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Originally Posted by Paulchili
(Post 21226429)
I tried status matching my AA Plat (OW Sapphire) with TK. Had a prompt reply but this is what they said:
We have received your e-mail message dated 02.08.2013 Please be informed that only Star Alliance Gold , Skyteam Elite Plus and Oneworld Emerald members have an opportunity for Status Match. Therefore we are sorry that we are unable to meet your demand positively. |
Well it looks like the US/AA merger is going to happen.....
Any thoughts on who might match US Gold to a another *A carrier? I was hoping United might step to the plate.... |
Originally Posted by sleeplessinNL
(Post 21174981)
did anyone receive the Etihad gold match? I was told that they will get back by the end of july... nothing yet
Originally Posted by SFO777
(Post 21175549)
Nothing here as well.
Originally Posted by sleeplessinNL
(Post 21201031)
This is terrible marketing campaign. First they say they need more than a month to process the request, and then they do not even get back to customers. Useless!
13-Aug-2013 Etihad Guest Gold Card dispatched |
Originally Posted by Alphaguy
(Post 21230394)
Well it looks like the US/AA merger is going to happen.....
Any thoughts on who might match US Gold to a another *A carrier? I was hoping United might step to the plate.... |
Originally Posted by arollins
(Post 21283724)
You might want to hold on to your US GLD, the merger got a big hiccup, have you checked with Aegean or UA?
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NM, I just learned that I could google anything rather than asking a dumb question.
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Originally Posted by us3rnayme
(Post 21473412)
What is the hiccup? I haven't read anything about that...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ts-please.html |
Etihad sucked. Entered, didn't get a response until I checked like three times and told i wasn't signed up early enough.
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Originally Posted by Ted King
(Post 21473468)
Etihad sucked. Entered, didn't get a response until I checked like three times and told i wasn't signed up early enough.
I was prepared to buy EY Tix and it was getting super close to my departure so i chased the match up with them sending me a negative reply. Ended up buying Lifemiles and flew SQ Business. So far my experience with all of the middle east carriers pretty much sucked in terms of quality and correspondence. I will gladly abstain. :td: |
Has anyone had luck to Status Match to Bangkok Airways Elite Program ?
I'm based in BKK and on some routes BKK Airways is really a great alternative. |
Originally Posted by Ted King
(Post 21473468)
Etihad sucked. Entered, didn't get a response until I checked like three times and told i wasn't signed up early enough.
They are worse than an Indian airline in terms of communication time! :td: |
Tried matching my CX Gold to United....they put me in challenge...gave me 3 months Gold status (no card). However no email was received...just logged in to my UA website and saw the updated status...had to call them to get the details.
Although the match was done pretty quick...4 days after applying. So anyone who has applied and not received email...good idea would be to also check if its updated on the website....!! |
EK statusmatch gone through
Fyi: EK has upgraded me to gold (miles balance was zero) after I provided them with copies of my EB and FB gold cards plus mentioned I had a reservation with them (cheapest eco from CPH to SAH and NBO) which was issued in the meantime.
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Was this done solely on the basis or EB Gold or did you need FB as well (Whose program is FB - I couldn't find it in the glossary)?
I've upgraded Club Carlson with my EBG. I've read here that some of the car rental companies will match EBG. Are there any other airlines or companies that match EBG? |
Originally Posted by Amexpat
(Post 21523774)
Was this done solely on the basis or EB Gold or did you need FB as well (Whose program is FB - I couldn't find it in the glossary)?
I've upgraded Club Carlson with my EBG. I've read here that some of the car rental companies will match EBG. Are there any other airlines or companies that match EBG? Flying Blue is known to match EB but probably only with limited campaigns. Think there was one targeting EB members in Scandinavia earlier this year. |
Originally Posted by Amexpat
(Post 21523774)
Was this done solely on the basis or EB Gold or did you need FB as well (Whose program is FB - I couldn't find it in the glossary)?
