I'm platinum with AA. I've been reading about getting comp status on other airlines and UA's triple miles seemed awfully appealling. On Sunday August 27, 2000 I called UA's MP and their South Dakota office answer. The supervisor will be back Monday, August 28, 2000 but the agent says to fax them a copy of my AA Platinum card showing the expiry date (I presume to show my current status) and my year-end statement for 1999 showing the mileage I flew and segments. I check AA's website for account info but can go back only to March 2000 which only shows about 8 segments flown year to date but shows my total mileage (over 400,000). I print\fax that March 2000 statement anyhows and reference a record locator for an international flight on UA upcoming in 4 days which is why I need UA Premex Status immediately for pre-boarding, seat-blocking, and lounge access given my coach seat. The next day, August 28, the UA MP supervisor calls me, confirms my comp status, and within 3 days, the UA reservations acknowledges my PE status. The PE status was printed on boarding passes so even without the hard gold card (just got it this past weekend), all overseas facilities acknowledged it. UA did a great rush job, and thus, I'm trying to get 1k before year-end.

P.S. Anyone know if Lufthansa will comp me to gold given my AA Plat and UA Gold?

[This message has been edited by crankyusi (edited 10-02-2000).]