Originally Posted by
Didi
I would like to have my Alitalia Gold Status (SkyTeam Elite Plus) matched with United.
When is the best time to get the maximum out of it? In other words; when is the earliest possible month if I want to have my future United gold status valid until Feb 2009?
If you want a guarantee that the matched status will be valid until Feb 2009 you need to wait until Jan-08 to request the status match.
UA might have a cut-off sometime late in '07 where they will grant status through Feb-09, but I don't know that they have a publisized date for this. Maybe others have specific examples.