LATAM Status Match
May 3, 2023, 4:48 pm
#61
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,644
I've been flying LA for over 20 years (Lan Chile / LAN / LATAM) and it is the best program I've never joined. So grateful for my inaction.
May 3, 2023, 5:02 pm
#62
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 288
No, looking just to get seat selection and baggage allowance. Some award tickets booked with Alaska allowed seat selection and baggage and some not.
even a mixed cabin business/economy award is asking for fees to select a seat on economy segment.
even a mixed cabin business/economy award is asking for fees to select a seat on economy segment.
May 3, 2023, 5:13 pm
#63
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,644
Call, and you should be ok. The website is wonky, and reports are that no one has been charged baggage fees on awards. Some business award tickets also want to charge for baggage, until you get to the airport.
Oct 3, 2023, 6:37 am
#64
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NUE
Programs: *G (TK elite+), OW sapphire (QR), ST elite plus (AF). LA black
Posts: 3,686
status match is back via https://latam.statusmatch.com
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
Oct 4, 2023, 7:51 am
#65
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,541
status match is back via https://latam.statusmatch.com
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
Oct 4, 2023, 8:58 am
#66
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NUE
Programs: *G (TK elite+), OW sapphire (QR), ST elite plus (AF). LA black
Posts: 3,686
yes - depending on your country:
80$ Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and USA
98$ Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland
199$ all other countries
I think 80$ or 98$ is a fair price - in case you can make use of it.
80$ Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and USA
98$ Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland
199$ all other countries
I think 80$ or 98$ is a fair price - in case you can make use of it.
Oct 5, 2023, 9:58 am
#67
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NY
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 122
status match is back via https://latam.statusmatch.com
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
I was matched from AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum to LATAM black. - status is valid until March 2025
Oct 5, 2023, 10:05 am
#68
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NUE
Programs: *G (TK elite+), OW sapphire (QR), ST elite plus (AF). LA black
Posts: 3,686
Oct 8, 2023, 3:24 pm
#69
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,722
So putting aside the upgrades (Which may or may not materialize) is this worth $80 to match to Black status?
If I read the perks correctly, when flying DL and LATAM I would get preferred checkin, preferred boarding, lounge access for Skyteam (international?) flights, free checked bag, anything else? Preferred seats?
Ditto
If I read the perks correctly, when flying DL and LATAM I would get preferred checkin, preferred boarding, lounge access for Skyteam (international?) flights, free checked bag, anything else? Preferred seats?
Ditto
Oct 9, 2023, 7:35 am
#70
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NUE
Programs: *G (TK elite+), OW sapphire (QR), ST elite plus (AF). LA black
Posts: 3,686
Oct 9, 2023, 7:58 am
#71
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,722
Uploaded screenshot, matched in a few hours. Impressive!
Addendum: ditto for Mrs. B, worked like a charm.
Hopefully we will get our $80x2 worth...
Addendum: ditto for Mrs. B, worked like a charm.
Hopefully we will get our $80x2 worth...
Last edited by Boraxo; Oct 23, 2023 at 2:58 pm
Oct 9, 2023, 9:36 pm
#72
Suspended
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 388
No, free upgrade (via coupon) is not guaranteed. I don't think you can buy a economy class ticket and apply your coupon right away to make it a confirmed business class reservation at the time of booking. Latam's upgrade coupons are very different from United's Global GPU. With United's GPU you can apply after booking economy class tickets and confirm upgrade immediately. I recall 2 years ago I was status matched to Latam black, the rule was something like you wait until X hours before departure to use your upgrade coupon, then wait to be cleared on departure day or within minutes of departure time. If all business class seats are sold or if there are higher level elite members waiting to upgrade(black is not the highest Latam status), you won't get upgraded. At the time, I decided their free upgrade that comes with the wait and uncertainty is not worth the risk for me to sit in coach class on a longhaul flight, in case upgrades are not cleared at the last minute. I'd rather buy business class ticket upfront. Latam business class price is usually a lot cheaper than its competitors on the same route, so the business class are usually sold out or almost sold out. If you do your research trying to figure out which flight has better chances of free upgrades (i.e. emptier business class during low season), you should know those flights are also cheaper to buy business class.
Last edited by AfterHour; Dec 27, 2023 at 5:02 pm
Oct 20, 2023, 10:43 am
#73
Join Date: May 2021
Location: SFO
Programs: Hyatt Glob, *G, Bonvoy Platinum, Honors Diamond, SkyTeam ElitePlus, GHA Titanium
Posts: 56
I really want to do this status match for my future JAL flying. If I book a JAL ticket through JAL and attach my LATAM Pass number, will I receive the JAL elite benefits promised on the LATAM site? If so, which lounge will I receive access to as a LATAM Pass Black? Is it JAL's normal J lounges or does the higher tier status allow access into their F lounge?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Dec 10, 2023, 4:11 am
#74
Join Date: Nov 2002
Programs: UA Plat; AS MVP Gold; BA Silver; LATAM Black; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Plat; GHA Plat
Posts: 289
Just matched from United Platinum to LATAM Black. Received confirmation that the match had been approved after 3 hours. My status was updated on the LATAM Web page after 36 hours. Impressive speed. Will be able to use the status on my flight this week...
