Originally Posted by
abbaskip
Got my Air Berlin status match today. They're matching me to gold from Avianca Amigo gold.
They didn't take my screenshot of my print at home card, they said they need a physical card. So I sent a photo of the physical card (see Avianca Amigo thread regarding my "physical card") and they matched about a week later.
Got my Air Berlin (Gold) to match my Asiana Diamond (*A gold) yesterday. Some info for US residents looking to do this
- You must have a long-haul flight booked, and provide the invoice as an attachment to with your email requesting the match
- They will demand a photo of a plastic card. I don't have one (not sure if Asiana even does plastic cards anymore), and pressed the issue. They eventually accepted a screenshot of my mobile card.
The status is good for one year, within which you have to hit the standard mileage requirements in order to retain it. Still a pretty sweet deal.
Allow at least a couple of days for this to play out, they seem to only answer emails once per day -- even for trivial clarifications.
In retrospect, it might have been easier to use the address of one of my friends in Germany, which would remove the requirement for the long-haul flight.