Status STARS [2013-2023]
Jun 20, 2019, 6:03 am
#886
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,626
I agree with most of what you said, but the status miles needed for keeping SEN are still calculated according to the old system, only the reward miles are revenue based.
Jun 20, 2019, 9:32 am
#888
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: Swiss Senator, Flying Blue Gold, BA EC Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 330
Jun 20, 2019, 9:39 am
#889
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,510
Jun 20, 2019, 9:50 am
#890
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, LX SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 462
Back in the good old days even the cheapest business class inside Europe gave full miles. Not to mention all sorts of promotional campaigns for earning extra miles - haven't seen those in years. It truly has become much harder (and more expensive) to keep status.
Jun 20, 2019, 9:58 am
#891
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BSL/FRA or PHL
Programs: LH Miles and More, DL SkyMiles, Bonvoy, Hilton
Posts: 2,335
Jun 20, 2019, 10:03 am
#892
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,510
Back in the good old days someone reported to have flown 10 x business returns UK - LH/LX hub - XXX at 2,500 miles per segment and renewed their SEN status.
Jun 20, 2019, 11:18 am
#893
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,626
At least for some, as most of my flying has always been long-haul. But even there, it is often worthwhile to fly with a different *A carrier in the business cabin and get a lot more miles than on LH group flights/tickets.
Jun 20, 2019, 11:36 am
#894
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Jun 20, 2019, 12:30 pm
#895
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,626
Jun 20, 2019, 12:51 pm
#896
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK (MAN ), BUE, BKK, DBV
Programs: LH HON***,UA,BA.EK Gold,AV.
Posts: 11,583
Jun 21, 2019, 2:35 am
#897
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: Swiss Senator, Flying Blue Gold, BA EC Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 330
But at least I've got my useless :-: to keep me happy.
Jun 21, 2019, 7:00 am
#899
Suspended
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London
Programs: *A G, OW S.
Posts: 996
I was a 2* SEN before I defected to A3 and now I'm M&M blue just using it to pick up P fares retrospectively.
I have asked for a blue bag tag with my stars on it but they won't give me one!
I have asked for a blue bag tag with my stars on it but they won't give me one!
Jun 22, 2019, 2:24 am
#900
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NUE,MUC,INN,FDH
Programs: QF LTG, LH (SEN*** till 02/26), AF, AA, AB-G†
Posts: 2,075
And the prices for those „cheap“ P fares are very far from cheap.
Back on Topic: Status Stars are a joke. They are good for absolutly nothing. You are spammed with ridiculous expensive offers for somewhat more or less exclusive events.
Just ignore then.
Back on Topic: Status Stars are a joke. They are good for absolutly nothing. You are spammed with ridiculous expensive offers for somewhat more or less exclusive events.
Just ignore then.