irishguy28

You get a full 12 months to requalify...it doesn't matter when the "year end" is, if as you imply she does sufficient mileage on an annual basis, it will end up counting for the current membership year in which it is earned regardless of when the renewal date is.

(If she really MUST realign her renewal date to November - not that it makes any sense whatsoever to do so - then she should allow herself to fall to Silver, and then carefully plan her travel, while Silver, so that she re-attains Gold in the subsequent November. (That is a far more complex task; it also requires FAR MORE flying than it would do to simply retain Gold). The date that you go from Silver to Gold is the "renewal date" for as long as you retain Gold without dropping back down in status. Only by dipping down to Silver and again going back up to Gold can you "shift" this date.

(Note that, given that it is easier to retain, than attain, Gold, it is better to keep the existing renewal date).

djjaguar64

Makes sense, thanks for the input

KLouis

How is the May 18 date problematic? She can use the flights that she will take in June, July and August of this year. Adding to them next year's June, July and August flights would mean that she gets a 15 plus period to fly the required flights. There is no way to add 6 months to the 12 month period inicated by the rules (12 months here, 24 in other programs) and this, to my knowledge, this is a fact with all FF programs. Adding months ad libitum to suit anybody's flight pattern is simply not in. Or did I miss something?

djjaguar64

She has no more travel this year, only next year in June July and Aug.

yauee

seeking advice,

HAM-SKG-HER
HER-SKG-HAM

count as 2 sector or 4 sector? fare are cheaper than

HAM-SKG
SKG-HER
HER-SKG
SKG-HAM

KLouis

A two-leg itinerary with a single flight number counts as a single flight, otherwise as two. I don't remember, though, whether they have such combined flights any more, especially after they started calling all domestic flights OA flights operated by A3. In brief, it will most probably be 4 sectors for M+B purposes.

gpb_croppers63

Well based on this post from the end of March, I can now blow the GRE number theory of being sequential based on the number of requalifications up to that date out of the water (sorry for bringing it up again KLouis ).

Requalification flight: 24th May 2017
New card arrived: 23rd June 2017
Location: Berlin
Code on letter: 000133 - GRE

The GRE mystery continues!

johnirvine

You are indeed correct - my requalification number in early April was 00037. The card arrived only recently. We will have to formulate a new hypothesis to torment KLouis.

hydrogen

The number resets monthly? Cards are printed once a month right?

KLouis

Only comes to mind:

Μπαίνω σ' ένα περιβόλι, βλέπω μια μελαχρινή
την ρωτώ για τ' όνομά της και μου λέει με λεν Κική
παρακάτω μια ξανθούλα με ματάκι γαλανό
σαν την ρώτησα κι εκείνη, μου' πε πως την λεν Κοκό

Μα θαρρώ πως θα τα μπλέξω, απ' την Κική και την Κοκό ποια να διαλέξω,
την Κική την αγαπώ μα μ' αρέσει κι η Κοκό.

gpb_croppers63

You might be on to something there.

DrHalxx

I'm 00064 GRE and I think I requalified in April

FlyerTalker688786

Does that mean you do not need to start your requalification for 2018 until 25th November 2017? As any miles you accumulate between MAY and 24th November will not count as next year's requalification?

Knobbgb

Well, yes IF his/her requalification date is 24th November - a lot of people's aren't now. But you're correct in your theory - any miles earned between requalification flight and requalification date don't count for anything (other than award miles).

KLouis

Which, by the way, is the original idea behind FF programmes. (n.b.: my "bolding")