Originally Posted by
kingbear
I'm surprised no one has posted this yet. Word is that as of this past Monday, Continental stopped doing regular status matches and is instead only do challenges similar to United, where you would need to fly 10k for Silver, 17.5k for Gold and 35k for Platinum in the next 90 days to actually receive the status. From what I understand, people have contacted the OPSC and confirmed this.
If that change is a done deal, how will that work in terms of the merger with United? If I challenge into some status after some point in the year (June?), will my new status hold until early 2013 (which would then transfer to United status when the merger completes)? Or do challenges only grant status for the current year, no matter how late in the year they happen?