Originally Posted by
coolburning
As we know that SAS is leaving *A soon, I would like to hear what your loyalty program of choice within *A will be if it opens for a status match. If one aims to have Gold status, that is, mainly, and that is not too high maintenance in cost.
You can consider a status match with Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles, if successful, you need to do the following.
- The first 4 months is the trial period.
- Before the end of the trial period, fly at least one Turkish Airlines international flight, and then the Elite membership is prolonged for 8 more months. (i.e. it remains valid for 1 year in total after the match).
- Before the end of the first year, accumulate at least 15,000 Status Miles with Turkish Airlines, the membership is extended for 1 more year (i.e. it remains valid for 2 years in total after the match)
Well, let me break down my numbers: - I successfully matched with my EBG in March
- Immediately I booked a round trip from Stockholm to Mexico City in the semi-flexible economy cabin in May for about 900 euros.
- This trip will be long and exhausting, but it will fulfil both requirements in one run for me (on TK metal in the first 4 months, and 15,000 miles on TK metal in the first year).
- After the trip, I will have the Elite status until March 2026.
- To requalify, I need to fly 25,000 miles before March 2025 or 37,500 miles before March 2026 regardless of which *A airline to fly, which is relatively easy to do.
- BTW, for some reason, unlike other long-haul flights by TK, choosing an extra legroom seat on this Mexico itinerary is free of charge, which is nice!