Thursday, February 28, 2013

Journey to Top Elite Status on American and United Airlines UPDATE Feb 2013



UA trip was a DFW-IAH-HNL-IAH-DFW turn both into BusinessFirst on an international Boeing 767-400 cleared with 2 Regional Premier Upgrades.  I received 5,000 bonus miles from Customer Care on a service issue on the trip. Second trip was a quick turn to Seattle with outbound DFW-PHX-SEA on US airways and the return on United SEA-IAH-DFW.  I also received PQMs and RDMs credit for getting on an earlier flight on Lufthansa Business class from ZRH-FRA (originally booked on United Mileage Award Ticket). 

AA trip was DFW-MIA-JFK-ZRH on AA outbound Business Class cleared with an expiring eVIP from a friend.  Return was IST-LHR on BA Economy Class connecting to LHR-DFW on AA in Business Class with my last 2013 eVIP expiring at the end of the month. 




United Airlines
American Airlines
January
Premier Qualifying Miles – 20,970  
Premier Qualifying Segments – 20
Redeemable Miles – 41,940
Elite Qualifying Miles – 13,066
Elite Qualifying Segments – 10
Redeemable Miles – 26,132
February
Premier Qualifying Miles – 13,618
*Premier Silver Achieved*
Premier Qualifying Segments – 8.5
Redeemable Miles – 27,611
Elite Qualifying Miles – 12,467
*Gold Achieved*
Elite Qualifying Segments –  5
Redeemable Miles – 24,934
Totals to Date
Premier Qualifying Miles – 34,588  
Premier Qualifying Segments – 28.5
Redeemable Miles – 69,551
Elite Qualifying Miles – 25,533
Elite Qualifying Segments – 15
Redeemable Miles – 51,064
Remainder Needed
Premier Qualifying Miles – 65,412
Premier Qualifying Segments –  91.5
Elite Qualifying Miles – 74,467
Elite Qualifying Segments – 85

Here's the monthly summary of the paths I took:

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

The sky is falling!

In minor news... I missed Pre-check today for the first time this year at DFW Terminal C today...

In major news... US Airways and American Airlines are merging officially... great... more downgrade for American's Service.  They better not take away my 8 eVIPs/System Wide Upgrades on any fare! I hope they don't use plastic cups in First Class on American in the future.  LAX/PHX hubs- redundancy? PHL-JFK- more redunancy? Let's see how it turns out? I'm not liking this direction.

Anyways... 2 week vacation for me stating now!

On the horizon: overnight in Seoul-Incheon... spending 2 days in Istanbul... Business Class on Malaysia Airlines... First Class on Asiana Airlines longhaul... gonna be fun!

Monday, February 04, 2013

6 hours in paradise

Just flew back from Honolulu on a BusinessFirst configured Boeing 767 aircraft. The seats were very comfortable and I even got a massage in Wakiki after taking the city bus there.

Unexpected celebrity sighting: former Dallas Cowboys Deion Sanders and wife were on my flight from Houston. 

Trip report to follow