Does BMI still status match?
May 11, 2007, 3:36 pm
#32
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: UK
Programs: Lots of shiny metallic ones.
Posts: 1,049
Jun 12, 2007, 2:55 am
#33
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 3,772
Getting other airlines to match BD?
Does anybody have any experience of getting other airlines to match BD status? I'm thinking specifically CO or DL. I guess the answer is no as they don't really compete but perhaps with BD set to become more of a player over the Atlantic they might consider it, particularly as most of my mileage activity in DC is from transatlantic or domestic US flights? I do have some skyteam travel booked and would consider using CO/DL/NW more regularly once they start up from LHR.
Jun 12, 2007, 3:31 am
#34
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 63
I was comped to BD*S from CO Silver.
I'd done alot of BD flying before I joined Diamond Club, (along with some European Skyteam) and since becoming BD*S I have travelled exclusively BD for work.
Win-win as far as I'm concerned
I'd done alot of BD flying before I joined Diamond Club, (along with some European Skyteam) and since becoming BD*S I have travelled exclusively BD for work.
Win-win as far as I'm concerned
Jun 12, 2007, 4:28 pm
#35
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Point Place, Wisconsin
Programs: LH HON, BA Gold, EK Gold
Posts: 14,505
I got my BD*G card with a status match for my BA Gold account. I guess it worked out well for BMI and myself as I put 140k status miles on my BMI account within 9 months. About half of these flights could/would have gone to BA otherwise, as I had already put in enough travel to LH for SEN requalification and already had ca. 3500 TPs on BA. (thus no incentive to continue with BA or LH)
Jun 15, 2007, 11:58 am
#38
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SFO
Programs: delta gold, hilton gold
Posts: 142
successful status match: NW silver to BMI silver
Last month, my partner and I sent a letter and a copy of our flight activity over the last year. they changed our status on their site within about a week, and we received the cards and packet in the mail about a week after that.
crediting our UA biz sfo-akl trip to bmi will put us just shy of gold.^
crediting our UA biz sfo-akl trip to bmi will put us just shy of gold.^
Jun 17, 2007, 12:22 am
#39
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: SIN, dreaming of SFO and YVR
Programs: BD *S, SQ nada
Posts: 765
I tried faxing my SM request to the DC number provided, but it seems that my fax didn't go through. I also followed it up with an email.
Any chance that they'll look clear their email? I'm hoping to get matched before my flights next week. (Or should I pm Joanna?)
Any chance that they'll look clear their email? I'm hoping to get matched before my flights next week. (Or should I pm Joanna?)
Jun 18, 2007, 7:21 pm
#41
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: SIN, dreaming of SFO and YVR
Programs: BD *S, SQ nada
Posts: 765
Jul 26, 2007, 6:12 am
#44
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 3,772
OK - I've just tried it the other way and requested CO to match my BD status. Don't know what my chances are but with CO coming to LHR and competing directly with BD they might consider it. I also made it clear (and it shows from my mileage activity) that many of my fligthts are on UA.