C'mon guys, MA is a very little airline with 22 planes: you cannot pretend what even bigger airlines cannot afford!

I'm quite happy with my status matching (from Senator LH to Gold MA) and all the benefits I can enjoy while I fly OW: lounges and fast track.
But I do not expect any welcome kit (there's no such thing with MA) or to spend easily my few miles with them...and of course you need to pass through their call center when you need mainly to fly with their partners (after all they have few connections only through BUD) ...it happens also with ST carriers or *A!

By the way, you cannot really complain as the status match is valid for 2 years.