Status Survey
 

Be interested to see how many members we have on the forum or indeed, the wider population who have either made status with EK or will make status during 2011. Or those who will not retain (for whatever reason)

Not sure whether you are looking for new status members or rewtentions. I retained my Gold in January 2011 through to August 2012 if that counts.

I wont be making Gold ever again with the the Rules of Emirates, Will be lucky to make silver next year, Thats why i have booked with Eithad. Had a call from Qatar on Thursday on Status Match and waiting for a Reply.
Will have24,000 miles for this year.

New members. Or renewals. Doesn't matter

Will make Gold because of the freak CMB - MLE fare but I honestly don't know how much I'll actually fly with EK after that. Might keep flying while I'm Gold and get status matched and switch the year after if flex/ saver go the way they are. Also, travel patterns will change this year, so don't know how much EK flying I'll be doing.

Been Silver for a few years all except a few months last year. My membership year runs June to June so I've already made it this year until June 2012 and have enough bookings already to make June 2012 - June 2013.

Would definitely have been Gold next year if it hadn't been for the Saver/Flex changes and still might with a bit creative thinking.

I have been gold for the last three years but probably will not make it again for next year - mainly due to the flex/saver issue.:mad: My main reason for sticking with EK is the fact that I can fly from LGW instead of having to trek to LHR.

I first hit Gold in Oct 2010, re-qualified by Mar 2011.

Isn't there a flaw in this since everyone does not have the same renewal date?

e.g. my renewal date is 1 June. I have renewed Gold for year about to start and will have approximately 30k Tier Points by the 6th June

Dave

I renewed my Gold for the period May 2011 - Apr 2012 last October.

I've already hit Silver in my current qualifying period (27 days so far), so I'm pretty confident that I'll retain Gold in the remaining 338 days. :)

Even with savers, it's not that hard to make Gold. I should keep the status for the foreseeable future. (The UAE e-card is a strong incentive, as I am in Dubai a lot for business, leisure, or transit.)

Gold until 10/2011, but decided not to fly on EK anymore, so will not even reach Silver this year. :)

First hit Gold in September 2010 and re-qualified by March 2011 so good till September 2012.

Flex/Saver shenanigans have left me looking elsewhere for direct flights, rather than routing through DBX.

Since April 11, EK are already down @ GBP1500 on my spend, due to me using alternatives,

Maybe a drop in the ocean as far as EK are concerned, but the changes have focussed my (financial) attention elsewhere, and while the savvy travellers may only be a small percentage of the total, I'm all for spreading the word about my dissatisfaction.

Agree. for my Australia trip I have booked SQ instead of EK, since they were more than 30% cheaper, and I don't get the lousy EK saver miles!

Gold until Feb 2012. Already (almost twice over) re-qualified for year after so will be Gold until Feb 2013. Because of pricing I have already shifted as much spend as possible hence Gold on Etihad and have even recently tried BA for the first time in Long Haul for may years.