Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
I've never done it, but from what I remember, EK will only match you to one level below what you hold with the other airline. So, BA Gold would get you EK Silver.
BA Gold is the rough equivalent of EK Platinum, though, so one level below that is EK Gold.
I'm not sure if they still do it, but from what I remember a few years ago they would offer instant match to EK Silver but only a fast track to EK Gold rather than a full status match, requiring you to take e.g. a business class return flight. Not sure how many recent examples you'll find here, best bet is probably to contact EK to find out.