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Old Jan 3, 2024 | 12:57 pm
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mikeecix
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Originally Posted by Londonlouis
Hey all,

Was just wondering if upon receiving a soft landing to the next level down whether members will receive all benefits - including the upgrades (& status to gift, if applicable) normally awarded by actively qualifying for it - at that lower level? or whether you just receive the standard status benefits without the "gifts." It would definitely help to hear data points from recent months, if there's any uncertainty about whether AY will continue the same policies since the raft of changes.

Dropping from Lumo to Platinum next year & trying to calculate whether Platinum is worth requalifying for through flying rather than soft landing.

If AY hadn't torpedoed their program by making the second half of my Lumo status year revenue-based, I would have certainly requalified for Platinum organically by flying.

TIA!
Additional datapoint - I just recieved a soft-landing from Platinum (thanks to the Tier Points purchase promo 2 years ago) to Gold until 31st Dec 2024. Have Platinum benefits until 31st Jan 2024. Showing 4 new SH upgrade vouchers on my account, valid until end of 2024.

So a drop for me from Oneworld Emerald to Sapphire but still a good status-level for my needs for the next 12 months. Will hopefully be able to leverage the current status against anothe programme this year as I missed the SAS once a few months ago.
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