Long stopover and crediting of miles
Mar 18, 2014 | 6:37 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SEA
Programs: AF Plat a vie, EK Gold, SQ PPS
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Long stopover and crediting of miles
I booked a tix from Europe to Australia with a couple of month "stopover" at my home in SIN in both directions. I did it this way because I basically got a free flt to Australia because the flt there was cheaper than just to SIN. I am at my stopover in SIN now and the miles from EUR to here haven't been credited. I am thinking this may be normal for EK because my flight to Australia hasn't been completed. Am I correct that it works this way even if the stopover is several months long? I am at the limit for qualifying for plat so I am most concerned about what month the miles will be credited and my anniversary date is coming up soon.
Mar 18, 2014 | 10:04 pm
#3
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That's what I thought, thanks. But when the miles will be credited (actual and tier) in April for the segments flown in Feb they will be shown as a flt taken in Feb at least for the part from Europe to SIN? I will become Plat if they are credited in Feb but not if I get credit in April for the flts taken in Feb.
Mar 18, 2014 | 10:54 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Programs: Skywards Gold, Miles & More, SPG, Marriott
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On the "My Statement" page, my flights with several sectors over more than one day get credited on the day of the last sector.
Example: 8 March 2014, Europe West (ZRH) to Subcontinent East (DAC) and the miles. The breakdown shows the first sector ZRH-DXB on 7th May, DXB-DAC on 8th March. The total for both sectors gets credited on 8th.
This pattern is followed everywhere, so I assume you will get the whole leg credited in April. You could call them to try and split it up.
Example: 8 March 2014, Europe West (ZRH) to Subcontinent East (DAC) and the miles. The breakdown shows the first sector ZRH-DXB on 7th May, DXB-DAC on 8th March. The total for both sectors gets credited on 8th.
This pattern is followed everywhere, so I assume you will get the whole leg credited in April. You could call them to try and split it up.
Mar 19, 2014 | 1:11 pm
#5
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A problem might be that Europe - SIN plus SIN - Aus equals more than Europe - Aus so where would they split it?
Calling might get you a helpful operator who can do something to let you achieve Platinum, but then again . . .
Calling might get you a helpful operator who can do something to let you achieve Platinum, but then again . . .