Originally Posted by
raehl311
The real problem is most likely that the systems have no mechanism for tracking elite level on other airlines, just *G or *S. So when on the other airline, their system has no idea whether you're plat or gold or 1K or 1P, it just knows that you're *G and have a CO or UA FF number.
Well, some systems maybe... but clearly not all. I am looking at my CO-issued BPs from that trip on CO metal that I mentioned right now and they correctly identify me as a "UA 1K / STAR GOLD" and my wife as a "PREM EXC / STAR GOLD".