Originally Posted by pdxsfo

Two milage run flights to keep MVP Gold - one on 12/30, one on 12/31 (PDX DAL and back, F to get the EQM bonus - relatively cheap flights). The 12/30 flight has posted, but here I sit on 1/3 ready to take my second flight of the year and I'm still at a mere MVP.

The good news - my flight on 1/2 boarding pass said MVP Gold, even though it wasn't posted yet.

Bad news - my flight back on 1/4 that I just checked in for - MVP. And I'm not even on the waitlist. Seems crazy that Alaska would force people to be in a lower tier when they are just waiting for the miles the status to update. I'll try checking in again later tonight or tomorrow to see if MVP Gold picks up on the boarding pass, and I'll be sure to make sure I get my gold bonus miles if they don't post properly for these two 2019 flights.