Elite Status Match by American Airlines (consolidated)
Feb 13, 2011, 9:12 am
#287
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Boston, MA (BOS)
Programs: AA PLT Pro 2MM, DL Gold, UA Silver, Marriott Ambassador + LT Plat, COFC Venture X, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 5,587
). You are correct, CK is an individual and not a family or household program.
Feb 14, 2011, 4:06 pm
#288
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London (Transplant from EWR)
Programs: United 1k, SPG Plat & Ambassador, ClubCarlson Concierge
Posts: 691
Just emailed AAdvantage via the contact section of the site to inquire about my status match. 30 minutes later i got a response w/ my new Plat Status :-D (Matched from CO Gold)
Feb 14, 2011, 7:07 pm
#289
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVPG 75K
Posts: 2,574
Other than in that situation, status matches are almost unheard of on AA. Would you mind telling us what you specifically asked for in your message, if anything other than that you are a CO Gold?
Feb 14, 2011, 7:57 pm
#290
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: ATL/LAX
Programs: Delta Diamond 2MM, AA EXP
Posts: 703
Hi, Im a DL Diamond and do about 325,000 BIS a year. I am ATL based but AA has a sunday flight that works for my LAX run every week.
Q1. What's the collective wisdom on what level AA will status match if any.
Q2. What are chances of upgrades from ATL to DFW and DFW to LAX for a PLat or EXP.
I am looking to spread the love this year and AA looks like a good fit as I do 5X South America and 5X SYD as well.
Thanks.
Q1. What's the collective wisdom on what level AA will status match if any.
Q2. What are chances of upgrades from ATL to DFW and DFW to LAX for a PLat or EXP.
I am looking to spread the love this year and AA looks like a good fit as I do 5X South America and 5X SYD as well.
Thanks.
Feb 15, 2011, 7:53 pm
#291
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
Hi, Im a DL Diamond and do about 325,000 BIS a year. I am ATL based but AA has a sunday flight that works for my LAX run every week.
Q1. What's the collective wisdom on what level AA will status match if any.
Q2. What are chances of upgrades from ATL to DFW and DFW to LAX for a PLat or EXP.
I am looking to spread the love this year and AA looks like a good fit as I do 5X South America and 5X SYD as well.
Thanks.
Q1. What's the collective wisdom on what level AA will status match if any.
Q2. What are chances of upgrades from ATL to DFW and DFW to LAX for a PLat or EXP.
I am looking to spread the love this year and AA looks like a good fit as I do 5X South America and 5X SYD as well.
Thanks.
Good luck though. With that many miles you could easily keep top status on multiple airlines and pick the ones that work best for you. I'm only around 100-120k/year so not enough for dual-status.
Feb 15, 2011, 7:56 pm
#292
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
Oh, and remember that for flights to SYD, AA status doesn't get you much since you'd be on Qantas. You can't use your miles or SWUs (assuming EXP) to get you upgraded on those flights. You can redeem miles on those flights, but if you've got work paying for the flights then that doesn't help much. Although, if you've got work paying for those flights in Biz or above then its a nice way to accrue more miles.
For South America, you'd probably be pretty happy with AA. I don't know how Delta's fleet ranks in terms of seat arrangements. American has angle-flat seats in J on the 763 and 777 that typically fly to South America. I don't know if Delta has true lie-flat seats in J for those same flights.
All that said, I really like American and the EXP benefits. I've no temptations to switch to another FF program currently.
For South America, you'd probably be pretty happy with AA. I don't know how Delta's fleet ranks in terms of seat arrangements. American has angle-flat seats in J on the 763 and 777 that typically fly to South America. I don't know if Delta has true lie-flat seats in J for those same flights.
All that said, I really like American and the EXP benefits. I've no temptations to switch to another FF program currently.
Feb 15, 2011, 8:44 pm
#293
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA EXP & AAirpass, Hyatt Courtesy Card, SPG Platinum
Posts: 991
Historically, AA will allow you to Challenge to PLAT status. Apparently, though I've not seen any posts indicating it, some have recently had some success with a challenge to EXP status. I would count on being able to challenge to PLAT to get you going quickly and then working your way to EXP with BIS miles. Though you may get a chance to challenge to EXP, I would consider it very rare.
