Originally Posted by
brosephine69
Thx for the clarity re: AA Flagship dining.
Turns out I'm flying next week SAN-xORD-DTW (D Class), then DTW-PHL-LGA (I Class), then JFK-LAX on an A321T in Business (R Class) (couldn't justify the Flagship First over Biz for work hah).
This will push me over the 2250 for IB Oro/OWS. Crazy to get there in 2 months since April 2024 when the status year begun. I have been carefully choosing AA routing, (not through DFW), to help push the status over the edge. But there were times where UA/DL had better routing. I wonder if there are any Status match promos, I think I saw one to Delta Medallion, and to TK. Will look into it soon.
Congrats on the OWS!
Status matching to DL will have very little meaning flying domestic First on DL flights. I'd be looking at matching to (or earning in) a program that grants access to DL lounges on domestic flights instead. Unless you're going to sign up for the Amex card that gives DL lounge access, but it's an expensive card and I don't see the value in it compared to others in the market. Amex Platinum on the other hand has quite a bit of value, and still gives DL lounge access when flying DL, but I think it's capacity restricted which is a huge issue in DL lounges these days. I'd prefer to have status access vs. credit card access for DL. (Edit, scratch that, I didn't realize that DL doesn't grant lounge access to SkyTeam ElitePlus members for domestic only itineraries, so your only option is via Amex or purchasing a membership)
I want to say TK requires some TK metal flights for their match, but you can earn it organically easily enough.