Originally Posted by Sharice SB

If you fly on Alaska- every mile you fly is a mile that counts toward your Elite Status. Every mile you fly gets at least 1 Elite Qualifying mile on Alaska Airlines- even on Saver (Basic Economy tickets)! There is no minimum Qualifying Dollars needed to earn Elite status. However, for 2021 qualification if you are using Alaska partner airlines to meet the Elite Qualifying Mileage requirements for MVP Gold 75k- you need to look at the airlines earning policy on Alaska website, a good example is British Airways here listed here: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...er-overview:BA

If you fly let's say from LAX to LHR on British Airways non-stop, using the great circle mapper that is 10,912 miles round trip. If you fly in Economy in Fare Class Q, O, G you will only get 2,728 Elite Qualifying miles for that round trip. If you fly the trip in First in fare class F, you would earn 300% elite qualifying miles at 32,736. So always check what fare class your ticket will be in and what earning will be on the partner airline before purchasing your ticket. Also my understanding is that it has to be on that partner's metal. So if you purchase a ticket via British Airways but it's actually flown and operated by another airline (i.e. a codeshare flight), you get credit according to who is operating that flight not according to BA which sold you the ticket. If they aren't an Alaska Airlines partner- you may not get credit for it- so be careful with that too.