Originally Posted by
duncf
I sent in a request to match AC Prestige to UA and was given 2P, with a challenge to fly 7,500 miles in 90 days.
I'm not sure if the 7,500 includes 500-mile minimum on short flights or anything, but I am on track to complete it. It's also not clear to me whether status will be valid all of next year, but I would expect so. (I'll report back when I know for sure.)
I was a little surprised that United Airlines will match Air Canada status since they're both Star Alliance, but I'm not complaining! :-)
I'm not surprised as they will be happier with you flying on UA than AC! They are still competitors as well as partners.
Good luck to you and enjoy the better seating.
As for me, I'm doing it the 'hard way' with 12 hour flights to and from HK and GZ... less than 1k to get 2P, 2 trips and a dog end to get to 1P.
The biggest benefit to me is getting additional luggage allowance on the Asia route from the UK... 20kg extra saves me £150 in air freight when I fly back with merchandise.