Originally Posted by
kamishiro
Hmm thanks for that info
Theoretically it sounds like one could infinitely extend his/her status by doing this every year and needing to fly only the 'status match' amount of EQMs to keep the status for 1 year (if matching after July 1st)
I'm sure this is one of those ideas that only sound good on paper though
No, it's actually a good idea. A few years ago, CO matched my AA status. Then a month later, DL matched my CO status.
The problem is that most airlines won't status match if you've been status matched before, or within 3-5 years. Some people have been known to successfully have duplicate, even multiple accounts (different address, etc..) with the same airline. Little risk if you don't accumulate a lot of miles, or care if they discover and cancel your account(s).