Originally Posted by mbreuer
I'd ask them (CO). I sent an email a few weeks ago asking whether they would for me - I have 20k so far this year & 10k already booked. My next trip is leisure & has a tight connection in LA to Southwest (don't ask) - I asked if they'd give me status in advance of that so I can have a shot at carry-on & a seat near the front. They did. I was Silver from 1999-Feb, 2003, don't know if that mattered.
They gave me silver right off the bat without a problem. I was never status with continental, just told the manager that I had flown discounters for about 50 weeks striaght.
My question was in regards to gold, as silver is relatively worthless on my flights to Cleveland from Newark. I will NEVER get an upgrade during the times that I fly. I will have flown roughly 25 weeks in a row by the time the new year comes, but I will not have enough segments to make gold. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. MR are not for me as I spend barely enough time at home as is!!!!