Originally Posted by
keitherson
How is it double dipping?
The whole idea of a status match is to shift from one program to another, in this case from UA 1K to AC E50K. I am already downgrading from the 100% bonus miles of 1K to the 50% bonus miles of E50K whenever I credit the flights.
Airlines do status matches to attract elites from other airlines. AC did not just status match me from nothing. That would make it a charity.
Well, that didn't take long
Ok, I should have been more clear.
Before you got status matched, if you credited to UA (correct me if i'm wrong please), you get your 100% bonus miles b/c you're 1K. If you credited to AE, you would have gotten 0. However, your goal based on my understanding is to shift from 100% bonus to 50% bonus, when you are technically entitled to only 0% if it weren't for a status match. So you're double dipping in the sense that you want to go from 100 - 50, not 100-0, which is what I did. (for my flights prior to status matching)
To me that seems like an ideal goal, yes, but it seems like a bit too much (for me). AC also doesn't have a public "challenge" program and unlike the days of say USAir, you couldn't buy *G and elite status.
AC has always stingy with status matches. I guess i'm just the sorta guy who is just thankful for stuff when it doesn't happen often. But hey, live and learn. To each their own