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Old Sep 2, 2019 | 1:40 am
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Originally Posted by jridge
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So you're looking at 90 elite points per EWR-CDG flight, and need 2250 points in a year to attain/keep Oro (Sapphire) on IB.
Which is 25 one way flights. (~1 every 2 weeks)

Not worth selecting flights based only on ff earning. Better to select on schedule & price and treat ff miles/status as a bonus that may/may not happen.
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