Oct 4, 2014, 8:17 pm
Last edit by: rustykettel
Apply from October 1 2017 for status match thru end of 2018.
JANUARY 2017 AS MATCH UPDATE
AS matches to MVPG75K, MVPG and MVP tiers
Alaskaair.com explanation and terms
Auto-response from [email protected]:
Match to MVP status from:
Ineligible Airline Reply
Ineligible MP Address Reply
JANUARY 2017 AS MATCH UPDATE
AS matches to MVPG75K, MVPG and MVP tiers
Alaskaair.com explanation and terms
Auto-response from [email protected]:
Thank you for your interest in our award winning Mileage Plan. If your request did not include a copy of both sides of your current elite card OR a screenshot of your digital elite membership card and a screen shot of your online account showing your name, current status and YTD miles flown please re-submit. Allow 2-4 weeks for processing once we have received your documents. When your Tier Match is complete, you'll receive a welcome email and can check your status at alaskaair.com/myaccount. Please note that Tier Matches can only be extended once during the life of your account and the status is valid through 12/31/2017. We look forward to welcoming you into our program and flying with you for many years to come! Also note, we only offer a Tier Match for: AeroMexico, Air Canada, American, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, Jet Blue, Southwest, United, and Virgin America
Attachments:
- Physical Elite Card (both sides) OR Screenshot of Digital Card
- Screenshot of online account with Name / Status / YTD miles flown
ID no longer required. Actual flying of a certain threshold is OFFICIALLY required for determining level of match. Only one match per lifetime of account.- Physical Elite Card (both sides) OR Screenshot of Digital Card
- Screenshot of online account with Name / Status / YTD miles flown
Match to MVP status from:
Aeromexico Gold
Air Canada Altitude 25K (Prestige) and 35K
American Airlines AAdvantage Gold
Delta Silver Medallion
Frontier Elite
Hawaiian Pualani Gold
JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic
Southwest A List
United Premier Silver and Premier Associate
Match to MVP Gold status from:Air Canada Altitude 25K (Prestige) and 35K
American Airlines AAdvantage Gold
Delta Silver Medallion
Frontier Elite
Hawaiian Pualani Gold
JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic
Southwest A List
United Premier Silver and Premier Associate
Aeromexico Platinum
Air Canada Altitude 50K
American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum
Delta Gold Medallion
Hawaiian Pualani Platinum
Southwest A-List Preferred
United Premier Gold
Match to Gold 75K status from:Air Canada Altitude 50K
American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum
Delta Gold Medallion
Hawaiian Pualani Platinum
Southwest A-List Preferred
United Premier Gold
Aeromexico Titanio
Air Canada Altitude 75K and 100K
American Airlines Platinum Pro, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and ConciergeKey
Delta Platinum Medallion and Diamond Medallion
Southwest Companion Pass and A List Preferred (must hold both)
United Platinum, 1K, and Global Services
Air Canada Altitude 75K and 100K
American Airlines Platinum Pro, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and ConciergeKey
Delta Platinum Medallion and Diamond Medallion
Southwest Companion Pass and A List Preferred (must hold both)
United Platinum, 1K, and Global Services
Ineligible Airline Reply
"Thank you for your interest in our Tier Match program. While we do appreciate
your anticipated business unfortunately, we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who have elite status with [INSERT INELIGIBLE AIRLINE]."
your anticipated business unfortunately, we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who have elite status with [INSERT INELIGIBLE AIRLINE]."
"Thank you for your interest in our Tier Match program. While we do appreciate
your anticipated business, unfortunately we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who live outside of the Alaska Airlines route structure and therefore
we must decline your request for a Tier Match."
your anticipated business, unfortunately we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who live outside of the Alaska Airlines route structure and therefore
we must decline your request for a Tier Match."
AS Status Match - 2018 and Earlier
Mar 9, 2017, 8:21 am
#661
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: New York City
Programs: SPG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, DL Platinum
Posts: 96
Requested status match from DL Gold on 23rd February - checked my account this morning and it was updated to reflect MVP gold. No email from Alaska regarding it, though.
Still waiting for a Korean Air flight in J to post that I took last weekend. I'm hoping that it will post with the MVP Gold status bonus, but I'm guessing it won't since it took them two weeks to match status.
