Originally Posted by channa
Yeah, they used to do this, though I've heard that they've been cracking down on it. Not sure why, it seems like a reasonable courtesy if someone is within striking distance of the next level, and has imminent travel already booked (or in this case, in progress).
Channa's right. It never hurts to ask. CO was very lenient in my case. I was not quite at the point where I would requalify for Silver when CO accepted my request to be upgraded to Gold!--though I did have bookings out the wahzoo; I'm sure that helped.
