Originally Posted by
EQDsSUCK
I'm not sure what you mean by that. Some airlines, Iike Alaska, do a straight match solely based on proof of your current status. It has nothing to do with being able to hold that status into the future.
There is your answer in your quote above: Alaska Air! They will become an Oneworld Connecting Partner Airlines.
Within Star Alliance, you are out of luck.
Also check out Aegean Air to see if it works in your situation. You only need to fly 24K to get *A gold status provided you have four segments on Aegean and Olympic Air operated flights each year.
https://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbon...-program/gold/