Still waiting for a Korean Air flight in J to post that I took last weekend. I'm hoping that it will post with the MVP Gold status bonus, but I'm guessing it won't since it took them two weeks to match status.
Mar 9, 2017, 6:39 pm
#662
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,909
Requested status match from DL Gold on 23rd February - checked my account this morning and it was updated to reflect MVP gold. No email from Alaska regarding it, though.
Still waiting for a Korean Air flight in J to post that I took last weekend. I'm hoping that it will post with the MVP Gold status bonus, but I'm guessing it won't since it took them two weeks to match status.
Still waiting for a Korean Air flight in J to post that I took last weekend. I'm hoping that it will post with the MVP Gold status bonus, but I'm guessing it won't since it took them two weeks to match status.
Mar 28, 2017, 10:12 am
#663
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,620
Just got AS status match for UA 1K for a second year and I didn't even request it?! Quite honestly it is a great move by AS as I am getting tired of UA treatment of there "HVC's". When the merger with Virgin is complete I will probably dump UA altogether as the added routes really help me with my business destinations. Flying SFO to SEA just to get to DEN doesn't really work for me.
Mar 29, 2017, 11:19 am
#664
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: los angeles, calif.
Programs: Alaska Airlines Gold MVP
Posts: 7,170
I had lame duck AA Platinum status with 6k AA EQM (total) YTD when I applied for a match in Nov. I was granted an MVP Gold match (somewhat to my surprise) in about ten days. I also had about 15k AS EQMs at the time (finished the year with just over 20k). YMMV, but I highly doubt they'll parse at the level of whether your AA EQMs we're partner or not. Since AA.com will only show six months of AAdvantage history, AS cant even see how many partner miles you earned if they were early in the year.
I'll be doing the same come October - moving all my flying to Alaska but minimal flying on AA this year, and will probably barely have re-qualified for Gold come October.
Mar 29, 2017, 12:55 pm
#665
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
Programs: AA, DL, AS, VA, WS Silver
Posts: 5,951
My surprise was that I was granted a status match based on lame duck status, not that it was to MVP Gold. In my particular case, a match to MVP status would not have made any sense, since I was never an MVP-equivalent status.
Apr 13, 2017, 12:09 pm
#667
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 498
got email on feb 25, and actual card on april 1, havent flown at all with AS yet
Apr 21, 2017, 2:34 pm
#668
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,620
May 2, 2017, 11:23 am
#669
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK
Programs: OZ Diamond (*G), KQ Asante Gold (ST+), Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,511
Are they still enforcing matching only status from N. American carriers?
Jun 18, 2017, 5:56 pm
#670
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Delta DM, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 115
I am curious how status match would work if you match towards the end of the year, is it still only valid until 12/31?
Jun 19, 2017, 2:48 pm
#671
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: UA MM /Gold ; AS MVP Gold; SWA A LIst and CP; HH Gold; Bonvoy Titanium; IHG Plat Elite
Posts: 588
If you get a status match now it's only good till 12/31 of this year (2017).
I got a status match in Dec 2016 so i'm getting 13 months worth of use. Should have done my research earlier
Jul 18, 2017, 5:37 pm
#672
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATL
Programs: DL GM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,241
General consensus is to wait till Oct 1st (2017). Then your status match will be good till end of next year (2018)
If you get a status match now it's only good till 12/31 of this year (2017).
I got a status match in Dec 2016 so i'm getting 13 months worth of use. Should have done my research earlier
If you get a status match now it's only good till 12/31 of this year (2017).
I got a status match in Dec 2016 so i'm getting 13 months worth of use. Should have done my research earlier
Jul 18, 2017, 5:38 pm
#673
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Posts: 10,909
I did it in October 2016, was good for rest of 2016 and all of 2017.
Jul 18, 2017, 6:06 pm
#674
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,620
Shucks, planning to take an AS flight in September transcon, but don't think I'll fly them enough for the rest of the year to qualify for 2018 if I do a status match now. (Though I should be on track to have WN status next year, so will probably suck it up and wait until October to do the match).
Jul 19, 2017, 6:21 pm
#675
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,059
Will they deny the match if your YTD miles flown is pathetically low? I almost did not fly this year on the airline I have status with.
Last edited by Rommie2k6; Jul 19, 2017 at 6:28 pm