My brother-in-law flew on a Silver Air codeshare connecting to mainline UA on a ticket bought on dot bomb.
They would not honor his status and forced him to pay $25 for a checked bag.
That's their policy and UA accepts it, with apologies to my BiL but no compensation.
Frankly, I blame United. They should not allow a partner to deny UA/* benefits on a ticket bought on UA dot bomb
I wish the title of this thread was DO NOT FLY SILVER AIR!