ST Elite Program
Jun 29, 2006 | 7:19 pm
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ST Elite Program
I've been looking around trying to figure out how the skyteam elite program works. How does skyteam know when I reach 25,000 miles? I have about 20k of miles so far on NW, and I'm about to get 8k on Alitalia that I can't put into NW. Does skyteam magically know that I flew all of those? Or do I have to get 25k on a single airline? I will be reaching the 50k mark soon too, but once again it won't be on one airline, I have to spread the miles out across various sky team airlines. Thanks!
Jun 29, 2006 | 7:30 pm
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Originally Posted by alphaeagle
I've been looking around trying to figure out how the skyteam elite program works. How does skyteam know when I reach 25,000 miles? I have about 20k of miles so far on NW, and I'm about to get 8k on Alitalia that I can't put into NW. Does skyteam magically know that I flew all of those? Or do I have to get 25k on a single airline? I will be reaching the 50k mark soon too, but once again it won't be on one airline, I have to spread the miles out across various sky team airlines. Thanks!
Jun 29, 2006 | 7:39 pm
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To reach an elite level, you have to earn EQM (Elite qualification miles)
on a single airline between January 1st and December 31st
Based on the fare class and airline and your FF program
you could earn somewhere between 0.5, 1 and 1.5 EQM
per miles you flew.
All miles have to be on a single airlines. You can credit miles
from any SkyTeam airlines to any skyteam airline.
But you have to request that at the time of booking or
check in.
Just keep one FF account primary and credit miles from
all airlines onto it when you fly.
If you are in US. I'd say keep NW as your primary.
on a single airline between January 1st and December 31st
Based on the fare class and airline and your FF program
you could earn somewhere between 0.5, 1 and 1.5 EQM
per miles you flew.
All miles have to be on a single airlines. You can credit miles
from any SkyTeam airlines to any skyteam airline.
But you have to request that at the time of booking or
check in.
Just keep one FF account primary and credit miles from
all airlines onto it when you fly.
If you are in US. I'd say keep NW as your primary.
Jun 29, 2006 | 7:53 pm
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Originally Posted by alphaeagle
How does skyteam know when I reach 25,000 miles?
I have about 20k of miles so far on NW, and I'm about to get 8k on Alitalia that I can't put into NW.
Jun 29, 2006 | 10:19 pm
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Thanks for all the quick replies. I can't put all the miles into Northwest since one of the flights I was on was a code share with Alitalia that does not earn miles for northwest. As an added bonus by putting some of those miles into Alitalia I will be getting enough for a round trip ticket on them. But actually looking at my upcoming flight schedule it doesnt really matter that much, I will be silver elite on NW in about a month.
Jun 30, 2006 | 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by alphaeagle
Thanks for all the quick replies. I can't put all the miles into Northwest since one of the flights I was on was a code share with Alitalia that does not earn miles for northwest.