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YVR guy
I'm 1K MM on UA, MM on AC, and now am starting a project in CLT which is an AA hub. Is AA the only airline that actually CHARGES for a legit status match??! Crazy... no thanks... I guess you don't want my business. I'll fly UA from YVR to CLT unless somebody can explain why on earth it's seriously worth paying for this status match?
Pre-COVID, AA offered unpublished matches for free to EXP, their highest tier — more generous than UA/DL. You just have to contact them, I imagine they’ll be even more eager to give it to you post-COVID.