I’m trying to understand how the “Platinum for Life” requirement works in Flying Blue and would appreciate a sanity check from anyone familiar with the program or who has reached it.
Current situation:
Platinum for 7 consecutive years
Currently at 358 XP
Renewal date: May 1
What I understand happens on renewal:
300 XP are deducted
58 XP carry over
I remain Platinum and move into my 8th year
My interpretation:
If the requirement is 10 years as Platinum, then I would need:
Year 8 → complete
Year 9 → complete
Year 10 → complete → qualify for Platinum for Life
This suggests I would need 2 more full renewals, meaning roughly:
2 × 300 XP = 600 XP total requirement
Minus 58 XP carried over → 542 XP remaining needed
My confusion:
Is Flying Blue counting:
Option A: 10 successful renewals (i.e., reaching Platinum status 10 times), or
Option B: 10 fully completed Platinum years after qualification resets, which would effectively push qualification one additional year later?
If it’s Option B, that would mean I actually need an extra cycle, bringing the total XP requirement closer to ~842 XP instead of ~542 XP.
Has anyone who has actually reached Platinum for Life or closely tracked the requirement been able to confirm how this is counted in practice?
Thanks in advance.
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