Originally Posted by
jsloan
The requirements for A-List are 25 flights (PQS equivalent) or 35K tier points (PQM equivalent). UA Silver is 30 PQS / 25K PQM + $3000 PQD; UA Gold is 60 PQS / 50K PQM + $6000 PQD. I'd say A-List is closer to Silver than to Gold.
Are they likely to match challenge results? When I've matched other programs in the past, they wanted to see a yearlong/end-of-year statement that showed the actual values attained, not just the status.
The difference between a UA PQS and a SWA Segment is UA counts layovers as a PQS where SWA counts the one way ticket, including layovers, only as a segment. so getting 25 flights (depending on where you're flying) can amount to 35-50 UA PQS. I guess where they do the match is PQD, as 35k tier points is about $2916.66 if you only book business select tickets, more if you're doing Wanna get away tickets.
When I did the tier match for UA I just sent them a photo of my status screen which had 0 fights, but showed I had A-list. Maybe if I was trying to match into Plat or 1k they would want more info. When I tried to status match my A-list with A-list (SWA->SWA), which obviously didnt work, all SWA wanted was the status screen again (but that was through a corp match too).
https://i.imgur.com/xQIKpc7.jpg That is the image I sent to UA and they gave me Silver promotion, nothing more.