Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
Nope. SEN requalification is in either one of 2 calendar year (and strictly also the final Jan-Feb bit), and qualification in a single calendar year. Status however does last a minimum of 26 months.
HON (re)qualification is based on 2 consecutive calendar years.
That does sound nice. However, I'm a bit leery of joining the evil empire. I might have a look at TG or TK (new entrant, interesting route network), or perhaps even MS (if their entry coincides with BD being swallowed up). For me, it'll all be about who is offering the best bennies, as it's only a back-up program for *G purposes (lounge access, F redemption, good earning potential). Gotta keep my portfolio of miles diversified across alliances