Not requalifying for Alata Plus - Ulisse or Alata for 2017?
#16
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Paris
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I already booked 4 segments in December last year (2 within Italy and 2 cross country FR-IT).
So I missed 2 international segments.
Thanks to ITA matrix I found that ATH-FCO-CDG (or BRU) was the cheapest with 2 cross countries segment in the same trip.
Cheap lightfare in R was 80 all in.
I took both segments this morning and they already posted in the Millemiglia account.
Positioning flight to ATH was 100 but I could do all in one night.
PS: I am making the assumption that the date the flight was booked and the OTA does not count (at my own risk).
So I missed 2 international segments.
Thanks to ITA matrix I found that ATH-FCO-CDG (or BRU) was the cheapest with 2 cross countries segment in the same trip.
Cheap lightfare in R was 80 all in.
I took both segments this morning and they already posted in the Millemiglia account.
Positioning flight to ATH was 100 but I could do all in one night.
PS: I am making the assumption that the date the flight was booked and the OTA does not count (at my own risk).
#17
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: YYZ, HKG, MFM
Programs: AC35K, AS MVP, WS Gold, ITA EP, Marriott Plat, Hyatt-Explorist, IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,019
Just checked my account today and I was downgrade back to the green card. I flew 1 longhaul with KE for ST, but credited to AS instead. Well..that's another status gone.
#18
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
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There simply isn't one in the current Millemiglia programme.
#19
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
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My status dropped from the highest status to green one... pretty harsh! Got a trip booked with them to Turin later this month, let's see if they give me the gold card as their targeted promo promised.
#20
Join Date: Aug 2013
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It did actually show as green/no status over the weekend, but think that was just a short lag between expiry of previous status and recognition of Ulisse qualification.
#21
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Etihad (which now majority owns the Alitalia frequent flyer programme) also ran their status conversion a day early, on Friday last.
#22
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: YYZ, HKG, MFM
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According to this article, some people are getting softlanding:
http://loyaltylobby.com/2016/05/14/a...qualification/
I wasn't sure if AZ will end their program at that time, because they were in a very bad financial situation(still is), and decided to credit to AS
Not a big problem for me, since I rarely fly with ST these days.
http://loyaltylobby.com/2016/05/14/a...qualification/
I wasn't sure if AZ will end their program at that time, because they were in a very bad financial situation(still is), and decided to credit to AS
Not a big problem for me, since I rarely fly with ST these days.
#23
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That's not a soft landing (Freccia Alata Plus -> Green/Base -> Ulisse)
A soft landing would be Freccia Alata Plus -> Freccia Alata
As per another poster a few days ago, this is the "normal" sequence. If you don't requalify for your current status, you are knocked back to Green/Base. Then, they look at your flying in the previous year, and see if you deserve a higher status. In both cases, Ulisse [the lowest status level] was earned.
Not gifted.
A soft landing would be Freccia Alata Plus -> Freccia Alata
As per another poster a few days ago, this is the "normal" sequence. If you don't requalify for your current status, you are knocked back to Green/Base. Then, they look at your flying in the previous year, and see if you deserve a higher status. In both cases, Ulisse [the lowest status level] was earned.
Not gifted.
#25
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Ulisse is not a mid-tier level - it is the first status level (Skyteam Elite) with Freccia Alata (Skyteam Elite Plus) being the mid-tier between Ulisse and Freccia Alata Plus (Skyteam Elite Plus)
#26
Join Date: Nov 2004
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The article doesn't mention Freccia Alata at all, and clearly shows the Ulisse status card, which agrees with the text (highlighted below).
Ulisse is not a mid-tier level - it is the first status level (Skyteam Elite) with Freccia Alata (Skyteam Elite Plus) being the mid-tier between Ulisse and Freccia Alata Plus (Skyteam Elite Plus)
Ulisse is not a mid-tier level - it is the first status level (Skyteam Elite) with Freccia Alata (Skyteam Elite Plus) being the mid-tier between Ulisse and Freccia Alata Plus (Skyteam Elite Plus)
#28
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I suspect it was sent to those that may have shown a certain amount of AZ flying.
Afterall, they don't really care about your Skyteam flying. AZ is gradually drifting away from the Skyteam partners to which they were closest.
#29
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Brussels
Programs: AZ, BA, LH
Posts: 12
I was matched to Freccia Alata (from BA silver) till 31/03/2017 . Soft landed to Ulisse (no communication from AZ about thi)
My wife was matched to Freccia Alata (from BA bronze) till 31/03/2017. Now basic Millemiglia but she got an e-mail from AZ telling that an Ulisse card is "waiting" and she need a medium haul in any class before 30/04 (which is already booked btw)
My wife was matched to Freccia Alata (from BA bronze) till 31/03/2017. Now basic Millemiglia but she got an e-mail from AZ telling that an Ulisse card is "waiting" and she need a medium haul in any class before 30/04 (which is already booked btw)
#30
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: LCA/KUL/RGN
Programs: RJ Gold, AZ E+, Air Asia Platinum
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Just like everyone on here I got a match from RJ Platinum (OWE) to Freccia Alata Plus. I just did it as an "insurance" , just in case I would have to fly Skyteam at some point in time, but have not flown a single flight, so there was no activity on my AZ profile.
I was surprised to see that I was only downgraded to Ulisse (Sky Team Elite), which is still good as it allows priority check in and a few other perks.
I was surprised to see that I was only downgraded to Ulisse (Sky Team Elite), which is still good as it allows priority check in and a few other perks.