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Originally Posted by moral_low_ground
(Post 26906299)
I have the same issue keeping Gold. My year ends 31st Aug and it appears I am going to re-qualify (just) by making 50 flights. I currently have 43K Tier miles and mainly hack it to RUH and back on saver tickets. Considering the cost of these EK gets way more cash out of me and gives out fewer miles than those who fly J.
Not sure why Emirates doesn't reward people like me better as 2 J class returns to SFO gets you Gold where as 50 short-haul trips with ticket price between $400 and $700 only achieves the same |
Well I guess it's actually 50 flights so 25 returns. About 18 of these are Riyadh, 3 or 4 JNB and the odd DOH. Either way, all that flying and still not renew gold sucks (and yes, sucks even more the time spent in RUH)
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Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 26906368)
If you do 50 trips between RUH and DXB you deserve I/o status. :D
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Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 26904343)
I pretty much always travel with Mrs M3red so we go for row 1 or 2. Row one is almost next to row 2 window...
I've never sat in row 4 but wouldn't fancy it. |
Originally Posted by eternaltransit
(Post 26906702)
Row 4 is great if you don't want to be in your suite and instead cause the galley noise that people complain about ;)
Reminds me of my first EK 380 flight in F . Not saying anything else and I'm taking the 4th amendment . In my defense it was for a stag do at DXB (of all places ) in 2010/2011??.. All paid for by a friend who is now happily single again . :-) |
Originally Posted by moral_low_ground
(Post 26906299)
I have the same issue keeping Gold. My year ends 31st Aug and it appears I am going to re-qualify (just) by making 50 flights. I currently have 43K Tier miles and mainly hack it to RUH and back on saver tickets. Considering the cost of these EK gets way more cash out of me and gives out fewer miles than those who fly J.
Not sure why Emirates doesn't reward people like me better as 2 J class returns to SFO gets you Gold where as 50 short-haul trips with ticket price between $400 and $700 only achieves the same |
Originally Posted by skywardhunter
(Post 26907329)
Wow! I didn't think anyone actually makes gold on sectors
I guess the biggest shame is that EK is not in any airline group that allows you to accumulate tier miles. I've had quite a few flights in the past 6 months from GIG to US and Europe, but none of these allows me to get tier miles with EK. |
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