Originally Posted by seoulmanjr
Anyway, I'll be getting the Silver status from flying CO from DC to Houston so damn much to see my girlfriend and NW a few times a year to Asia and Canada. I expect that I'll keep flying CO for those flights to Houston since they are the cheapest non-stops from WAS-IAH available.
Will being Silver on NW get me any benefits on these CO flights? Will I get the 50% mileage bonus for the CO flights? Would booking the same flights on nwa.com if they are a codeshare make any difference? Does NonePass status match? (or does anyone else match NW's Silver for that matter?) Anything else I haven't asked but should probably know about?
I went from no status to platinum status on CO in the last 5 months, all from 15 trans-con flights I booked during seat sales at CO and NW. I work in SF and my fiancee is in Toronto.
Answer: yes, NW Silver gives you basically the same benefits on CO - 50% miles bonus and a shot at an upgrade. Make sure that you ask to get on the upgrade list when you get to the airport, though, because CO might not know you are an NW elite. Booking on nwa.com would be better, because that way NW tells CO that you are elite, and your upgrade will be processed automatically, I believe.