I've upgraded Club Carlson with my EBG. I've read here that some of the car rental companies will match EBG. Are there any other airlines or companies that match EBG? EBG -> Club Carlson Gold (good thing, they even renew Gold if you stay EBG) EBG -> Sixt Platinum (also valid as long as you're EBG) EBG -> Flying Blue (only a onetime match during a campain usualy, tried to renew but after 0 flights on any SkyTeam Carrier last year they rejected another match ;)) EBG -> Miles & Smiles (one time match, only intra Alliance Match I have ever seen |
What is EK?
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Originally Posted by troyhouse
(Post 21529072)
What is EK?
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Returning to AA
Any idea if AA still offers a status match for Delta Diamonds? I am looking to return back to AA (I have lifetime Plat status with AA) after a couple of years and assuming there is a status match, I would like to time it so I have 2014 covered so I can comfortably requalify for EP during that year. Any thoughts?
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Pardon, but what is EBG, ethihad?
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EBG is Eurobonus Gold, the Star Alliance Gold level in Scandinavian Airlines' Eurobonus frequent flyer program.
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anyone get Turkish Air to match Flying Blue Gold (Skyteam).
Hi
Has anyone got Turkish air to Status match Flying Blue Gold lately ? if you did get a match what email did you use, what info did you send TK and how long did it take ? or another Star alliance that might Status Match and not a challange my Flying Blue Gold was also a status match but I never got to use it yet :( I have a Star alliance flight in early November thanks for your help |
Status match question
I'm posting on behalf of someone else who is not a ft member,
He is currently a UA 1k. The last couple of years saw him making regular trips between TLV and North America. His regular commute is TLV-BRU. Anyways, now he no longer needs to travel to North America and will almost exclusively be flying TLV-BRU on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. The question is, how should he go about having his status matched? I suggested to him to call Miles&More and inquire with them. What is the 1k equivalent in M&M? I assume HON? His travel is always on Brussels Airlines, so I assume they would be the logical choice. He would stay with UA MileagePlus but they require a minimum amount of flights on UA metal, the idea of a mileage run is not appealing to him. |
Originally Posted by rafi2k6
(Post 21627289)
I'm posting on behalf of someone else who is not a ft member,
He is currently a UA 1k. The last couple of years saw him making regular trips between TLV and North America. His regular commute is TLV-BRU. Anyways, now he no longer needs to travel to North America and will almost exclusively be flying TLV-BRU on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. The question is, how should he go about having his status matched? I suggested to him to call Miles&More and inquire with them. What is the 1k equivalent in M&M? I assume HON? His travel is always on Brussels Airlines, so I assume they would be the logical choice. He would stay with UA MileagePlus but they require a minimum amount of flights on UA metal, the idea of a mileage run is not appealing to him. If he's doing that amount of traveling, it sounds like M&M would be his best. Or he could try A3 (Aegan) - that has the lowest threshold for *G. Though it's likely he will have to start from scratch. The M&M equivalent of 1K is SEN. But he will not be matched to that. UA's GS is equivalent of LH's HON. |
Originally Posted by UAPremExecflyer
(Post 21627882)
Your friend is going to have difficulty status-matching within *A.
If he's doing that amount of traveling, it sounds like M&M would be his best. Or he could try A3 (Aegan) - that has the lowest threshold for *G. Though it's likely he will have to start from scratch. The M&M equivalent of 1K is SEN. But he will not be matched to that. UA's GS is equivalent of LH's HON. Otherwise He can re-start with A3 just to get up to the gold level quickly and then start crediting his flights to miles and more. I should add, he has Million Miler status as well, if that changes anything. |
Originally Posted by rafi2k6
(Post 21627996)
Do you think it's feasible for him to status match to BA, fly one or two round trips to BRU with them and then request a status match from BA to M&M?
Otherwise He can re-start with A3 just to get up to the gold level quickly and then start crediting his flights to miles and more. I should add, he has Million Miler status as well, if that changes anything. |
Originally Posted by rafi2k6
(Post 21627996)
Do you think it's feasible for him to status match to BA, fly one or two round trips to BRU with them and then request a status match from BA to M&M?
Otherwise He can re-start with A3 just to get up to the gold level quickly and then start crediting his flights to miles and more. I should add, he has Million Miler status as well, if that changes anything. Read here |
Your friend should start building status on the airline program he will be flying the most - in this case, M&M makes sense. Most *A airlines do not poach each other's members, hence it's unlikely for M&M to do a match - although you never know unless you ask.
