Originally Posted by
ani90
Like in my family case if we did not opt to find a way to buy 194 PQPs to achieve platinum in December, why should we now want to spend 719 USD to get same status two weeks later?
Because you elected not to get 194PQP. The formula is basically some penalty + the PQP + a processing fee. They
have to make it more expensive than just flying, by a noticeable margin or it's creating an incentive not to achieve the elite level next year.