Originally Posted by
JordanWalker
All that effort just to chase SL for what? Lounge access and a bowl of dandan noddles?
Over the increment of paying how much more for full-economy fares over the course of a yr?
Anyways, OP hope this chart clears it up for you as you mention you fly from JFK:

Yes, chase for SL and then gold. I actually had SL for some time before the downgrade as it’s too much to reach Gold. Under the new format, it should be easier for the underprivileged travelers to reach gold lol.
It feels quite nice to get lounge access and noodles when you can’t afford to fly business class. I wish I had that much income. Maybe in the future haha.
I’ll be a peasant for the time being.
Thank you for the chart, it’s very informative and useful.