San Gottardo

I didn't follow all the details, but I was confused about something: a recent flight on LX EUR-USA was already crediting miles according to the new, EUR-based system. Interesting, more award miles than status miles.

I then expected all of my flights to credit miles according to that new system, but another flight on LX in Europe in D class gave me 2,500 award miles and 2,500 status miles.

Are the minimum credit levels for M&M still in place? Or is there some other magic going on here?

Just curious

dsched

Sorry in advance for what is a probably basic question
I'm travelling in November on A class. According to the calculator i will earn 42000 miles . Does this mean I will immimmediatly be FTL?
Then my main question is will my award miles only last the one remaining month of the year, or for 3 years?
If it's the first option I will never reach sen status

chris63

chris63

yurtripper

I was originally hoping this might work when it was first announced but being able to bypass the new system merely by booking LH flights through a website like Amex Travel would be a pretty large loophole to leave open, so no surprises that it won't fly.

San Gottardo

Nope, both flights booked and flown after March 12th. 2,500 Miles for an intra-Euro flight in D class.

dsched

If my status in February does that mean everyone starts from the start again? LH website on status is less than clear

Fabo.sk

Award miles last for at least 3 years, more if you retain status.

Status miles are only valid within the calendar year they're earned in. To attain SEN, you have to get 100K in a single calendar year, unfortunately not within 12 months, that's not enough.
Some airlines have this, but not LH.

It would be a huge loophole, and indeed it makes no sense for flights ticketed by LH. I mean they ought to know what the price is if they issue the ticket, right?

Operated by LH as well? Not all M&M airlines are in the scheme, I think.

I'm not sure what you mean.
FWIW status is valid for next two calendar years on LH, so not February 2019 (that honestly makes no sense at all) but 2019+2020 + I think 3 months grace period, so March 2021.

In any of these years if you requalify, then it's two more years.

chris63

chris63

dsched

Thanks guys for your generosity. Can I just ask based on Chris' response. If I get 40k miles in November 18 by when do I need to get the next 60k to reach SEN?

mario_s

I think I saw somewhere info on M&M that at the beginning flights may be credited using old rules. Later they will correct it.

Fabo.sk

December 2018. Maybe Jan or Feb 19.

YuropFlyer

LH / M&M announces that mileage earnings might be "corrected" past their actual posting.

So it's very possible your earnings will be reduced (or increased) later on.

I don't think there is anything to add to that topic..

Abouttimetoo

Well those heady days of 125 miles and a dizzying executive bonus of another 32 for a K/L/T ticket really are behind us. I've just booked a VIE - TXL return for next month and been told that I'll be richly rewarded to the tune of 240 miles, total!

Ok, so it's a cheap ticket so this is mock surprise, to some extent but still....And to add insult to injury there seems no way of checking their calculation from the information provided on the receipt - taxes and fees are all bundled together irrespective of whether they're carrier imposed or not. Looking at the breakdown on Matrix I can easily convince myself that I'm being diddled out of perhaps 40 miles, but as neither the total price nor the ticket component shown match what I actually paid to OS then it's hardly conclusive. Perhaps I'll just compensate myself with another drink in the lounge! It has reopened hasn't it?