hungarianhc

I'm a UA 1K right now and have been for about five years. I use alaska as my #2 carrier. I believe that there's a decent chance that I won't re-qualify for 1K this year. In that case, could I match over to AS at the end of the year with my CURRENT 1K status to get the 75K status for NEXT year? Or if I match in December, will they cut me off in January? THanks!

United757

AS won't match to 75K - only to MVPG. If you match after OCT it will be good thru 12/12. If you match anytime before then it will be good thru 12/11.

hungarianhc

Got it - and they'll match on what my current status is... not on how many i've flown for next year?

jackal

Correct, they want your current status, although it doesn't matter whether you're 1P or 1K, since both will match to MVPG.

dmw650

The status matching is easy and only takes a few days. I like your idea of waiting until the end of the year. I can post (or PM) the email address if you need it.

mikelat

When I matched from AA EXP to AS MVP Gold I only had to provide a copy of my current AA EXP membership card with its expiration date. Unlike CO, they didn't require a printout of my year-to-date mileage totals on AA.

Guy Betsy

While I have not had a status match from MVP before, I had a courtesy renewal to requalify for Gold in 2004 for the 2005 year. I was due to do a mileage (actually a sector run) towards the end of the year.. but due to one flight cancellation at SFO, it created a ripple effect that I would have missed all my other flights the following 3 days and it was just before Christmas. I called MVP desk and explained to them what happened and told them I would miss requalification due to this one AS cancellation. They decided that they would renew my MVP Gold based on my past years`travel.

But since 2006, my travel pattern changed I didn't fly AS much and I went down to basic. Boy was that heart wrenching!

However I see my travels picking up again in the next year - although mainly with KL and AF flights, I thought I might ask for a status match from my AA Plat or BMI Gold so that I may get elite bonuses again.

So do you think AS will status match me or has that courtesy requalification in 06 scr*wed my chance? Would AS MVP mind if I don't fly on AS metal?

Thx

MagicCarpetRider

It sounds like you have never had a Status Match with AS before, so you should be good to go. Just call Customer Care (later in the week, please). It's a pretty simple process.

CDKing

Theres a big push on AS to get other airlines elites to switch to AS. Theres even a business card employess can hand out to refer other airlines elites to AS