Originally Posted by
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?
Because its an AA hub and you'll have a lot of options as an elite if things go awry, $200 is not a big amount of money for a status that'll give you OW Sapphire for the guts of 2 years.
In your case I'd just stay with UA tbh.