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Old Feb 17, 1999, 8:40 am
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Old Gold
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tucson, Southern Arizona, North America, Western Hemisphere, The Earth, a small planet in the solar system. Previously OnePass Infinite Platinum Elite, now over entitled 1K
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After OnePass announced that members who had actually flown 50,000 miles would be advanced to Platinum a couple of months ago I asked a OnePass supervisor: How many Gold Elites are there out there who have not met the published requirements?
The answer that I was given was a lot. many "almost but not quite" qualifiers are offered "Buy-ups" which, I was told, might involve 15,000 miles and $150 cash.
I imagine that they do some sophisticated computer tracking of those travelers who pay the high fares to determine who gets offered what.
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