Originally Posted by
caseaustin
I just sent in my last CO Gold OnePass statement on Monday (2 July) to get matched to UA Prem. Ex. We'll see how long it takes to get a response; hopefully not too long as I have UA flights on 13 July! The India call center told me it would be a 90 day trial where I had to accrue 12,500 miles, but a friend who is a UA 1P called in and spoke to a US call center where they told him the normal status match is still in effect. Please PM me if you need any info.
For an update I just received the following email today:
Hello Mr. caseaustin,
Congratulations! You have been awarded Premier Executive status in the Mileage Plus program! This will make your travel with us comfortable, simple and more rewarding than ever.
Your status will be effective for 90 days. To keep the status through February 2008, just earn 12,500 base flight miles or 15 base flight segments on United, Ted or United Express within the 90-day timeframe. Once you meet that threshold, a Premier Executive kit will be generated and mailed. Until you have a card, be sure to add your Mileage Plus number to your reservation in order to fully benefit from your elite status.
To maintain the status throughout all of 2008, you must earn 50,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) or 60 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS) by December 31, 2007. EQM and EQS are earned on United, United Express, Ted and the Star Alliance members listed below:
Adria Airways | Air Canada | Air New Zealand | All Nippon Airways | Asiana | Austrian Airlines Group | Blue1 | bmi | Croatia Airlines | LOT Airlines | Lufthansa | SAS | Singapore Airlines | South African Airways | Spanair | Swiss International Air Lines | TAP Portugal | THAI | US Airways
For details about the Mileage Plus elite program, visit
www.united.com/elite. I hope you will travel with us often and experience the exceptional service and style reserved for our elite members around the world.
Thank you for choosing United, and enjoy your Premier Executive membership!
Regards,
Mileage Plus Elite Status Match
So I guess the normal status match no longer exists. Now the tough decision is do I try to at least make UA Premier status for post February 2008 or do I work on re-qualifying for CO Gold? Not a good start with me flying UA.