AI FFP -- Anyone has done Status match successfully
 

Has anyone done or tried doing Status match with AI's ffp..
I wanted this if possible from EK Gold or M&M FTL.

Thanks

Never tried - but AI has no clearly publicly published requirements for FFP status - more like a case of who you know and how well you know them... so I doubt AI would be far thinking enough to do a status match...

I realise this.. the problem is also that we (or atleast I) am not aware of requirements to move from base status to elite etc.. I guess this will be one of the prerequisites of joining *A specially since they will have to map their statuses to *S and *Gold..

I agree with avm2806.

I flew about 20K miles in paid J on AI (year 2009/2010).
I emailed about how can I acquire status. They said, they wont give me status unless I am living in India. Then, I changed my profile to have an Indian address. And then, asked how to get status. They chose to simply ignore me.

I guess I am not getting any status with AI. However, I dont mind flying AI if its the best / cheapest option for somewhat short international flights (e.g. MAA-SIN).

Also, yes, the requirements for status levels are not published. I asked for that as well. They never replied.:rolleyes:

Any links/ details of how to status match by AI? Can someone please PM me the answer?

We dont even know if they will status match.

I wish someone knew.. as evident from this thread many open questions on how the ffp works etc etc..:(

That is clearly hogwash. I used to fly LHR-ORD a lot with a with a client who was senior official of Ispat. He was living in London and was a member of Maharajah club and used to get me upgraded to F almost 100% as my company policy allowed only J travel (even though AI F those days used to be around GBP 1200, less than half of BA J fare).

He or someone at HQ for ISPAT obviously knew someone well at AI to get that status... honestly that is the only way... a friend of mind did a short stint at sales with AI and that's how I managed to get Silver Edge Club and it keeps getting renewed in spite of the fact that I hardly fly AI at all...

But i believe all this will be needed to change once they join *A and hence am sure they are planning something or atleast I hope they are :)

I am sure that is the case- his secretary used to take my PNRs and get me upgraded without any hassle. So all this talk that status is only for Indian residents in rubbish. If you know someone in AI, you can get it.

Unfortunately, I dont know anyone at AI.

So, I guess I should not waste too much money on AI in the hope of getting some invisible status.

things will change upon joining *A and they will be audited for handing out status, since its reciprocal arrangement... I think the merger of AI and IC status which happened a while ago (even though FR was one program, IC handed out Silver Edge and Golden Edge, and AI had Leading Edge and Maharajah club)...

So don't give up on AI yet...

a few years ago i received a card with maharaja status, which i believe is their top status....my card was due to expire last month & i received a regular card this time....my travel pattern on ai has not changed over the last few years....infact, i think i flew more on ai last year than i did the year i got maharaja status....so i have no clue how they give out elite status or what the criteria is....