Originally Posted by
chaptwo
I am *E with AC and would like to match with a One World Carrier and a someone in Skyteam.
Which would you choose to match with ?
On the Skyteam front, I'd give NW a try. Since they're merging with Delta, there's a chance (at least as I understand it) that your "one time match card" won't be punched on DL, even though they're going to be fully merged by late 2009. You'll receive the same benefits on DL with NW. I fly UA and DL pretty much exclusively and I've been happy with DL, as long as I don't have to deal with anyone in Atlanta. Had some bad experiences there, far worse than UA at ORD.
Originally Posted by
chaptwo
Also, I am current *E, but should be *SE by mid August. Would the match be better to do then, or now ?
That's your call. I'd be nervous that NW won't be doing any more status matches after that time. You can always pull out your *SE next year with a DL status match if you need it. They might only match you to *E anyway. Results have been mixed as I understand it.