Hi everyone,

I am hoping to ask for your collective guidance.

I am pretty new to the forum so please don’t hesitate to tell me if this is a dumb idea. I have a new job that requires that I fly several times a week (out of SWF now but soon out of EWR.)

I have been reading the match thread and considering my options for getting status with Delta or Continental given that I don’t have any status to speak of yet.

I noticed on the US Airways website that I could buy status on US Airways, which might even be useful for the next month flying out of SWF. I was wondering if y’all think that I might be able to get status matched by Delta based on a purchased status with US Airways? And if so, if I might similarly be able to get matched by Continental based on the status match from Delta?

From reading the thread it sounds as if this would only work up to gold level because Delta typically will not match above mid-tier.

This isn’t an inexpensive solution but might it work?

Thanks for your input!