 for plat) and the extra miles and 2 upgrades you get really don't matter for the money spent. Boardng group 2 is fine if I'm not in J. Which is almost never.
They follow their own rules. It's "as early as," in both cases. And, when I was a Plat, I definitely got some upgrades at T-72. I've also gotten upgraded at the gate. As a Plat, I was higher on the list than Golds. That's really all their rules specify.
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