Originally Posted by KosraeTV
OK, I gotta ask this as I'm confused and it doesn't make sense the way I'm reading this. You're NW Gold and you've flown a lot on Delta this year and you just made Silver on CO? If you're NW Gold then why not use that number? If you've flown Delta and CO why not just keep using your NW World Perks Number for your flight segments? Maybe I'm not understanding here but they're all skyteam partners, why would you want NW Gold and CO Silver, just doesn't make sense.
This year I'm AA PLT, UA Premier, and CO Silver, so far, all earned this year. I've "wasted" miles on the other carriers because I've always taken the miles with the carrier I'm on. Right now I have 999034 miles spread across AS, AA, DL, CO, US, NW, UA, F9, and KE, along with 7 WN points. Upgrades are worth more than miles in the bank because I never seem to get to use them ("No, no flights on those days, but you can buy a ticket"
) Now I think with some time in on FT I will start to request credit on other carriers. With my current job I've had multiple territory realignments over the years. In the past I've been UA Prem. Exec, NW Gold, and AS MVP Gold. Seems like just when I make status they change my territory.
Originally Posted by KosraeTV
Now that that's out of the way, welcome to Flyertalk.
Thank you kindly! As I understand it there might be some advantage to sticking around here for some time, education-wise and, possibly, advantage-wise, maybe?; does that 90 post threshold get you something? Also, I've already seen a couple hot deals that were still open and book-able but, funny, I really don't want to pay to fly anywhere. In fact, I don't even want to go for free. In coach anyway. Now having three attractive flight attendants leaning over me at the same time in LH First Class a few years back, one offering the dessert tray, one adjusting my blanket for me, and one explaining the IFE equipment, well, that's one of highlights of my life so far!
The airlines need more three class aircraft, even domestically; there's just no middle class: If you're upgraded you're happy; if not, you're very unhappy.
Originally Posted by KosraeTV
As far as Silver on CO depending on your city good luck getting an upgrade. Depends on how you book but if you're going deep discounted fares then these pages are full of Plat's that don't get upgrades on those fares. If you purchase Y then you can get an upgrade at time of booking on some segments.
For my SNA-DTW RT this week I was on an H ticket ($769.40 with the CO MC discount). The Y ticket was hundreds more; how can I justify that? Well, I will justify it to avoid 23A. I'm never sitting in 23A again. Ever. I hope.
Originally Posted by KosraeTV
Good luck; and for a piece of good information, my kids are silver and they get upgraded about 50% of the time when they fly (but it's not a common route).
Unfortunately for me, SNA is pretty tough. There were ten (10) people ahead of me on the list. My options include changing to UA with a virtually guaranteed E+ seat, forgetting CO entirely, or putting some more miles into CO to make at least Gold, improving my chances. On some domestic routes AA is comparably priced and the double miles (PLT) will buy some upgrades so I have a bunch to think about and a lot more reading to do: only six and a quarter million posts to go....