General status match questions [AA status matched by other airlines]
Nov 19, 2015, 12:14 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHL
Programs: AA
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General status match questions [AA status matched by other airlines]
- If you status match from AA to another program, do you give up your AA status in the process? Or jeopardize future qualification for AA status?
- Do other programs typically have restrictions about when your AA status expiration date is? Namely, can you status match close to your AA status expiration date?
- If you have non-AA status with some reciprocal AA/OW benefits (and no AA status), is it possible to use that non-AA status to get preferred treatment on an AA flight (i.e., priority boarding, etc) but get AA mileage credit (EQM, RDM, or LT miles)? Or does treatment and mileage credit always stick together?
Thanks for the input.
- Do other programs typically have restrictions about when your AA status expiration date is? Namely, can you status match close to your AA status expiration date?
- If you have non-AA status with some reciprocal AA/OW benefits (and no AA status), is it possible to use that non-AA status to get preferred treatment on an AA flight (i.e., priority boarding, etc) but get AA mileage credit (EQM, RDM, or LT miles)? Or does treatment and mileage credit always stick together?
Thanks for the input.
Nov 19, 2015, 1:06 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,608
1) No, your AA status does not change. The other program has no control on your AA program.
2) No, other program has no restrictions on AA program. Some program do grant their match end date based on the current one, such as Alitalia.
3)???? I'm kinda confused with this, but if you have some sort of perk, even though no status, it can follow through, and you can also credit to AA.
2) No, other program has no restrictions on AA program. Some program do grant their match end date based on the current one, such as Alitalia.
3)???? I'm kinda confused with this, but if you have some sort of perk, even though no status, it can follow through, and you can also credit to AA.
Nov 19, 2015, 2:05 pm
#3
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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Clarification regarding #3 by way of a (fictitious) example:
- You have status on Alaska but not on AA.
- Alaska MVP gives you priority boarding, etc. when flying on AA.
- You have a flight on AA.
--> Is it possible to get priority boarding, etc (by way of your Alaska MVP status) but credit miles from the flight to AA?
- You have status on Alaska but not on AA.
- Alaska MVP gives you priority boarding, etc. when flying on AA.
- You have a flight on AA.
--> Is it possible to get priority boarding, etc (by way of your Alaska MVP status) but credit miles from the flight to AA?
Nov 19, 2015, 2:31 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
The benefits you get on a flight are tied to the FF account that you use for the flight. So, if you want miles to go to AA then you use your AA account and get AA benefits. if you want miles to go to AS then you use AS account and get AS benefits.
Nov 19, 2015, 3:14 pm
#5
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In the future (with all ffp's) I expect this change of ffp not to be allowed once a benefit of the ffp status used in the reservation has been gained, unless than benefit is reversed.
The grass in not always greener on the other side
Nov 20, 2015, 2:31 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
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Clarification regarding #3 by way of a (fictitious) example:
- You have status on Alaska but not on AA.
- Alaska MVP gives you priority boarding, etc. when flying on AA.
- You have a flight on AA.
--> Is it possible to get priority boarding, etc (by way of your Alaska MVP status) but credit miles from the flight to AA?
- You have status on Alaska but not on AA.
- Alaska MVP gives you priority boarding, etc. when flying on AA.
- You have a flight on AA.
--> Is it possible to get priority boarding, etc (by way of your Alaska MVP status) but credit miles from the flight to AA?
Ditto for lounge access, if you have oneworld Sapphire/Emerald status with another carrier but want to credit an AA flight to AA.