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FREQUENT FLYER GLOSSARY

Status renewal (retention)

Status renewal means reaching the required threshold again within the qualification window before your tier expires, so you keep it for the next period.

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Key takeaways

  • Renewal thresholds may equal or be lower than qualification thresholds; check the source.
  • Where renewal thresholds are not published we show unknown and do not reuse the qualification figure.
  • Oman Air's terms state that Silver is renewed by earning a further 500 Tier points before it expires, and Gold by earning a further 1,100 Tier points before it expires. Excess Tier points in any 12-month review period do not carry over to the next period.
  • This page lists 25 verified renewal records.

Qualifying vs renewing

Qualifying moves you up; renewing keeps your tier. Whether the two thresholds match is shown per programme in the verified records below. WestJet's terms say renewal depends on qualifying spend each year from the second, but publish no figures, so the table shows unknown.

Verified renewal records

Frequent flyer programmeTierThresholdWindowSource
Air Canada AeroplanTier 35KThreshold 35,000 Status Qualifying CreditsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
Air Canada AeroplanTier 50KThreshold 50,000 Status Qualifying CreditsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
Air Canada AeroplanTier 75KThreshold 75,000 Status Qualifying CreditsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
Air Canada AeroplanTier Super EliteThreshold 125,000 Status Qualifying CreditsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
Flying BlueTier SilverThreshold 100 Experience PointsWindowCurrent qualification periodSourceOfficial source
Flying BlueTier GoldThreshold 180 Experience PointsWindowCurrent qualification periodSourceOfficial source
Flying BlueTier PlatinumThreshold 300 Experience PointsWindowCurrent qualification periodSourceOfficial source
Infinity MileageLandsTier Silver CardThreshold 40,000 Eligible Status Miles or 42 Qualifying EVA Air/UNI Air international flightsWindowUnknownSourceOfficial source
Infinity MileageLandsTier Gold CardThreshold 80,000 Eligible Status Miles or 80 Qualifying EVA Air/UNI Air international flightsWindowUnknownSourceOfficial source
Infinity MileageLandsTier Diamond CardThreshold 200,000 Eligible Status Miles or 140 Qualifying EVA Air/UNI Air international flightsWindowUnknownSourceOfficial source
Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMilesTier SilverThreshold 25,000 Status Miles or 25 Qualifying SegmentsWindowProgramme calendar yearSourceOfficial source
Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMilesTier GoldThreshold 50,000 Status Miles or 50 Qualifying SegmentsWindowProgramme calendar yearSourceOfficial source
Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMilesTier PlatinumThreshold 100,000 Status Miles or 80 Qualifying SegmentsWindowProgramme calendar yearSourceOfficial source
EnrichTier SilverThreshold 35 Annual Elite PointsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
EnrichTier GoldThreshold 70 Annual Elite PointsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
EnrichTier PlatinumThreshold 140 Annual Elite PointsWindowCalendar year (1/1–12/31)SourceOfficial source
MSTier SilverThreshold 15,000 Tier Miles or 16 qualifying sectorsWindow 2 yearsSourceOfficial source
MSTier GoldThreshold 40,000 Tier Miles or 36 qualifying sectorsWindow 2 yearsSourceOfficial source
MSTier EliteThreshold 400,000 Tier Miles or 200 qualifying sectorsWindow 3 yearsSourceOfficial source
MSTier PlatinumThreshold 800,000 Tier MilesWindow 5 yearsSourceOfficial source
WestJet RewardsTierUnknownThresholdUnknownWindowEach qualification year from the secondSourceOfficial source
WestJet RewardsTierUnknownThresholdUnknownWindowEach qualification year from the secondSourceOfficial source
WestJet RewardsTierUnknownThresholdUnknownWindowEach qualification year from the secondSourceOfficial source
Oman Air SindbadTier SilverThreshold 500 Tier pointsWindowCurrent qualification periodSourceOfficial source
Oman Air SindbadTier GoldThreshold 1,100 Tier pointsWindowCurrent qualification periodSourceOfficial source

Only verified, published status records from 10 programmes are listed: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Flying Blue, Finnair Plus, Infinity MileageLands, Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMiles, Enrich, MS, WestJet Rewards, Oman Air Sindbad. Other programmes are still being verified; tier names or windows the source leaves unclear show as unknown.

Sources and review

Every number comes from verified, published rules on this site, with originals archived in our knowledge base; anything unverified or unstated shows as unknown.

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