Hardpressed to Re-qualify for Plat-HELP
Oct 16, 2003 | 12:31 pm
#1
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Hardpressed to Re-qualify for Plat-HELP
I'm new here gang and need some help. Plat for 4 yrs on CO, then a work change has altered my flying pattern. I'm only at Silver now for '04 - need 19K more for Gold. Any ideas for MR's that could help me out??
Also, in the past CO has offered folks the chance to buy back lost status. Anyone think this will happen this year? If so, would they do it for Silver back to Plat - and at what cost???
Many thanks for any ideas.
Also, in the past CO has offered folks the chance to buy back lost status. Anyone think this will happen this year? If so, would they do it for Silver back to Plat - and at what cost???
Many thanks for any ideas.
Oct 16, 2003 | 12:39 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HouTxFF:
I'm new here gang and need some help. Plat for 4 yrs on CO, then a work change has altered my flying pattern. I'm only at Silver now for '04 - need 19K more for Gold. Any ideas for MR's that could help me out??
Also, in the past CO has offered folks the chance to buy back lost status. Anyone think this will happen this year? If so, would they do it for Silver back to Plat - and at what cost???
Many thanks for any ideas.</font>
I'm new here gang and need some help. Plat for 4 yrs on CO, then a work change has altered my flying pattern. I'm only at Silver now for '04 - need 19K more for Gold. Any ideas for MR's that could help me out??
Also, in the past CO has offered folks the chance to buy back lost status. Anyone think this will happen this year? If so, would they do it for Silver back to Plat - and at what cost???
Many thanks for any ideas.</font>
Oct 16, 2003 | 12:50 pm
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and, transcons are super cheap right now....like $200 roundtrip, right? is that fare still available? good to san francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX).
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Oct 16, 2003 | 2:12 pm
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He is from Houston. Transcons could be tough.
Consider doing a milaage run. Check out the Milage Run Thread. People post deals there.
Those Cool Special could help if you have the time.
Consider doing a milaage run. Check out the Milage Run Thread. People post deals there.
Those Cool Special could help if you have the time.
Oct 16, 2003 | 3:28 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bookexp:
He is from Houston. Transcons could be tough.</font>
He is from Houston. Transcons could be tough.</font>
Oct 16, 2003 | 3:32 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Also, in the past CO has offered folks the chance to buy back lost status. Anyone think this will happen this year? If so, would they do it for Silver back to Plat - and at what cost???</font>
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Oct 16, 2003 | 3:42 pm
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HouTxFF:
[B]I'm new here gang and need some help. Plat for 4 yrs on CO, then a work change has altered my flying pattern. I'm only at Silver now for '04 - need 19K more for Gold. Any ideas for MR's that could help me out??
I'm in the exact same boat you are. So a friend of mine (who is also about to be demoted) and I are doing an MR to Bangkok on NWA. Cheapest R/T we could find in December was $600, but we paid $900 and used 50K miles to upgrade R/T to WBC for the run. It's worth about 20,000 miles since we are going IAH-MSP-NRT-BKK and the reverse on the way home.
Whatever you decide, good luck!
[B]I'm new here gang and need some help. Plat for 4 yrs on CO, then a work change has altered my flying pattern. I'm only at Silver now for '04 - need 19K more for Gold. Any ideas for MR's that could help me out??
I'm in the exact same boat you are. So a friend of mine (who is also about to be demoted) and I are doing an MR to Bangkok on NWA. Cheapest R/T we could find in December was $600, but we paid $900 and used 50K miles to upgrade R/T to WBC for the run. It's worth about 20,000 miles since we are going IAH-MSP-NRT-BKK and the reverse on the way home.
Whatever you decide, good luck!