I'm confused about the terms of tier miles as it relates to earning status. In other FFP only the base miles count for earning the elite status. Is that what EK means by tier miles? Or do the cabin bonus for biz/1st count as well? On American Airlines, biz/1st earn 1.5 points which means that 67K points or 100K base miles earns the top status.
The reason I ask is that there are some attractive 1st class fares cmb-kix that if they earn base + 100% bonus miles for 1st, then silver status is easy to reach. Thoughts?