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Old Jul 10, 2025 | 2:24 pm
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Originally Posted by trm2
Your Flex PQP really only have value this year and next. This year the value seems like it is about $250 dollars and the time for that mileage run. Next year is unknown, maybe they can help you hit Gold next year at a higher value, maybe they can’t. How important is $250 and a day of flying to you today? I’m MM with 800 pretty much useless Flex PQP sitting in my account.
Good points.

I'm left trying to see what my estimated travels are in 2026 (2 international trips to Buenos Aires, maybe 3, 2 RT to Florida, maybe 3). I'll be at or around 920K miles end of this year (with Gold for 2026). In 2026, probably another 40K flying, ditto for 2027. Def will cross the threshhold in 2027, but yeah, I do have to think about these virtual points just sitting there.
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