Originally Posted by
channa
Doh...good catch. Though it should be the RDM, not EQM, that we need to use. So let's use a 1-stop example, of 28,364 miles earned (including COS and Plat boni):
Except that, as he is buying a ticket and upgrading, he still earns 100% miles, plus any bonuses. So all he loses is the 50% bonus for COS. As such, super-mileage-fan is closer to the truth with his 5500 mile number as the appropriate number of "lost" miles.