Move from UA to AA - Status match
I am currently relocating my home airport from ORD to PHX. The ONLY thing about this move causing me any stress is changing my airline affiliation from UA to AA. I currently am 1mm flier with UA and hate the thought of not using the Lifetime Gold for my wife and I. That being said, UA just does not fly direct to enough of my business locations.
Let me preface that I have no desire or intent to use Southwest unless I literally have no other option.
Some of my travel points it seems AA flies direct that UA does not are DFW, MCO, BOS, OGG.
While I could still use UA for ORD, SFO, LAX, LAS and SEA. I would probably just give all of that business to AA to work on the status.
What can I expect from AA if I approach them about a status match (not Lifetime obviously) but for first year. What is the process I should follow