Double Platinum Roll Call
Oct 25, 2006, 9:27 pm
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Double Platinum Roll Call
How many Worldperk Double Platinum's do we have for 2006?
I requalified for Plat. in April, Double Plat in August.
RC
I requalified for Plat. in April, Double Plat in August.
RC
Oct 25, 2006, 9:39 pm
#2
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Grammar nit: please write it "roll call" as it should be spelled ... 
Oct 25, 2006, 9:43 pm
#3
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Slow this year
I hit Platinum in May and finally hit double Platinum on this last trip. At this point only one other Transpac scheduled so will be way off last year's pace. Probably won't even get to 200,000 EQM. I guess there is always next year.
Would be pushing 200,000 right now if I hadn't used miles for flights to HNL in June and DTW in July.
NGO-NWA
Would be pushing 200,000 right now if I hadn't used miles for flights to HNL in June and DTW in July.
NGO-NWA
Oct 26, 2006, 1:22 am
#4
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Currently at 154,000 EQM. Will probably end up around right around 200,000 EQM for this year. Lower than usual for me, but I have only been flying NWA from MSP to LGW and from NRT back to MSP. Typically BA when I am in Europe, and BA from LHR to NRT or SIN or or SYD other points in Asia. When in Asia, not so concerned with NWA or miles. I have no problems having to fly on Singapore or Thai or Cathay
Oct 26, 2006, 3:53 am
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It will be close
2006 Elite Qualifying Miles 130,552
2006 Elite Qualifying Segments 96
BOS-SEA tomorrow (5k)
BOS - HKG 11/3 (18k)
BOS - SFO 11/12 (5k)
BOS - AMS 11/19 (9k)
BOS - SFO 12/2 (5k)
BOS - HKG 12/16 (18k)
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Remaining scheduled EQM's = 60k
in the Bank = 130k
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Total = 190k
I am pretty sure there will be a couple "surprise" bookings by the EOY so we will see..but it will be close
2006 Elite Qualifying Segments 96
BOS-SEA tomorrow (5k)
BOS - HKG 11/3 (18k)
BOS - SFO 11/12 (5k)
BOS - AMS 11/19 (9k)
BOS - SFO 12/2 (5k)
BOS - HKG 12/16 (18k)
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Remaining scheduled EQM's = 60k
in the Bank = 130k
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Total = 190k
I am pretty sure there will be a couple "surprise" bookings by the EOY so we will see..but it will be close
Oct 26, 2006, 4:29 am
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Will hit double Plat by week before Xmas. Would be nice to get double Plat benefits. 
Oct 26, 2006, 4:54 am
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So who has done it the painful way
Who has double Platinum all domestic? I hit Platinum+Gold last year and will be close again this year. I would be pretty hard to do much work and make double Platinum domestic.
If anyone did that would be serious "painful points" to make double Platinum all domestic.
If anyone did that would be serious "painful points" to make double Platinum all domestic.
Oct 26, 2006, 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by hnewman
Who has double Platinum all domestic? I hit Platinum+Gold last year and will be close again this year. I would be pretty hard to do much work and make double Platinum domestic.
If anyone did that would be serious "painful points" to make double Platinum all domestic.
If anyone did that would be serious "painful points" to make double Platinum all domestic.
Agreed, that is tough to do. Of my 130k current, that includes 18 trans-Cons (BOS-SFO/LAX/SEA) And a few BOS-DFW/MSN/LAS/GSP for good measure. I will say that all of my miles are real, actual BIS miles. No bunus or high fare additions. I fly cheapest possible ticket in the US. I know an analyst who commutes from BOS to SFO every week (I do it every other week) and thats all he flys. He will make Double Pla t(1k) on UA the hard way...
Oct 26, 2006, 5:26 am
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Tough way to live
Originally Posted by avidflyer
Agreed, that is tough to do. Of my 130k current, that includes 18 trans-Cons (BOS-SFO/LAX/SEA) And a few BOS-DFW/MSN/LAS/GSP for good measure. I will say that all of my miles are real, actual BIS miles. No bunus or high fare additions. I fly cheapest possible ticket in the US. I know an analyst who commutes from BOS to SFO every week (I do it every other week) and thats all he flys. He will make Double Pla t(1k) on UA the hard way...
Living in MSP the longest flight I can get domestic is 1589 to SFO. All of my trips are out and back. Occasionally I do MSP/BOS/DCA/MSP. Still less than RT SFO.
Oct 26, 2006, 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by avidflyer
Agreed, that is tough to do. Of my 130k current, that includes 18 trans-Cons (BOS-SFO/LAX/SEA) And a few BOS-DFW/MSN/LAS/GSP for good measure. I will say that all of my miles are real, actual BIS miles. No bunus or high fare additions. I fly cheapest possible ticket in the US. I know an analyst who commutes from BOS to SFO every week (I do it every other week) and thats all he flys. He will make Double Pla t(1k) on UA the hard way...
And yes, it was painful. I remember doing 3-4 days trips a week for a while. Nothing would line up quick enough so it was just easier to come back to MSP each night and go out again the next day. There are large parts of 2001 I do not remember
Oct 26, 2006, 6:25 am
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Originally Posted by MrPropaganda
IN 2001, before my current Europe job I did 221k actual miles with only 1 MSP to NRT round trip and 2 MSP to AMS trips. So figure 180k+ actual miles, not EQM, domestically.
And yes, it was painful. I remember doing 3-4 days trips a week for a while. Nothing would line up quick enough so it was just easier to come back to MSP each night and go out again the next day. There are large parts of 2001 I do not remember
And yes, it was painful. I remember doing 3-4 days trips a week for a while. Nothing would line up quick enough so it was just easier to come back to MSP each night and go out again the next day. There are large parts of 2001 I do not remember
175k = Gold
200k = Silver
250k = GM
That is about how it equates in real life...after 150 your quality of life starts to go in the toilet, up front or not...
Oct 26, 2006, 6:38 am
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I am at 158,954 EQM with 83 EQS. I am sitting in Seoul at the moment so I still have my return flight, one more RT to Taipei and probable at least 2 more domestic RT before the end of the year. That should put me a little bit over 200k EQM by my calculations. About 1/3 of my EQMs for the year will be domestic. About 2/3 of my Intl is WBC with the class bonus so by my calculations, my BIS mileage for the year will probably be just shy of 150k.
This is by far the most travel I have ever done in a year. Highest for me before this year was 104k EQM in 2004.
This is by far the most travel I have ever done in a year. Highest for me before this year was 104k EQM in 2004.
Oct 26, 2006, 6:43 am
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Why qualify for Platinum twice, when you could get status on another airline and diversify your options?
Oct 26, 2006, 6:53 am
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Originally Posted by sxf24
Why qualify for Platinum twice, when you could get status on another airline and diversify your options?
The unlimited domestic upgrades are enough reason to stay on NW for domestic travel but I will admit there is very little reason to stay with NW for paid Biz Class after PE level is reached. As is being discussed in another thread, I think it would be valuable for NW to offer some more tangible reward for continued travel above PE than the maringally valuable Platinum Points.
Oct 26, 2006, 6:57 am
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Originally Posted by sxf24
Why qualify for Platinum twice, when you could get status on another airline and diversify your options?
For me its
1. The route
2. Not wanting to "earn" status in the back on another AL, at all.
3. I HATE ORD
4. I HATE ATL
5. I HATE EWR
6. I HATE IAD
Plus I am frankly too busy to strategize. I tried that last year and quit NWA at 90k. I made Gold at UA but the same things that drove me from UA to NW were still issues. I just like NW better than the rest and it makes planning travel easy...