Originally Posted by
Hellboy666
SQ does offer a status match with other airlines. But you have to ask (nicely) via the contact from, it's not really listed anywhere.
I have done this successfully 2 weeks ago and got SQ Gold (via Qantas Platinum).
After using the contact form you get a response with a form to fill out. (This more or less mandatorily asks to have at least one travel booked with SQ already within 3 months, but also allows retrospective ones up to 1 month ago to count) and then it takes about a week for them to respond (successfully in my case).
As per what I have read, usually "Gold" statuses with other airlines don't count (the medium/second tier). For OneWorld that usually means you would need to be Emerald level - so for AA that would be at least Platinum Pro I think.
But still, always worth to still try (if your flight history shows you travel a lot on routes that SQ covers that can still work even if just gold).
I also went down this route last month, and it was a relatively painless process. Matched with my QR plat account, had to have a pre-booked SQ J itinerary, and had to have a QR statement showing a flight history that could easily be transferable to SQ. For me being US based and using QR (along with other carriers), and now also SQ, to get to SE Asia in J, I’m sure it was a no brainer for SQ to match me to KFEG. But for others with different flying patterns, YMMV.