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Old Dec 31, 2025 | 8:39 am
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Wolkenwandler
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Originally Posted by Yllanes
My simulator also tells me that I am considerably better off (in terms of percentage towards the next tier) than I would have been under the old scheme. But in my case this is entirely due to my maxing out the non-flying EPs; just on flights I would be much worse off, because I think all my bookings have been in Basic Economy. No matter, since I qualify by segments.
That is another opportunity if you are based in Spain. I am also considering qualifying by segments, as I would like to see as much of Spain as possible.

However, qualifying via segments would require 90 flights, which—starting from FRA—would mean flying roughly every two weeks throughout the year. I could only do this on weekends, and on Saturdays I would need to complete a same-day round trip, which would be quite demanding. Overall, I think this would be very challenging to sustain.
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