Although I did get complimentary MPC, they busted me down to zero miles after just a month. So while my Asia Miles account is well over 60k, I am 45k miles short of reaching gold this year.

But I am not too discouraged since gold doesn't seem to offer much more than silver. There is zero chance of ever getting an op-up on LAX-HKG routes (I fly H class, at best). I did get one from HKG to XMN, however.

I do miss the loyalty bonus from NWA - but that's about all I miss.