Originally Posted by
ctownflyer
-all airlines that offer elite status do not count credit card miles toward elite status.
I agree that the OP is upset over issues that are quite clearly spelled out, and should thus not have come as 'surprises'. I disagree with your statement regarding CCs, though.
The
Platinum DL Amex gives an "enrollment bonus" of 10K base miles and a "welcome bonus" of 5K
MQMs after the first billing cycle; charging on the card earns base miles, but charging more than $25K in a year earns 10K MQM (starting next year, one can earn over 10K MQMs). So, there is at least one airline card that gives miles that count toward elite status. However, the MQM provisions are very clearly spelled out; in the absence of such language, I'd never expect miles from a CC to count toward elite status, and the OP should not have assumed the miles would count toward status without explicit assurance.