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Frequent flyer 101
You would think. But I literally sat next to him as he showed me the email. It congratulated him and said he was now a prem exec for 90 days and to keep this he must fly x miles on UA metal. He even logged into his account and it shows Prem Exec status.
I know that *A airlines will automatically print "*G" on your boarding pass if you have the status, but every time I have been into a lounge, I always get asked for my *G card.
It really is not a match. If your friend does not fulfill the mileage requirement he will be base again. So you may call it a challenge in disguise as a match. UA does not have any matches, you will be hard pressed to find any carrier flat out matching.