Buying elite qualifying miles [threads merged]
Sep 9, 2010, 8:02 am
#151
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Value Of PP
I believe the 6 day EUA could be the biggest incentive
to buy up to 100K but only if the benefits are restored
to buy up to 100K but only if the benefits are restored
Sep 9, 2010, 8:03 am
#152
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Houston
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RNE, paraphrasing John Cleese to say, "Some people have made the mistake of seeing Smisek's work as a load of rubbish about airline timetables, but clever people like me, who talk loudly in restaurants, see this as a deliberate ambiguity, a plea for understanding in a mechanized world. The points are frozen, the beast is dead. What is the difference? What indeed is the point? The point is frozen, the beast is late out of IAH. The point is taken. If La Fontaine's elk would spurn Tom Jones the cockpit must be our head, the first class our esophagus, the guard's van our left wing, the aft lavatory our shins, the coach compartment the piece of skin at the nape of the neck and everything lie-flat is a defunct no-account electric elk called Larry. The clarity is devastating. But where is the ambiguity? It's over there in a box."
Thanks for making my day!
Sep 9, 2010, 8:04 am
#153
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Sep 9, 2010, 8:19 am
#154
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Not Certain
Maybe Scott could remind us of the qualifications
Please note that the title of the post has "PP" in it
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Sep 9, 2010, 8:37 am
#156
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SAT / MAA / BOM
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YES, PP gets 6-day EUA; Needs 30K spend.
100K Plat does not need 30K spend....but gets only the regular EUA window for Plats.
100K Plat does not need 30K spend....but gets only the regular EUA window for Plats.
Sep 9, 2010, 1:38 pm
#157
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Sep 9, 2010, 2:06 pm
#158
Join Date: Mar 2009
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So after 40 minutes on the phone with an agent and a supervisor, still no more miles. The supervisor said the only documentation they have is that I bought 5,000 miles. She asked me to email her my receipt to her and she would call me back (hopefully before Wednesday as I will be in Europe for 3 months after that!).
Sep 9, 2010, 2:16 pm
#160
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Houston
Posts: 456
So I decided to take the plunge and buy some RDMs+EQMs yesterday. 
Spare me the ridicule.
Per the T&Cs (if I understand correctly) the miles were going to post before the 24 hr mark. I logged into my account about an hour after purchase and miles did in fact post, only problem was that it was only 1/5th of the amount that was supposed to. I figured that they might just post in increments or something.
Well at the 24 hr mark, no more miles were posted so I called the OPSC. Apparently the agent had no clue of this offer (true, it hasn't gone live yet), so she asked me to email her the receipt I received and they would get back to me within a day. I'll update when I hear back from them, or when I call them back if they don't call by 1PM tomorrow.
Spare me the ridicule. Per the T&Cs (if I understand correctly) the miles were going to post before the 24 hr mark. I logged into my account about an hour after purchase and miles did in fact post, only problem was that it was only 1/5th of the amount that was supposed to. I figured that they might just post in increments or something.
Well at the 24 hr mark, no more miles were posted so I called the OPSC. Apparently the agent had no clue of this offer (true, it hasn't gone live yet), so she asked me to email her the receipt I received and they would get back to me within a day. I'll update when I hear back from them, or when I call them back if they don't call by 1PM tomorrow.
Sep 9, 2010, 2:22 pm
#161
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Sep 9, 2010, 2:34 pm
#162
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Location: New Jersey
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Been living under a rock and I missed this promotion.
So, is it possible to purchase 4MM status and, if so, how much does it cost?
So, is it possible to purchase 4MM status and, if so, how much does it cost?
Sep 9, 2010, 2:47 pm
#163
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Wouldn't it be nice to just pay one time & be set for 'life'?!
Sep 9, 2010, 3:48 pm
#164
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 599
It's not a 'promotion' -- it's a new feature that is viewable on the 'preview' site & those doing OLCI for their itineraries! You can only purchase what is offered to you -- can't choose some specific number of EQMs!
Wouldn't it be nice to just pay one time & be set for 'life'?!
Wouldn't it be nice to just pay one time & be set for 'life'?!
Maybe if I had a couple of million dollars laying around...
Sep 9, 2010, 4:08 pm
#165
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