FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,033
Very odd to see multiple references to "soft landing" when the posters in question met the criteria for Platinum.
"Soft landing" is when you don't even meet the criteria for the lower level of status, but you get it anyhow as a courtesy...