Originally Posted by christep
.... Detailed calculations say I need those 500 Club Miles ...
Isn't DM requalification 120,000 miles, and you say you are within 500 miles of that? Wow, talk about cutting it close -- quite impressive.
Not sure if it affects you, but I've had one person tell me that Indonesian immigration officials were quite aggressive in collecting a "visa fee" for a turnaround (never went through immigration), presumably as a bribe, at CGK. They waited in the lounge for their BP and it was accompanied by an immigration official who wanted a cash payment as a "visa fee". I forget the amount, but it wasn't exorbinant, circa USD 20. I guess this is part of the cost of doing business in CGK, even if you don't leave the airport.