Originally Posted by chris63

Yes, you need to qualify once in any 2 year period.
Qualify one year & status is extended for 2 years, qualify again the following year & then you don’t have to do it for another 2 years or until your final year of status.

But let’s see what they plan for us after 11th November .....

Originally Posted by Espio

I don't know if this is the right place for this question but I have an upcoming flight to Las Vegas from Istanbul, IST, and have two options.

First one is economy with TK to IST-SFO-LAS or IST-LAX-LAS

second option is Premium Economy on Lufthansa-Eurowings IST-FRA-LAS flight operated by Sunexpress

So far i have only flown Sunexpress operated flights in Turkey as domestic flights and my experiences were horrible due to terrible leg space and old aircraft. So seeing Sunexpress operated long haul doesn't give me any confidence. On the other hand premium economy should mean better leg room then TK economy so i am conflicted.

My first question is, can i use my Star Alliance Gold membership for lounge access? As this is operated by Sunexpress i am not sure if this counts as star alliance flight.
My second question is how are the Sunexpress operated flights in Premium Economy? My priority is legroom.

Originally Posted by Concerto

Thank you very much, chris63, you opened me up to something I wasn't aware of. It worked out because I do so much flying anyway. So what would have happened in practice? If I had done two quiet years and my status was valid for at least the next 3 years, would they simply have downgraded me even though it had shown my status valid to say 02.22?

Originally Posted by meiji

Hi.. I'm 3000 status miles short of FTL (not been flying much for a few years). Short of flying a bit, is there a good way for me to get those miles? I could exchange award miles if I was already FTL but I'm not.

Originally Posted by malmostoso

Status miles can only be earned by flying I'm afraid, and 3000 miles is not a small amount. How many segments do you have? A weekend bouncing around Poland might be more cost effective than an expensive J ticket. Where are you based?

Originally Posted by meiji

So no more German train runs then... balls. Based in Luxembourg at the moment. Seems a shame to miss out on FTS really. Edit: Actually need 2400 miles (or 25 segments)

Second edit: Might need to go to Barcelona and Budapest before the end of the year. Might be worth a go

Originally Posted by ard9719

Hi, looking for some help to calm my nerves with timings.

I am flying LHR - HKG via FRA in business class. I have a 2hrs10min layover between flights. Not having been to FRA before let alone connected through it - is this enough time to spend time in a lounge? Or will it be a case of getting off one aircraft and heading straight for another to make sure we arrive in a timely manner

My flights

LHR 17:30 on 03/03/2020 arrives 20:05 - LH915
FRA-HKG departs 22:15 03/03/2020 - LH796

Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by malmostoso

Unfortunately train tickets cannot be purchased as standalone segments anymore, but only along with a flight.

From LUX you should be able to route easily through at least one hub so it shouldn't be too hard to put together a bunch of 250/500 miles segments.

Originally Posted by FullTimeFlyer

Hi all. I am looking at a couple of LH coach tickets (as a UA reward, if it matters) - a short hop from Italy to FRA followed by a morning flight from FRA to the US. I can do the short hop early in the AM, and worry about my connection, or the night before. Either way it's one through ticket.

If I fly Italy-FRA the night before and connect in the AM, can I check my hold luggage through, or will I need to collect the luggage in FRA and check it in again in the AM?

Will they give me a boarding pass when I check in in Italy for both flights?

I don't have exact times since I have not nailed down the departure city, but for the most part the flights are arriving in FRA the night before around 9 PM and the flight to the US leaves at 10 AM the next AM, so more than 12 hours if that's a critical factor.

Thanks for any help and info! ^

FTF

Originally Posted by meiji

Is there an easy way to work out what status miles a trip awards?

Originally Posted by potjernik

Can my wife or another family member or anyone for that matter credit their travel to my Miles&More account? For the purposes of status, not the award?