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Old Sep 2, 2018, 1:15 pm
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Macaron54
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Champaign, IL
Programs: AF/KL FB Ultimate Platinum for Life/Club 2000, UA MileagePlus
Posts: 524
Originally Posted by San Gottardo
The question remains whether these benefits are attractive enough to justify privileging AFKL to the level of 1,800 XPs in order to obtain the status and have access to the benefits.

Let me play again the devil's advocate here, and ask whether LH HON circle and DL Diamond/360 were what they are today when they were launched, or did they go through a learning curve to eventually meet the needs of the top-tier customers of the airline. You are absolutely right inasmuch as 1,800 UXPs represent a massive number of flights with AFKL, and the benefits have been hitherto below expectation, notably in terms of consistency. I am ready, however, to bite the bullet and give it a chance to see where this is going. The hope is that the Ultimate program will progressively align with its competitors, offering more perks and freebees (additional upgrade certificates and the like).
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