From PPS to KF Gold

[Danny Bhoy]

I will be downgrading from PPS to (hopefully) Gold next year. My PPS will expire in July 2009 while I think my normal KF Elite miles are currently calculated from 1 April to 31 March.

Would it be safe to assume that I would have to achieve Gold status by 31 March in order to have a seamless transition from PPS to Gold when my PPS status expires in July 2009?

Also would there be a change in the period of my requalification for KF Gold in subsequent years after my transition to Gold? That is if I downgrade to Gold at the end of July or beginning of August 2009, would that mean my requalification for Gold in subsequent years would be the 12 month period from end July or beginning August in 2009 to end July/beginning August in 2010?

[aerosmith]

I assume you have been crediting your Elite miles to KrisFlyer all this while from before KrisFlyer move from a fixed calendar (1st Apr to 30th Mar) to a moving calendar. I also assume that you have never double dipped your Elite miles to another partner airlines such that you always have 50,000 Elite miles within your KrisFlyer calendar.

Then:

1. Yes, your "Elite" calendar will remain as 1st Apr to 30th Mar when you move from PPS to Elite Gold.

2. The above is assuming you have 50,000 Elite miles from 1st Apr 2008 to 30th Mar 2009. So when come 1st Aug, you will become Elite Gold, and whatever Elite miles you clock from 1st Apr 2009 will count towards your renewal.

Nowadays, with PPS Value, you can get PPS status without even clocking 50,000 Elite miles. So you have to take into account this factor.

But the best is still for you to call KrisFlyer hotline for them to advise you what is the calendar you are adopting right now.