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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 10:14 pm
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Elite Status from one R/T

So I have an upcoming rt JFK-> SYD via AUH on Etihad. It will yield 28,688 miles. This will make me a Silver member after just one r/t. Anyone else every hit elite status after just one r/t?
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 11:26 pm
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Yes - I think my wife r/t LAX-ZRH-FCO in F credited to M&M got me to FrequentTraveller (silver).
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 11:51 pm
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Originally Posted by ClimbGuy
Anyone else every hit elite status after just one r/t?
Probably many an AA flyer has done that with their "challenge". 5,000 points will easily give you Gold status.
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 12:04 am
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When DL offered double EQMs for paid business, I made Silver on one trip from the west coast to Europe, and Gold on the second trip. That was the only flying I did that year (2002). It was about 25500 EQMs per trip.
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 12:07 am
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Most if not all of those (with no elite status) in on the UA NZ deal (myself included ).
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 1:27 am
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Originally Posted by tom911
Probably many an AA flyer has done that with their "challenge". 5,000 points will easily give you Gold status.
JFK-HKG r/t flying on Cathay, crediting to AA while on Platinum challenge, and I became the AA Plat I am today.
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 8:00 am
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3 of us got dl bottom tier from bdl-jnb [2] & dfw-jnb [me] on a m fare....

i also got a bunch of rdm's from the ticket purchase....
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 9:30 am
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yes, I first got LH FTL status on 1 round trip and almost got up to SEN on the 2nd round trip a few days later, finally making SEN on the 3rd round trip a few days after that
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 2:18 am
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Originally Posted by alect
Yes - I think my wife r/t LAX-ZRH-FCO in F credited to M&M got me to FrequentTraveller (silver).
How is that possible, miles earned by one person credited to another? Or did she simply donate/transfer points?
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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 8:30 pm
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Originally Posted by GlobalSights
How is that possible, miles earned by one person credited to another? Or did she simply donate/transfer points?
Sorry - not sure what I was thinking when i typed that - wife had nothing to do with it I must have meant "first", though not sure how that transformed into "wife"
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