Doubt : Skywards Miles
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: A3 *A Gold, EK Silver, SPG Gold, AI Flying Returns, Etihad Guest
Posts: 20
Doubt : Skywards Miles
Hi FT'ers,
I current have 17760 tier miles and I'm planning a trip which is MAA-DXB-LHR-DXB-MAA which I get 10472 tier miles after completing the whole journey.Here is my question, After completing the first 3 sectors I hit the silver status and my last sector I am going to perform on next 3 days from the 3rd sector. So for last sector will I get bonus for Silver status,that is 25% bonus miles?
I current have 17760 tier miles and I'm planning a trip which is MAA-DXB-LHR-DXB-MAA which I get 10472 tier miles after completing the whole journey.Here is my question, After completing the first 3 sectors I hit the silver status and my last sector I am going to perform on next 3 days from the 3rd sector. So for last sector will I get bonus for Silver status,that is 25% bonus miles?
#2




Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Programs: Mucci, FB Gold, Skywards, MK Kestrel Flyer, BA Gold, M&M FF, UU Capricorne, ACCOR Gold
Posts: 678
Hi FT'ers,
I current have 17760 tier miles and I'm planning a trip which is MAA-DXB-LHR-DXB-MAA which I get 10472 tier miles after completing the whole journey.Here is my question, After completing the first 3 sectors I hit the silver status and my last sector I am going to perform on next 3 days from the 3rd sector. So for last sector will I get bonus for Silver status,that is 25% bonus miles?
I current have 17760 tier miles and I'm planning a trip which is MAA-DXB-LHR-DXB-MAA which I get 10472 tier miles after completing the whole journey.Here is my question, After completing the first 3 sectors I hit the silver status and my last sector I am going to perform on next 3 days from the 3rd sector. So for last sector will I get bonus for Silver status,that is 25% bonus miles?
AF did it for me recently when I went from silver to gold mid pacific on a KE flight so there 's no reason EK can't do the same ....
#3




Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic 3, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), UA Silver
Posts: 6,172
Generally flights take 2 days to post and sometimes it takes another day to switch the account to Silver, so you have a chance if everything goes exactly according to the normal time frame. Given time zone and other issues you also have a chance that you would just miss out.
#4




Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Sydney
Posts: 5,775
their computer system is very antiquated here
I recently did a lhr dxb then changed flight number to syd.
I did not put my number in as I knew I would achieve gold in dxb .
I then requested the missing lhr dxb mileage.
2 days later the account turned gold so I request the dxb syd.
although my account said gold I was only given silver miles.
when I called the service centre they said that as the system recognises me as silver for 2 days after the flight even though I requested as gold I would only get silver miles.
this has happened to me many times ovder the past few years. they avhe not changed their system
I dont know if it is done on purpose to give people less miles
or if they just cant be bothered fixing the problem.
I recently did a lhr dxb then changed flight number to syd.
I did not put my number in as I knew I would achieve gold in dxb .
I then requested the missing lhr dxb mileage.
2 days later the account turned gold so I request the dxb syd.
although my account said gold I was only given silver miles.
when I called the service centre they said that as the system recognises me as silver for 2 days after the flight even though I requested as gold I would only get silver miles.
this has happened to me many times ovder the past few years. they avhe not changed their system
I dont know if it is done on purpose to give people less miles
or if they just cant be bothered fixing the problem.
#6


Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, EK Gold, GF Silver, IC Royal Ambass, Marriott Gold, TK Elite
Posts: 910
Flew LHR-DXB-BOM as silver with the DXB-BOM sector taking me to gold this week. Flew back 3 days later and all points credited for gold status.

