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Old Jan 26, 2011, 1:02 am
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Thumbs up Emirates and status matching! It works :)
I am a Qatar airway Gold member and Skywards blue. I sent an email to Skywards requesting them to match my status. I got a reply after 2 days that they have forwarded my inquiry to the specified department for review. Today I got this email:

Dear Mr.……………,

we are writing to you with regards to your interest in the Skywards programme.

We are delighted to advise you that we have upgraded your membership to Skywards Silver status.

Your new membership pack will reach you within 3-4 weeks, in the interim you may wish to visit your account online and print a temporary Skywards Silver card.

We hope you enjoy the benefits of the Skywards Silver membership, and we look forward to welcoming you on board Emirates flights.

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Hernandez
Skywards Members Services

I have to say that I didn’t really expect this. They didn’t even ask for my Qatar Airways statement. I am very happy for that although they didn’t really match my status with QR but at least they upgraded me to silver. Good gesture from Skywards and emirates.
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 2:34 am
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Excellent.^

Can I ask which email did you use to contact skywards?
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by khalid26
Excellent.^

Can I ask which email did you use to contact skywards?
Sure. First I loged in into my skywards account and went to the contact us section, email us. I sent them through that. The emails that I got later were from this email address: [email protected]

Hope this helps.
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 5:20 am
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what did you send along with your email (pdf of qatar account, etc)?
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 6:09 am
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Originally Posted by gleff
what did you send along with your email (pdf of qatar account, etc)?
Hi gleff. I didn’t send anything. I have just sent them an email. I have stated in my email that I am ready to provide them with my QR statement if needed. However, they didn’t ask for it.
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 10:31 am
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I had a similar experience to tokyolyon. I sent an e-mail, though I referenced a couple of reservations that I had upcoming and enclosed my QR (Gold) statement, and they granted me Silver status in a prompt and professional manner.

I think that it was great customer service and it paid off for them. I have taken several J trips on EK since then and am now Gold.
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 11:54 am
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So QR Gold matches to EK Silver?
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by GigoloArt
So QR Gold matches to EK Silver?
I think it works as an incentive. They won't give you equivalent status, but something so you're not starting at the lowest tier. But then in a such a case, how many miles do you need for Gold? Only 25k more? Or the full 50k?
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Old Jan 27, 2011, 1:21 pm
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Only for QR? Any experience from other frequent flyer programs?
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Old Jan 27, 2011, 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by jexelot
Only for QR? Any experience from other frequent flyer programs?
I got a status match from LH M&M Gold to EK Gold
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Old Jan 28, 2011, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by ung1
I think it works as an incentive. They won't give you equivalent status, but something so you're not starting at the lowest tier. But then in a such a case, how many miles do you need for Gold? Only 25k more? Or the full 50k?
In my case, I still needed 50K. They gave me Silver, but I still started at 0 tier miles (or whatever I had in my account at the time).
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Old Jan 28, 2011, 12:54 pm
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EK upgraded my status from Silver to Gold when I requested it based on my AA EXP and CO Plat status, but I had enough trips booked out that would have seen me reach Gold anyhow.

The wording of the email I received was almost identical to the OP's.
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Old Jan 30, 2011, 2:52 am
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Unhappy Didn't work for me!
I tried doing it but received an email saying basically no.
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Old Jan 30, 2011, 3:38 am
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Originally Posted by Northumberland Lady
I tried doing it but received an email saying basically no.
What status were you trying to match from?
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Old Jan 30, 2011, 1:21 pm
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I'm 2,ooo short of silver status with Emirates but gold with Qatar - I phoned them too and was just told -"we don't like Qatar" lol!
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