Originally Posted by
suziemay
Oh dear, my head is spinning again lol.
So based on the Iberia Elite Points calculator, it says that for OW partner airlines, flights over 6,000 miles earn 600 Elite Points, and flights 3,001-6,000 miles earn 500 Elite Points. So on a RT flight JFK-DOH-KUL, I would earn 2,200 Elite Points (JFK-DOH is 6,704 miles and DOH-KUL 3,673 miles). And your point (hah) is that if I do three of these, I would be at 6,600 Elite Points and meet the requirement for Platino / OW Emerald, right? 🤔 I hadn’t even considered it, never flown Iberia and not sure I ever will, so this feels funny to me. But something to consider!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
You're welcome!
JFK-TYO-KUL would also work (but might require an airport change at TYO). JFK-HKG-KUL would yield fewer Elite points because of the shorter HKG-KUL leg.
Of course, a NYC-Western Europe roundtrip in J would earn 1,000 Elite points -- and maybe more, if there were a connection at either end.
So even with just two roundtrips to KUL, you'd still have a decent shot at achieving oneworld Emerald status. Note, however, Iberia's Elite-point earning period: April 1-March 31.