2018 Status requalification race
Dec 14, 2018, 2:31 pm
#46
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Shame it’s a lot harder to do a tour of Switzerland these days, like I did of Germany yesterday. Not very ecological in reality, but the flights would have gone anyway, whether or not I was booked on them.
Dec 17, 2018, 4:02 pm
#47
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All my flights from my tour of Germany last Thursday have turned up on my account, except the last one operated by Eurowings of course. Pretty good going, for a moment I thought it was going to go slow and I would have to retroclaim. Result!
Dec 18, 2018, 2:35 pm
#48
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Despite 82 [countable] segments this year and several crediting issues - some of which have been pending since April - I am stuck at 95k status miles right now (97k if everything would have credited correctly). 2018 is year one of my requal period and travel outlook for 2019 looks rather unlikely for me to get more than 100k status miles, so I guess I need to think about some short term actions to make it across the hurdle before year end.
Dec 19, 2018, 2:58 am
#50
Join Date: Aug 2014
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Currently at 461,544 HON Circle miles for 2018 with a number of intra-europe and a F Class flight to Miami to come before New Years.
Trying NOT to re-qualify HON before the end of Feb 2019 as apparently status would only extend to Feb 2021 rather than Feb 2022..!
Trying NOT to re-qualify HON before the end of Feb 2019 as apparently status would only extend to Feb 2021 rather than Feb 2022..!
Dec 19, 2018, 4:30 am
#51
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: CH
Programs: LX SEN
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Despite 82 [countable] segments this year and several crediting issues - some of which have been pending since April - I am stuck at 95k status miles right now (97k if everything would have credited correctly). 2018 is year one of my requal period and travel outlook for 2019 looks rather unlikely for me to get more than 100k status miles, so I guess I need to think about some short term actions to make it across the hurdle before year end.
By chance, I requalifed at just 100.4k miles, all my status miles having been duly credited.
Dec 19, 2018, 12:52 pm
#52
Join Date: Apr 2015
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i’m missing 15.242 miles,. I am now in NTE and am trying to find a flight round trip for the same day that can help me , I have been checking fights but I don't find anything for less than EUR 620 in BC. Any suggestions? I
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
Dec 19, 2018, 1:59 pm
#53
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i’m missing 15.242 miles,. I am now in NTE and am trying to find a flight round trip for the same day that can help me , I have been checking fights but I don't find anything for less than EUR 620 in BC. Any suggestions? I
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
Suggestion wise I have my new little favorite direct turnaround rounftrip, that I'll most probably be doing in february to Casablanca NTE-BRU-FRA-CMN-FRA-BRU-NTE with 25% status bonus you'd earn more than 16k miles, but it'd cost 930 euros... Also you only have one hour to connect in CMN at 2 am in the morning.
Dec 19, 2018, 2:57 pm
#54
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Despite 82 [countable] segments this year and several crediting issues - some of which have been pending since April - I am stuck at 95k status miles right now (97k if everything would have credited correctly). 2018 is year one of my requal period and travel outlook for 2019 looks rather unlikely for me to get more than 100k status miles, so I guess I need to think about some short term actions to make it across the hurdle before year end.
Dec 20, 2018, 5:25 am
#55
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i’m missing 15.242 miles,. I am now in NTE and am trying to find a flight round trip for the same day that can help me , I have been checking fights but I don't find anything for less than EUR 620 in BC. Any suggestions? I
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
Btw I also hear I can call MM, and exchange 10k miles for 10k status, does anyone know if this is true ? And if so, can I do it for 15k ?
You can exchange award for status miles in the select miles section. If you have a credit card you can convert up to 25k award miles. The ratio is rather poor: 1:5 to 1:2. No option on 1:1.
Dec 20, 2018, 6:57 am
#56
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: near HAJ
Programs: LH member
Posts: 140
Did 52 segments this year, with 28+2 (waiting for 2 EW segments to be credited) on LH Group, all short haul in Europe. FTL should be renewed.
So I´m a small fish in the big ocean :-)
Merry Christmas to all of you!
So I´m a small fish in the big ocean :-)
Merry Christmas to all of you!
Dec 20, 2018, 9:04 am
#57
Join Date: Apr 2015
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NTE-BCN or AMS can be done for 419€: https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...;sc:b;sd:0;t:e
You can exchange award for status miles in the select miles section. If you have a credit card you can convert up to 25k award miles. The ratio is rather poor: 1:5 to 1:2. No option on 1:1.
You can exchange award for status miles in the select miles section. If you have a credit card you can convert up to 25k award miles. The ratio is rather poor: 1:5 to 1:2. No option on 1:1.
little OT but 620 Euros for 15k miles is a pretty good price imo. What flight woul you be taking?
Suggestion wise I have my new little favorite direct turnaround rounftrip, that I'll most probably be doing in february to Casablanca NTE-BRU-FRA-CMN-FRA-BRU-NTE with 25% status bonus you'd earn more than 16k miles, but it'd cost 930 euros... Also you only have one hour to connect in CMN at 2 am in the morning.
Suggestion wise I have my new little favorite direct turnaround rounftrip, that I'll most probably be doing in february to Casablanca NTE-BRU-FRA-CMN-FRA-BRU-NTE with 25% status bonus you'd earn more than 16k miles, but it'd cost 930 euros... Also you only have one hour to connect in CMN at 2 am in the morning.
Dec 30, 2018, 12:28 pm
#58
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I am still waiting for 3 flights to post to my account, one with myAustrian (GVA-VIE) and two with Eurowings (surprise surprise). It would be really great if one of them could hit my account by tomorrow, ideally the OS one from 23rd December. I am at 29 segments and I just don't trust Miles & More IT to actually cope with it if the flights post in the new year. I am hoping to extend FTL until March 2022.
Dec 30, 2018, 12:53 pm
#59
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 80
Last flight is in and I am at 102'408, requalification reached.. Waiting for evouchers to post.. Next flight is Long haul on 1/3 to NRT and would be lovely to use evouchers to U/G to F.. first time in many years the evouchers did not post with requalification.. not happy :-(
Dec 30, 2018, 2:03 pm
#60
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My first longhaul trip this year to South America was mostly on awards or on non-*A carriers. Two trips to Japan on LH and SK plus an A-fare return to SFO secured SEN requalification, but I still have a P-fare return to South Africa before the end of the year and will overshoot my target.
