Originally Posted by
IstKong
Hi all,
Back in Dec 2022 I applied for a Turkish Airlines status match to Elite, but it took weeks to process and I never got a chance to complete the trial period. Now I’m told I can’t match again, even though I never really benefited.
I’m SkyTeam Elite Plus / Flying Blue Gold, with a lot of corporate travel, and have a refundable TK booking this Saturday to test their product.
Has anyone managed to get an exception in a case like this? Any tips on how to escalate or who to contact?
Thanks!
If you were matched but dit not fly in the 4 month period you need 1 flight - even if it was for them to be slow with matching - then you have been matched. And they unlikely will match you again.....that is why it is so important to plan you matching date well, in sync with upcoming flights taking into account processing time. In my case I also had weeks of back and forth before the match came through, but luckily my flights were a month+ out.