Originally posted by Flying Dutchman:
TWA: qualification - one million flight miles on TWA; reward - lifetime top-tier elite status
Questions: Do flights of less than 750 miles add the minimum miles or actual miles to the million mile counter? Is there a special level for two-million milers, three-million milers, etc? Are code-share flights included?
I'm Platinum with TWA, and working towards the 1 million mile mark quickly. I think their Lifetime Platinum status is very generous once you hit that milestone. The fact that I have a 100% success rate when upgrading, without any system of stickers or certificates or earning upgrades, makes it all that much more worthwhile.
- All credit is based on actual flight miles. No other miles contribute towards Lifetime Platinum status.
- There is no mention or seperate status noted for people who reach 2 million or more miles.
- Perhaps one of the biggest drawbacks of the TWA program is their lack of codeshare partners, and no partnerships that allows us to earn miles towards TWA elite status by flying any other carrier - *So far*. AS some may know, TWA and AWA have agreed to a codeshare, and many of us elite fliers are waiting with baited breath to find out if flights on AWA with count towards elite status. This very point was quite obviously missing when the announcement of the codeshare was made.
If this is not offered, many elite FF's with both TWA and AWA will find little use in giving their business to the other airline.