Airline Status Match Master Thread
Jul 25, 2013, 1:34 pm
#421
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Jul 27, 2013, 12:03 pm
#423
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 86
AA Platinum Challenge, status match with DL then status match with Air Berlin
I read somewhere recently where Air Berlin is status matching with carriers outside the OW alliance. I am currently planning a plat challenge on AA (Gold now) but the thought came to mind that once I completed the challenge with AA what would the possibility be of status matching with DL (or any carrier outside of OW) and then status match with Air Berlin.
Reason would be primarily for use of lounges while traveling domestically in US. Also considering a trip to Europe using Avios that would include an Air Berlin segment for possible status acknowledgement.
Any thoughts would be appreciated...
Reason would be primarily for use of lounges while traveling domestically in US. Also considering a trip to Europe using Avios that would include an Air Berlin segment for possible status acknowledgement.
Any thoughts would be appreciated...
Last edited by stsomewhereman; Jul 27, 2013 at 12:20 pm Reason: Additional info
Jul 29, 2013, 2:55 am
#424
Join Date: May 2013
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Who should I try and Status Match with my Air France / KLM Gold ?
I will have Gold on A3 so do not need another Star Gold ,
might fly on AA or Delta next year and it would be nice to be Gold for the lounges and extra baggage.
thanks for your ideas
I will have Gold on A3 so do not need another Star Gold ,
might fly on AA or Delta next year and it would be nice to be Gold for the lounges and extra baggage.
thanks for your ideas
Jul 29, 2013, 5:37 am
#426
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Jul 29, 2013, 7:04 am
#427
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Jul 29, 2013, 7:11 am
#428
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Jul 29, 2013, 3:22 pm
#429
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Jul 29, 2013, 5:35 pm
#430
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Air Berlin status match...
Okay, thanks...I had gotten the impression from reading this blog that it was a match vs. challenge...
http://boardingarea.com/viewfromthew...ut-air-berlin/
Jul 29, 2013, 8:51 pm
#432
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Jul 30, 2013, 3:20 pm
#433
Join Date: May 2011
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Okay, thanks...I had gotten the impression from reading this blog that it was a match vs. challenge...
http://boardingarea.com/viewfromthew...ut-air-berlin/
http://boardingarea.com/viewfromthew...ut-air-berlin/
This is what was in the email sent to me:
"Enjoy the advantages of the topbonus Gold status for 4 months as a start,
and the status will be extended for one more year if you collect 17.000
status miles or fly at least 20 times within this period. If you accumulate
8.500 status miles or fly at least 8 times in the same period, you will get
our topbonus Silver status for one year."
There was nothing that suggested that the status miles had to be with AB (although the "20 times within this period" does mean with AB specifically). I cannot confirm this, I have taken one flight with CX and received the perks, but I was on a ticket that gave no FF miles anyway.
Jul 31, 2013, 9:09 pm
#434
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Last edited by geclub1; Jul 31, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Aug 2, 2013, 1:07 am
#435
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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!