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Klm is Dead - Long Live KLM
Your welcome. Maybe we will be on the same flights to PPT this month.
Yes to ST check in.
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Regarding your *A offer:
Anyone do status matches with ST Platinum Elite?
If I fly a lot of transatlantic in both cheap econ & business is one *A program better than another for getting/keeping status, award availability, etc.?
I will be going to PPT in mid May, since there are only 4 flights a week probably around the 17th, 18th.
About *A: With regards to status match I think your best chance would be on UA. I have not heard AC doing a status match, the opposite actually.
If your transatlantic flights are to the US I would probably go with UA, though on AC you only need 35,000 miles to become and stay *Gold, UA 50,000 and most others too.
Award availability seems to be similar on most carriers these days. I never really had to much problem getting award seats on AC and with their new B777 just delivered with fully flat beds I think they will be great to fly from Europe to North America. UA too has plans to refurbish their C and F cabins but that might take a while.
Depending how much you fly, if you become a Super Elite with AC, 100,000 miles required, your chances of upgrades even on international flights are not bad.
Another program to think about might be BD. I am not to familiar but have heard good things about their low redemption levels.
There is more on that on the *forum.
I hope this helps. Don't want to write to much about * on this forum so I don't upset anyone.
