Originally Posted by
yvrgary
They didn't 'yank' anything - just didn't give him an extension into 2016.
Plus for someone who "knows how status matches work, thank you very much", it's hard to have much sympathy for the oh-poor-me routine. Especially since further up the thread, OP complains about being unaware of AC's requirements.
Are you accusing me of being over entitled?
The reason I didn't bother crediting flights to AC when my status match was not confirmed for the first half of the year is that there's a real cost for doing so.
You get a 100% bonus mileage as a UA 1K similar to AC SE. So why would I give up a 100% bonus mileage on all my flying the first half of the year for a no-status Aeroplan account?
AC confirmed my status match way too late and then gave me half the normal time frame to qualify for regular Altitude status. No thanks.
Originally Posted by
Shareholder
If OP had status on UA but wanted it on AC, then that could be earned by putting flight miles into Altitude through the first half of 2014 and likely achieved that status, while still using your UA 1K status to get STARGold priority services and lounge access. While AC can be faulted for not responding sooner and confirming granting of status, OP made effort to put flights into that AC account. (Not sure where OP is based and if s/he even flew AC during this period.)
When I increased my flying on UA and wanted to benefit from E+ and upgrades, etc. I was an AC SE. However, I didn't request a status match from UA, I just started putting my flights into an MP account and made my way up the tiers to 1K. Through that period I used my AC*SE/STARGold status benefits when flying UA. (And I continued to put my AC and some STAR flights into my AE account to continue earning AC status.)
Originally Posted by
adam.smith
The timeline is confusing because the first e-mail you've posted says they've reviewed your status on September 9th, implying that that's the date they reviewed your status and took it away.
But in that case, I have no sympathy for you. They gave you a status match for over 6 months and you credited no flights whatsoever? I would have done the same if I were them.
That being said, the length of time it took them to respond to your request is pretty awful.
You lose out on a ton of bonus miles if you are jumping from a 1K that was giving 100% bonus miles to a normal altitude account that gives 0%
Originally Posted by
Wpgjetse
Something is tell me that we do not have the full story from Keitherson. I know someone who got status match with AC on the condition that he had to start flight AC metal within 30 days. He did and has held SE for a few years now. The think Keitherson doe's not fly much and has been playing games with different airlines getting them to match so he holds status somewhere. Maybe AC just figured things out or ask UA for his flight records and found out the truth.
Once you figure out the "games" I'm playing with all the airlines, I'd be glad for you to tell me about them
Now I suddenly realize how I think Dorian feels around here
EDIT: and lol at you telling me that i "not fly much", what do you think you know about me