Originally Posted by
Ali380
To confirm do you get priority boarding from status or the card perk (without purchasing flights on card)?
I can confirm 100% that as an Explorer card holder with no MP status, I get BG2 regardless of which card I use to book the flight.
As others have said, to get the free checked bag you have to use the card to buy the ticket. I try to decide when when booking whether I will need a bag, and decide which card to use from there.