I have for years had a fairly regular KLM flying pattern :

±18 segments at 550 points = 9900
6-10 segments at 3,600 points = 21,600 - 36,000

for a total of 31,500 - 45,900 service points, with a few flights to miscellaneous destinations on top of that. I thus qualified for RW by a very comfortable margin.

The exact same flights will earn me between 42,510 and 54,820 miles! On that basis I might or might not qualify for gold, but not even come close to platinum.

I currently have enough service points for at least five years of RW, which at a conversion rate of 1.8 will be enough for three yearts of platinum.

Assuming the "inside information" is correct, I can only conclude that KLM are doing their utmost to chase my right into the arms of the competition!

johan