Oct 4, 2014, 8:17 pm
Last edit by: rustykettel
Apply from October 1 2017 for status match thru end of 2018.
JANUARY 2017 AS MATCH UPDATE
AS matches to MVPG75K, MVPG and MVP tiers
Alaskaair.com explanation and terms
Auto-response from [email protected]:
Match to MVP status from:
Ineligible Airline Reply
Ineligible MP Address Reply
JANUARY 2017 AS MATCH UPDATE
AS matches to MVPG75K, MVPG and MVP tiers
Alaskaair.com explanation and terms
Auto-response from [email protected]:
Thank you for your interest in our award winning Mileage Plan. If your request did not include a copy of both sides of your current elite card OR a screenshot of your digital elite membership card and a screen shot of your online account showing your name, current status and YTD miles flown please re-submit. Allow 2-4 weeks for processing once we have received your documents. When your Tier Match is complete, you'll receive a welcome email and can check your status at alaskaair.com/myaccount. Please note that Tier Matches can only be extended once during the life of your account and the status is valid through 12/31/2017. We look forward to welcoming you into our program and flying with you for many years to come! Also note, we only offer a Tier Match for: AeroMexico, Air Canada, American, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, Jet Blue, Southwest, United, and Virgin America
Attachments:
- Physical Elite Card (both sides) OR Screenshot of Digital Card
- Screenshot of online account with Name / Status / YTD miles flown
ID no longer required. Actual flying of a certain threshold is OFFICIALLY required for determining level of match. Only one match per lifetime of account.- Physical Elite Card (both sides) OR Screenshot of Digital Card
- Screenshot of online account with Name / Status / YTD miles flown
Match to MVP status from:
Aeromexico Gold
Air Canada Altitude 25K (Prestige) and 35K
American Airlines AAdvantage Gold
Delta Silver Medallion
Frontier Elite
Hawaiian Pualani Gold
JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic
Southwest A List
United Premier Silver and Premier Associate
Match to MVP Gold status from:Air Canada Altitude 25K (Prestige) and 35K
American Airlines AAdvantage Gold
Delta Silver Medallion
Frontier Elite
Hawaiian Pualani Gold
JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic
Southwest A List
United Premier Silver and Premier Associate
Aeromexico Platinum
Air Canada Altitude 50K
American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum
Delta Gold Medallion
Hawaiian Pualani Platinum
Southwest A-List Preferred
United Premier Gold
Match to Gold 75K status from:Air Canada Altitude 50K
American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum
Delta Gold Medallion
Hawaiian Pualani Platinum
Southwest A-List Preferred
United Premier Gold
Aeromexico Titanio
Air Canada Altitude 75K and 100K
American Airlines Platinum Pro, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and ConciergeKey
Delta Platinum Medallion and Diamond Medallion
Southwest Companion Pass and A List Preferred (must hold both)
United Platinum, 1K, and Global Services
Air Canada Altitude 75K and 100K
American Airlines Platinum Pro, AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and ConciergeKey
Delta Platinum Medallion and Diamond Medallion
Southwest Companion Pass and A List Preferred (must hold both)
United Platinum, 1K, and Global Services
Ineligible Airline Reply
"Thank you for your interest in our Tier Match program. While we do appreciate
your anticipated business unfortunately, we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who have elite status with [INSERT INELIGIBLE AIRLINE]."
your anticipated business unfortunately, we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who have elite status with [INSERT INELIGIBLE AIRLINE]."
"Thank you for your interest in our Tier Match program. While we do appreciate
your anticipated business, unfortunately we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who live outside of the Alaska Airlines route structure and therefore
we must decline your request for a Tier Match."
your anticipated business, unfortunately we do not offer Tier Matches to
members who live outside of the Alaska Airlines route structure and therefore
we must decline your request for a Tier Match."
AS Status Match - 2018 and Earlier
Oct 29, 2014, 8:54 am
#256
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Dude, calm down.
If you think about it rationally, there is no logical argument for why anyone getting matched to 75K will materially affect your experience. To quote a mutual friend of ours, the 75K matches fall into the following three camps:
Groups 1 and 3 won't fly enough to affect you. Group 2 will become 75K quickly enough anyway, so they just get a small head-start that really doesn't affect you.
Why are you so possessive about your 75K status?
If you think about it rationally, there is no logical argument for why anyone getting matched to 75K will materially affect your experience. To quote a mutual friend of ours, the 75K matches fall into the following three camps:
Groups 1 and 3 won't fly enough to affect you. Group 2 will become 75K quickly enough anyway, so they just get a small head-start that really doesn't affect you.
Why are you so possessive about your 75K status?
