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Airline Status Match Master Thread

Old Feb 14, 2016, 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by kauppias
Yes. Many of us used the O6 and TK match last year. TK does a challenge now and O6 match ended.
TK does a match to members of the following programs, afaik:

Star Alliance (Gold), Skyteam (Elite Plus), Oneworld (Emerald), Emirates (Gold - Platinum), Etihad (Gold - Platinum) and El Al (Platinum - Top Platinum).
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Old Feb 14, 2016, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Saash
TK does a match to members of the following programs, afaik:

Star Alliance (Gold), Skyteam (Elite Plus), Oneworld (Emerald), Emirates (Gold - Platinum), Etihad (Gold - Platinum) and El Al (Platinum - Top Platinum).
TK seems to be cutting it's full 2yr status match to a 4 month trial in most cases, numerous reports of just 4 month trials instead of the automatic 2yr match occurring in the last couple of months.
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Old Feb 14, 2016, 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by DLDFW
TK seems to be cutting it's full 2yr status match to a 4 month trial in most cases, numerous reports of just 4 month trials instead of the automatic 2yr match occurring in the last couple of months.
Heard that you can extend the status match to 1 year if you complete 1 long-haul trip with TK, and then extend it further to 2 years if earn 15K points, not 100% sure about it though.
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Old Feb 15, 2016, 1:16 am
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Make sense - RJ has been doing match if you fly a leg with them.
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Old Feb 15, 2016, 1:38 am
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Originally Posted by Saash
TK does a match to the following members, afaik:

Star Alliance (Gold), Skyteam (Elite Plus), Oneworld (Emerald), Emirates (Gold - Platinum), Etihad (Gold - Platinum) and El Al (Platinum - Top Platinum).
They used to until late last year when they changed to a challenge. More info on the TK match thread
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Old Feb 15, 2016, 1:39 am
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Originally Posted by Saash
Heard that you can extend the status match to 1 year if you complete 1 long-haul trip with TK, and then extend it further to 2 years if earn 15K points, not 100% sure about it though.
Yes, hence this is not a match but a challenge

Still fairly easy for 2 years of Star gold
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Old Feb 15, 2016, 7:19 am
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I have BA Silver currently - I can status match to American/Delta/United through work or is there anything alternative I can do?

My BAEC Silver runs out in May (collection year) and June for actual use - any tips?
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Old Mar 2, 2016, 3:14 am
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I currently have O6 Gold through a match and I'm thinking of crediting the required 45K miles to the account to requalify. Does anybody know whether this will get me an extra 12 or 24 months?
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Old Mar 7, 2016, 11:50 am
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Status Match/Challenge timing

Hello all,
I hope this is in the correct thread but I have a question about strategic timing of status matches/challenges. I am United 1K and have reached out to American about doing a status match (I missed the formal program they advertised earlier). They responded and offered to direct match me to Executive Platinum during my challenge period (35k EQM in 3 months).

If I meet the requirements, EXP gets extended until Feb 28, 2017. At what point would a successfully-met challenge earn me status through Feb 2018? I've read somewhere that the cutoff is July 1, but is that when I have to wait until to start the challenge or does my challenge period need to end after it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
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Old Mar 8, 2016, 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by JohnRain
I currently have O6 Gold through a match and I'm thinking of crediting the required 45K miles to the account to requalify. Does anybody know whether this will get me an extra 12 or 24 months?
12 months.
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Old Mar 8, 2016, 4:38 am
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Originally Posted by miamiflyer8
12 months.
Thanks miamiflyer8. ^
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Old Mar 8, 2016, 6:06 am
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for AA status challenge:

if you sign up prior to july 1 (or whatever the cutoff is), but complete it after the date, is the status still valid thru jan 2018?
or, if you sign up prior to the cutoff, is it valid thru jan 2017 regardless?

i had this row with United a few years back.

so, simply put, if i clinch AA status on July 31, does it matter when i signed up for the challenge?

or does this need to go to the AA forum?
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Old Mar 21, 2016, 5:42 am
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Will Korean Air or Japan Airlines match AA?
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Old Mar 21, 2016, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by jadc82
Will Korean Air or Japan Airlines match AA?
KAL does not do matches. JAL will only match if you have a corporate agreement.
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Old Mar 21, 2016, 10:34 am
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I have AB silver. Expiring in 2 months. Where can i status match to?
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