Sep 16, 2021, 5:11 pm
Last edit by: DeltaFlyingProf
- Requirements:
100k Eligible miles earned on Alaska Airlines, oneworld Alliance and our Global Partners
or 140 Eligible segments flown on Alaska Airlines, oneworld Alliance and our Global Partners
24 minimum number of flights marketed and operated by Alaska Airlines - Flight Benefits:
Elite bonus miles: 150%
First Class upgrades at the time of booking: Y, B, H, K or M fares
Premium Class upgrades at the time of booking: All fares except Saver fares
First and Premium Class upgrades on Alaska non-qualifying fares: 120 hours (Highest waitlist priority)
Companion upgrades to First Class
Companion upgrades to Premium Class
First Class guest upgrades (max. 4 per year)
International upgrade certificates on American Airlines: 2 One-way - Airport benefits:
Priority check-in and boarding
Free checked bags: 3
Preferred seating
Express security line at select airports
Standby and wait list for full flights
Alaska Lounge membership discount
Four Alaska Lounge day passes (max. 4 per year) - oneworld priority
Emerald
MVP Gold 100K will launch by the end of January 2021.
Notes:
- It seems the 24 AS segments required will not include the rollover of AS segments from 2020 for qualification based on 2021 flying. Though notequiteaff reports that the twitter team said they do in post 154, an email reported by tonylop33 in post 178 indicates otherwise. Given that the email is from the director of the loyalty program management, it is safer to assume that only 2021 AS segments will count.
- Since December 12 2021, the full website of Alaska shows the number of EQMs, the number of segments on partner airlines and Alaska, and a separate count of Alaska marketed and operated flights.
MVP Gold 100K Tier - Features and Benefits (Pre-Launch)
Sep 16, 2021, 3:05 pm
#76
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,594
J = 100% bonus
C=75% bonus
D or I = 50% bonus
Y or B = 50% bonus in a Main seat.
H or K = 25% bonus in a Main seat.
I even got a bunch of them this past week when I flew a ticket purchased with Chase points, which count as paid fares on the AS end of things.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:12 pm
#77
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 184
Looks like a few others here have gotten 100K status already, so maybe they can chime in with their 2021 segments and actual miles flown to give us an idea if 100K is only achievable through 2021 activity (not rollover).
Sep 16, 2021, 3:13 pm
#78
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
AS gives EQM bonuses for paid F. I got a bunch of them the first part of the year when the difference between Main and First on a RT was less the cost of a bag one way.
J = 100% bonus
C=75% bonus
D or I = 50% bonus
Y or B = 50% bonus in a Main seat.
H or K = 25% bonus in a Main seat.
I even got a bunch of them this past week when I flew a ticket purchased with Chase points, which count as paid fares on the AS end of things.
J = 100% bonus
C=75% bonus
D or I = 50% bonus
Y or B = 50% bonus in a Main seat.
H or K = 25% bonus in a Main seat.
I even got a bunch of them this past week when I flew a ticket purchased with Chase points, which count as paid fares on the AS end of things.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:13 pm
#79
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,962
Which I totally get. But also this is still covid times and AS cancelled or changed over a dozen of my flights to year to the point of where it just didn't make sense to fly them (you know changing a 5 hour transcon into a 2 day 2 stop flight isnt exactly how you retain customers haha). For 2022 flying 24 segments really isn't too bad, but implementing that during the 3 months left of 2021 is a bit much for me.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:18 pm
#81
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,594
Sep 16, 2021, 3:24 pm
#82
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS, HHonors
Posts: 50
I think the miles count, but the segments do not. I have 100k+ miles from flying this year and rollover. I have 44 segments, but only 11 from this year and have not been given 100k. The minimum segments is the new qualifier, so I suspect that is the limiting factor.
Looks like a few others here have gotten 100K status already, so maybe they can chime in with their 2021 segments and actual miles flown to give us an idea if 100K is only achievable through 2021 activity (not rollover).
Looks like a few others here have gotten 100K status already, so maybe they can chime in with their 2021 segments and actual miles flown to give us an idea if 100K is only achievable through 2021 activity (not rollover).
Sep 16, 2021, 3:24 pm
#83
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,594
Which I totally get. But also this is still covid times and AS cancelled or changed over a dozen of my flights to year to the point of where it just didn't make sense to fly them (you know changing a 5 hour transcon into a 2 day 2 stop flight isnt exactly how you retain customers haha). For 2022 flying 24 segments really isn't too bad, but implementing that during the 3 months left of 2021 is a bit much for me.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:32 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,962
It was a bad year if you normally depend on AS for transcon. I do at least one up the coast RT personal trip and normally one business transcon RT a month. We weren't flying for work til midyear, and I've only had a couple of trips (one DL, one AA) since we restarted, so I've done all the miles and segments between LA and PDX, with some connections through SEA thrown in. 100K doesn't really get you a whole lot over 75K, anyway. Flying out of LA as an MVPG I almost always get upgraded, even flights to/from SEA.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:38 pm
#85
Formerly known as fsa_ea
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS/1MM,AS 75k,NK GLD,AA 2MM,DL 2MM,LH FT,AY PLT,IC RA,FMT LT PLT,HYT GLB,HLT DIA,MRT GLD,HRTZ PC
Posts: 2,229
Adding the 100k status early is an unpublished takeaway from 75k. Not happy about being demoted on the upgrade list.
Sep 16, 2021, 3:47 pm
#86
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,962
With the close partnership (and guessing eventual merger) AS is just going to mirror AA elite tiers soon. 75k is Platinum Pro and 100k is EXP.
Sep 16, 2021, 4:16 pm
#87
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Australia / USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA 1K, VA Platinum, HA Platinum, QF Gold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 414
Same here! Would be great to have official clarification on this. According to the app, I have 38 segments on Alaska and 123K miles on Alaska/partner and I didn’t receive the congrats language in the email blast that some others have. I don’t know what I’ve done in 2021 only but I guess I can call and ask what are my totals for just this year and not rollover. It seems that it’s only counting 2021 and not what you have showing on your app since that includes roll over. Or maybe it’s segments have to be from 2021, but why roll them over into one status bar this year like they did with miles. Really confused. Starting to even think it’s only BIS miles and not EQM bonuses counted as well.
Sep 16, 2021, 4:20 pm
#88
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 184
My AS status bar also shows "11 Alaska Segments (Required)". If yours is saying 24, it would appear you've met that requirement. Perhaps it's a slow rollout for 100K or maybe 100k status is only for 2021 activity (flights and segments).
Can anyone that received 100K status chime in with whether they completed all segments and miles in the 2021 year without rollover or with rollover?
Sep 16, 2021, 4:25 pm
#90
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
Received the welcome email, to be honest this is a bit weak for 100K tier with nothing much added on.
But they make sure that International Business class alone wouldn't be able to reach 100K easily with 24 segments requirements so that should limit the people (and better chance to upgrade since likely you will be the only 100K on waitlist if any?).
Would like to see more lounge passes issued but if International travel return the SWU on AA could be of great use.
But they make sure that International Business class alone wouldn't be able to reach 100K easily with 24 segments requirements so that should limit the people (and better chance to upgrade since likely you will be the only 100K on waitlist if any?).
Would like to see more lounge passes issued but if International travel return the SWU on AA could be of great use.