While he is building status on M&M, he can use his UA 1K card for *G benefits, such as lounge access.
Originally Posted by aacharya
(Post 21628021)
If your friend gets the United Club Card - he's exempt from the 4 flights a year.
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As this is not a thread focused on United, but rather on choosing from among alternate airlines, I'll move to the MilesBuzz forum where the thread can be considered by that forum's moderators for inclusion into the master Status Match thread linked above. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, United and TravelBuzz.
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Originally Posted by UAPremExecflyer
(Post 21628049)
Quote:
Originally Posted by rafi2k6 Do you think it's feasible for him to status match to BA, fly one or two round trips to BRU with them and then request a status match from BA to M&M? Otherwise He can re-start with A3 just to get up to the gold level quickly and then start crediting his flights to miles and more. I should add, he has Million Miler status as well, if that changes anything. BA basically does not status-match. Read here The UA club Card is also not an option seeing as he's base in Israel. He has US citizenship, but absolutely no banking activity there. I'll search the main status match thread for more info, but just one quick question, do you know off the top of your head what airline, from say, oneworld or skyteam would match? He's starting to credit the flights to Miles&More but his 1K card is expiring in the next little while, and he won't be at even the silver level when that happens. |
Shouldn`t the first post be updated to more current information? BMI doesn`t even exist anymore......
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Originally Posted by rafi2k6
(Post 21628372)
I see.
The UA club Card is also not an option seeing as he's base in Israel. He has US citizenship, but absolutely no banking activity there. I'll search the main status match thread for more info, but just one quick question, do you know off the top of your head what airline, from say, oneworld or skyteam would match? He's starting to credit the flights to Miles&More but his 1K card is expiring in the next little while, and he won't be at even the silver level when that happens. |
Delta Gold got matched by Turkish Airlines
Originally Posted by SusanDK
(Post 21078798)
I'm a US Platinum and would like to status match to another Star Alliance airline since US is leaving Star for OW soon.
I also am Delta Platinum and VS Gold, so could use those to status match to another Star carrier since most do not status match within the alliance. Most of my [limited] travel is on SK, with occasional trips on LH and UA, but have not travelled enough in recent years to earn any elite status on those since I had US Plat. Which Star carrier would be my best bet to try for a status match (without a challenge), and from which of my existing elite statuses should I attempt to do the match (US Plat, DL Plat, VS Gold)? I saw a previous post about LH M&M via their U.S. office - wondering if this is the best option? I have both a U.S. and Danish address.
Originally Posted by flashware
(Post 21080545)
Turkish Airlines comes to mind.... should be some info upthread on the match process.
I want to thank all of you here at FT for insights on this. I learnt so much from here. THANK YOU! alextktan |
Originally Posted by alextktan
(Post 21661026)
Just to provide some update on the Turkish Airlines match. Submitted online form on the airline's website with requested information (picture of Delta Gold Elite card & year-to-date statement).......
alextktan I got a reply asking for the same info on my KLM-AirFrance Gold and do not have many miles on that account , will Turkish Air care ? thanks for the info |
Originally Posted by LAXlocal
(Post 21668747)
How many miles were on your Delta statement for this year ?
I got a reply asking for the same info on my KLM-AirFrance Gold and do not have many miles on that account , will Turkish Air care ? thanks for the info alextktan |
I tried matching AA Plat with TK - got turned down. They will only match with AA Exec Plat and above :td:
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Suggestions on matches?
I have AF/KL gold expiring in March 2014, and TK Elite through march 15, and will shortly be earning United Silver through march 15. Are there any matches I can take advantage of, particularly from Flying blue, before it expires? I'm not likely to do anything that charges a fee to match, but I'd consider challenges. I do most of my flying on UA, but I can't match to them, since I've used up my once every 5 year match recently. (Though, I could ask for an exception). AA, DL, WN (already have companion pass, but not a list), US, and AS see occasional use. B6 or AX could. Despite international airline status, domestic benefits are most often used. Thanks. |
Request for Status Matching Tips
Sooo... I'm a status matching newb. How's this work?
Sorry if there's a master thread for this! Searched and couldn't find. Thanks! |
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