Oct 29, 2014, 10:48 am
#257
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
I'm not even 75K. I would be if it weren't for the dump 90K w/ partners requirement. I'm not opposed to giving it away to 1K, Diamond or Exec Plat but not mid tier elites who fly the same as me are getting better treatment. Maybe I'm just becoming an over entitled elite. I don't really care about Upgrades that much anymore since the new seats are too damn cramped.
Oct 29, 2014, 6:40 pm
#258
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta Platinum, former AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Uber Diamond, National Executive
Posts: 249
Just matched EXP to 75K, came through in three days. Flew Alaska F on an AA award last year and was really impressed.
Flying out of DCA, but think I can make it work by doing DFW/ORD on AA with the partner benefits (MCE + Priority AAccess is fine for me) and LAX/SFO (via SEA) with a good shot at upgrades.
Oct 30, 2014, 12:08 pm
#259
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Denver, CO USA
Programs: UA GS 3Million, Marriott/SPG LIFETIME Platinum - current Titanium, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 633
Am incredibly disappointed with this - I matched as a 1K, 2MM from UAL in June. Since then, I have flown enough cramped middle seats on AS and DL to make it to MVP Gold this year - and now I find out they would have matched my status to Gold 75K if I had waited until the end of the year?
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
Oct 30, 2014, 12:23 pm
#260
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta Platinum, former AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Uber Diamond, National Executive
Posts: 249
Am incredibly disappointed with this - I matched as a 1K, 2MM from UAL in June. Since then, I have flown enough cramped middle seats on AS and DL to make it to MVP Gold this year - and now I find out they would have matched my status to Gold 75K if I had waited until the end of the year?
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
AA does the same upgrade priority, based on booking.
Oct 30, 2014, 12:49 pm
#261
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Denver, CO USA
Programs: UA GS 3Million, Marriott/SPG LIFETIME Platinum - current Titanium, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 633
Oct 30, 2014, 2:24 pm
#262
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Am incredibly disappointed with this - I matched as a 1K, 2MM from UAL in June. Since then, I have flown enough cramped middle seats on AS and DL to make it to MVP Gold this year - and now I find out they would have matched my status to Gold 75K if I had waited until the end of the year?
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
Anybody know if there is any recourse on this? That said, my experiences with the upgrade program (including what I find to be the idiotic "based on when you book your ticket" priority) and the changes with the DL hand-to-hand combat make it really difficult for me to enjoy flying on AS/DL.
AS doesn't care about fare bucket for upgrades. So you will need to stick with UA or DL if you wish fare to take part of upgrade waitlist status. AA is also time of request. For Exec plat that would be booking date or if lower status the date you request the sticker upgrades. Although when booking AS flights AS has Gold instant upgrade fares that will upgrade you to F should U space open up at any time after ticketing
Last edited by CDKing; Oct 30, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Oct 30, 2014, 2:25 pm
#263
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta Platinum, former AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Uber Diamond, National Executive
Posts: 249
Fare basis does not come into play, unless you book full Y, which pretty much nobody does. Even then, it's only within your status group
Gold and Platinum must use 500-mile stickers, but if they request that, the priority is based upon when it was requested (usually when the ticket was booked). With the merger, it's changing to a system where all elites get comp upgrades under 500 miles.
Nov 6, 2014, 10:49 am
#264
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP75K, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Plat, UA Silver, Amex Plat
Posts: 23
Anyone had luck matching from DL Plat to MVP Gold 75k? Want to make sure it's possible before submitting the materials and ending up with just MVP Gold.
Nov 6, 2014, 3:29 pm
#265
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 213
Datapoint: I'm a DL PM, sent in the email two weeks ago and received a match to 75k. This year has been an off year with work travel and I wasn't even going to qualify for Silver with DL for next year. I guess they don't look at your mileage balance at all.
Nov 6, 2014, 11:02 pm
#266
Join Date: May 2013
Location: west coast best coast
Programs: TINDER GOLD, STARBUCKS GOLD, COSTCO EXECUTIVE!!
Posts: 3,989
Nov 7, 2014, 10:17 am
#268
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: U.K.
Programs: QR P; HH D; IHG SpAmb
Posts: 774
Nov 7, 2014, 2:04 pm
#269
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: UA Plat, Copa Pres. Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG LT Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 769
Nov 7, 2014, 4:12 pm
#270
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: YVR (BLI/SEA)
Programs: AS MVPG, Delta Plat, HHonors Gold, NEXUS, Marriott Silver
Posts: 195
\I've tried to search the thread and can't seem to find an answer... do all status matches go Gold? or might they just go to MVP? I've got ac 35k right now.