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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 4:58 am
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MatthewClement
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Originally Posted by IceTrojan
He has it right... sort of.

You get the 100% PLT bonus starting ON the flight that made you PLT.

However, they are NOT Q-miles (aka, EQM). You only get bonus miles/RDMs. You will still only receive 3452 EQM (not important for challenges, but important for stickers).
Now I really am confused.

I thought that effectively Q-points were EQMs (e.g. you need to earn them each year to requalify).

I thought that effectively Q-miles were RDMs (e.g. you can redeem them for flights etc)

Or have I got it backwards?
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