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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 8:38 pm
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alphaod
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Originally Posted by benberg2013
I tried to get status match to BA with my Aegean Star Alliance Gold, but they replied "sorry we dont status match because this wouldn't be fair to all those who earned it."
I asked ElAl for gold status match, but they said they dont match with Aegean. They said they would match to Turkish and others.
Air Berlin would match Aegean Gold to Air Berlin Silver (which is not much with One World) for a five month period and i need at least one flight with them within the next six weeks.
Cathay Pacific wouldnt match but gave me free enrollment as a green member (lowest level) instead of the usual $50 enrollment fee.
Turkish Airlines have still not responded to my match request after 6 weeks waiting.
China Airlines would consider matching when i purchase one flight with them.
KLM and Air France wouldnt match, but every once in a while they do have a status matching campaign.
Lufthansa wouldnt match.
SAS wouldnt match with Aegean.
American Airlines would match me for a fee plus a challenge.
Hilton Honors (hotel) would match me to gold by staying with them 10 nights or 5 stays instead of the usual 20 nights or 10 stays needed to achieve gold.
More info on statusmatcher.com
To be fair, Aegean has pretty lax requirements and it definitely wouldn't be fair to other people who earned their status the hard way.
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