Originally Posted by
schrodingerdog
I agree - but it does not need to be IB metal, it can be a codeshare
En el último año entre el día 1 de abril del año en curso y 31 marzo del año siguiente. De dichos vuelos al menos uno de ellos debe ser con código IB (operado por Iberia o por otra compañía partner asociada al Programa Iberia Plus), en aquellas tarifas que computen para la obtención de Puntos Élite.
On my path to Gold via the 50 flight route, I was upgraded to Silver without a single IB-coded flight. Between Silver and Gold I had an IB flight. (because I had read that requirement) It might be a YMMV scenario.
Originally Posted by
Wirtz
That's interesting; they do indeed say, "6,250 in the last year of Iberia Plus" but not specifically in the SECOND year of the status. I think it just means that as long as you do 6,250 in a year, you keep renewing the "two years" to get 12,500 EPs, meaning that if you fail to do 6,250 in the first year, you can to the 6,250 points + what you didn't earn in the Y1 of the cycle.
I think there might still be an old blog post of mine out there, where I mistakenly thought that IB+ Platino worked the same way as Turkish Miles & Smiles.
If you understand the nuances of the Spanish language, "ultimo" is clearer than "segundo". After all, if you are regularly requalifying, your "second" year of Platinum could have been years ago. And if you reached Platinum very early in the qualification year, the last year of your Platinum cycle would be your "third" year of Platinum status.