Feb 15, 2011, 9:37 pm
#294
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
Feb 19, 2011, 6:17 pm
#295
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: UA 1K, AA PLT, DL PM, SPG Plat
Posts: 13
It seems that AA is giving out status matches to EXP - I'm an AA PLT and a DL PM who recently moved from NYC to the DC area and have achieved 1K, however, I wanted to try to come back to AA and they said that it was possible for me to match to EXP (no challenge at all) but that I would not receive eVIP's for this year; I'm waiting to hear back from them if there is a challenge or anything at all I can do that would allow me the use of eVIP's.....I only want to come back because I miss oneworld (BA,CX, and LAN particularly) and those eVIP's are necessary to get out of those awful slanted NGBC seats!
Feb 19, 2011, 10:44 pm
#297
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
It seems that AA is giving out status matches to EXP - I'm an AA PLT and a DL PM who recently moved from NYC to the DC area and have achieved 1K, however, I wanted to try to come back to AA and they said that it was possible for me to match to EXP (no challenge at all) but that I would not receive eVIP's for this year; I'm waiting to hear back from them if there is a challenge or anything at all I can do that would allow me the use of eVIP's.....I only want to come back because I miss oneworld (BA,CX, and LAN particularly) and those eVIP's are necessary to get out of those awful slanted NGBC seats!
Feb 20, 2011, 3:33 am
#298
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVPG 75K
Posts: 2,574
This makes sense to me. I'm surprised that they'd even do a match to EXP without a challenge. But, the eVIPs being held back for those that earn the EXP status makes sense. When I matched to CO I didn't receive any upgrade certifcates/SWUs/whatever. Just the status. In the end, AA works better for me so it was a good business decision by CO to hold those benefits back for those that earned the status.
Feb 23, 2011, 9:22 am
#299
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVPG 75K
Posts: 2,574
Confirmed that AA is now Status Matching
So I just spoke with someone at AAdvantage CS with the goal of starting a plat challenge. I asked if she would confer temporary gold status as I am a CO Plat, and she said that was an old promotion but she would look into it. She came back and said that she would be able to offer me a status match without a fee, though whether it would be to AA Plat or EXP wasn't clear. Here is the email she sent me:
Thanks for speaking with me today about the special opportunity we are offering for you to obtain American Airlines AAdvantageŽ elite status without meeting the standard qualification requirements. In order to proceed, please provide us with documentation reflecting the elite status level you have in the frequent flier program we discussed.
This documentation must reflect your name and elite status level for the 2011 Membership Year and could be in the form of a dated elite membership card or a copy or screen shot of your most recent account summary. In addition, please provide your AAdvantage number and your preferred phone number in case follow-up is necessary.
If you wish to email this documentation back to us, please be sure to "Reply" to this message - and for prompt service, do not change the subject line. Simply include a copy of your documentation in any of the following formats, not to exceed 1 mb:
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If you prefer not to send us email, you may FAX copies of your documentation to (817) 963-7882. Be sure to include your AAdvantage number and your preferred phone number.
Please note it is not necessary to send us both an email and a FAX - one or the other will be sufficient. In either case, you can expect to hear from us within approximately one week of receipt of your credentials.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard your next American Airlines flight - as a valued elite member with all of the benefits and privileges that status affords. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
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AAdvantage Customer Service
This documentation must reflect your name and elite status level for the 2011 Membership Year and could be in the form of a dated elite membership card or a copy or screen shot of your most recent account summary. In addition, please provide your AAdvantage number and your preferred phone number in case follow-up is necessary.
If you wish to email this documentation back to us, please be sure to "Reply" to this message - and for prompt service, do not change the subject line. Simply include a copy of your documentation in any of the following formats, not to exceed 1 mb:
.tif
.jpg
.bmp
If you prefer not to send us email, you may FAX copies of your documentation to (817) 963-7882. Be sure to include your AAdvantage number and your preferred phone number.
Please note it is not necessary to send us both an email and a FAX - one or the other will be sufficient. In either case, you can expect to hear from us within approximately one week of receipt of your credentials.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard your next American Airlines flight - as a valued elite member with all of the benefits and privileges that status affords. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
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AAdvantage Customer Service