Originally Posted by
extramileage
Frankly, converting the 26k OPEN points I was unlikely to ever use to 13k Skyward miles is the best outcome for me.
I was expecting a much worse outcome, frankly!
Joint program makes sense and cents.
Side note: STC talks about the FZ/EK "rapprochement" on the latest Axis Harvey radio show. He touted the benefits but he essentially said this was a request from "the ownership". .
Whats your status on EK and FZ?. Mine is Gold in both. Interested to see if they offered for both the conversion 1:2 miles. Or if its different for different tiers... There doesn't seem to be a general rule as they are saying to login to see "your option" and only offer the option once you put in your Skywards number. Interesting is that Open Gold was reachable with 7,000 tier miles and they will be converted to Skywards Gold. Then next year they need to achieve 50,000 miles to keep Gold. Long haul flights not an issue. But its not fair for people only flying FZ, as to reach 50,000 miles is nearly to impossible. Yes, 50 flights per year also count but still. FZ-only user (except those flying twice a week), will have it very difficult to reach Gold again.