Originally Posted by
Chatterbocks
Last month I decided to give Emirates a try and booked a big Australia-Europe flight in J on Emirates. There were many legs and the quote was around AUD$14k.
After reading about status matching, I emailed them my Qantas Platinum info (which showed a huge spend in long haul flying, all in J class) and asked if they would consider status matching me. I indicated that, as Dubai would be a convenient stopover between Australia and Europe I would consider doing my european travel with them.
However I didn't even receive a response. Nothing. As I have never flown Emirates this did not give me a good feeling about their customer service.
So I promptly cancelled my $14k ticket and booked on Qantas.
Anyway, above FYI for those wanting to status match. I heard some people have had success but not for me.
Chatterbocks, I can appreciate the frustration. I've no experience with Skywards and status matching - and we've heard different stories on the board.
You may have had a better outcome if you had have actually flown the sectors (ie your original itinerary) and then made the status match request. It also helps to put these requests through the local EK sales offices - as I can assure you a local sales manager is going to be keen for your business with the sort of spend you have - regardless if whether or not that comes via an agency or direct.