Significant changes in 2021 for Status (re-)qualification criteria
Nov 10, 2019, 7:01 am
#256
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: FRA, SIN
Programs: LH, WoH, Bonvoy, ALL, SH-L
Posts: 232
Why not a system like Flying Blue?
Nov 10, 2019, 7:07 am
#257
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Canada, USA, Europe
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 31,452
I’m all for thinning the herd as long as I’m part of the herd. That said I never got the impression that there were too many HONs and that that herd needed thinning.
It was way, way worse with UA. Too many status holders. Too many people in group 1 boarding and too many people in pre-group 1.
It was way, way worse with UA. Too many status holders. Too many people in group 1 boarding and too many people in pre-group 1.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:30 am
#258
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,266
Maybe LH will set the bar for SEN at the same level as UA Premier ($12k) or 1K ($18k) and LH discontinues the baseline *G level. (In my situation, I'd move to UA and move all my TATL flying to UA too).
I wonder if at the same time LH will slash earning rates in other *A programmes (as they did with TK)? I guess you would, otherwise it's obvious everyone will pile into A3, SK etc.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:32 am
#259
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Canada, USA, Europe
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 31,452
Haven't they already said that points will be related to spend? So we're looking at the same as UA - €1 = 1 point? No bonuses based on class of service or so on.
Maybe LH will set the bar for SEN at the same level as UA Premier ($12k) or 1K ($18k) and LH discontinues the baseline *G level. (In my situation, I'd move to UA and move all my TATL flying to UA too).
I wonder if at the same time LH will slash earning rates in other *A programmes (as they did with TK)? I guess you would, otherwise it's obvious everyone will pile into A3, SK etc.
Maybe LH will set the bar for SEN at the same level as UA Premier ($12k) or 1K ($18k) and LH discontinues the baseline *G level. (In my situation, I'd move to UA and move all my TATL flying to UA too).
I wonder if at the same time LH will slash earning rates in other *A programmes (as they did with TK)? I guess you would, otherwise it's obvious everyone will pile into A3, SK etc.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:39 am
#260
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,266
Yes. I'm wondering how closely LH will follow them, or potentially go even further.
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
Nov 10, 2019, 7:46 am
#261
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
Yes. I'm wondering how closely LH will follow them, or potentially go even further.
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
If I had to guess I'd say they will probably have a spend requirement of around 7-10k. Keep in mind today it is possible to get SEN for two years with less than 5k, so that would be a not unsignificant increase requirement wise for the lower budget SENs.
Nov 10, 2019, 7:55 am
#262
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Canada, USA, Europe
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 31,452
Yes. I'm wondering how closely LH will follow them, or potentially go even further.
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
If the intention is to reward only higher value customers than present, maybe they'll be inspired by UA Premier and UA 1K, which are *G but with additional benefits. So SEN is positioned as similar to Premier or 1K, and there is no LH equivalent of UA Gold. ('basic' *G).
Nov 10, 2019, 7:58 am
#263
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Asia
Programs: LH Sen, Skyteam Elite
Posts: 71
If Mr. Spohr wanted to be incredibly brave and stop all these immoral F fares he would bin HON altogether and shut down M&M in the true spirit of the climate EMERGENCY.
Beautiful, comfortable, and well-catered A320 Neo's are one thing and reducing CO2 is commendable.
There's just no other way forward.
Beautiful, comfortable, and well-catered A320 Neo's are one thing and reducing CO2 is commendable.
There's just no other way forward.
Nov 10, 2019, 9:52 am
#264
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: WAW
Programs: LH SEN *
Posts: 1,153
I've already requalified for SEN until Feb 2022, and I am going to requalify in 2020 according to the current rules (new rules come in force in 2021) until Feb 2024. I do hope M&M will not change this for current SEN.
Nov 10, 2019, 10:43 am
#266
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
Programs: LH HON, AF Platinum
Posts: 2,001
Nov 10, 2019, 12:37 pm
#267
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: POZ
Programs: LH*S (FTL), OZ*G, Accor gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 270
Nov 10, 2019, 12:54 pm
#268
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,731
I believe that I am where I am, because I worked hard and occasionally had better ideas than competitors. Somebody else "thinning the herd" for me was not part of the path.
Nov 10, 2019, 1:04 pm
#270
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 11,583
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