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Old Oct 18, 2020 | 1:20 pm
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aceboy44
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Originally Posted by iFlyMoreThanYou
Welcome back! I am not sure why the airline would simply gift you Silver status.
Originally Posted by thijsseh
you require 25000 tier miles to qualify for silver status. Why having silver status with another (Unspecified) airline would make any difference escapes me completely, but of course there is no rule against asking (begging?) for it.
When an airline offers status match, it is simply asking the passenger to transfer his loyalty to the new airline in exchange for some benefits, which is why I asked for silver status (with proof of holding silver status sent as reference.) Why would Emirates not offer me Silver status now so that when I book with them I would already be enjoying the benefits extended to me in exchange for my loyalty? It's a win/win situation for every one (Emirates makes more profits, I enjoy the privileges' extended to me for my business.)

I enjoy my flights with Emirates but there is simply no incentive for me to fly Emirates when I already enjoy business-class treatment at the price of economy class at my current status with the airline I fly. I can simply pay economy class ticket, get business class treatment at airport, upgrade to business class seat at maybe 50% discount after take-off, and just enjoy my flight. Unless I get the silver status prior to my flight there is simply no incentive for me to fly Emirates

Originally Posted by kq747
I don't think you have to complete the trips but rather have the booking. At least this is what I did a few years back when I requested a gold match. I had 2 long haul Y flex/flex plus bookings already before making the request but wasn't due to travel for a month or two and got the upgrade from silver to gold.
They clearly mentioned after completing the requirements mentioned above in the first post, they would review my account again (they simply can not guarantee me silver tier.)
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