Do flights for points count as qualifying flights?
 

If I book a trip for points (on SK metal) does it still count towards my status (I collect number of flights, not points, for status)?

Thanks!
- DanishFlyer

No it does not

It depends how you booked. If it's an award flight it won't count as CPH-Flyer wrote, but if you used point instead of cash or points and cash it will.

Thank you, both!

I think I will take the award sale then, and then add a mileage run in in the fall, if I need it (or should that be a segment run?).

-DanishFlyer

Obviously depends... if you are just 4 flights short to qualify by segments but need 15.000 basic points a segment run probably more economic than a mileage run. If you are 5.000 points short but 10 segments, probably a mileage run would be more suitable.

Yes, sorry. It will be a segment run, if needed (I never qualify on points, I am too cheap, and don't travel enough to get the miles in low fares classes). I just had never heard the term "segment run", so wasn't sure if people would call it that, or just always use "mileage run".

I booked my travel in the awards sale, it was too good to pass up.

Thanks, all.

- DanishFlyer