Airline Status Match Master Thread
#916
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
Same here, altough I still have some time left to figure this one out.
Could you share the double miles promo from EY? I'm afraid I have missed this.
Furthermore, I tend to write or call AA because I don't think that it was intentional to exclude EY Z-fares from any earnings.
I can fully understand that they don't want to grant bonus miles for Z vs bonus miles for I or J, but it's not very logical that one would earn 0 miles for Z, which is still more expensive than a regular ticket in coach (or even discounted tickets in coach). For the latter one still would earn 100% of the miles flown.
Could you share the double miles promo from EY? I'm afraid I have missed this.
Furthermore, I tend to write or call AA because I don't think that it was intentional to exclude EY Z-fares from any earnings.
I can fully understand that they don't want to grant bonus miles for Z vs bonus miles for I or J, but it's not very logical that one would earn 0 miles for Z, which is still more expensive than a regular ticket in coach (or even discounted tickets in coach). For the latter one still would earn 100% of the miles flown.
http://bonusmiles.eyworkflow.com/?CI...=&utm_content=
#917
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,265
*Terms & Conditions: This offer is only open to Etihad Guest members travelling in Business or First cabins. Bonus miles are offered on all flights booked between 29 December until 31 January for travel between 5 January and 31 March 2015.
Flight had to be booked after 29/12. Mine is scheduled for April 30 so neither lucky on that.
#918
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
Thx but did you notice the T&C?
*Terms & Conditions: This offer is only open to Etihad Guest members travelling in Business or First cabins. Bonus miles are offered on all flights booked between 29 December until 31 January for travel between 5 January and 31 March 2015.
Flight had to be booked after 29/12. Mine is scheduled for April 30 so neither lucky on that.
*Terms & Conditions: This offer is only open to Etihad Guest members travelling in Business or First cabins. Bonus miles are offered on all flights booked between 29 December until 31 January for travel between 5 January and 31 March 2015.
Flight had to be booked after 29/12. Mine is scheduled for April 30 so neither lucky on that.
So no doubt now..... Will crédit them to AB
#919
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
Any recommendations/sucesses for matching KLM Gold (skyteam) to a european airline in each of
o Skyteam
o Oneworld ( I fly inside Europe with BA now but have no status in oneworld)
o Star Alliance
o Skyteam
o Oneworld ( I fly inside Europe with BA now but have no status in oneworld)
o Star Alliance
#920
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
#921
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MAN,TLV
Programs: Silver:BA,VX,AB, QF. Gold:A3,RJ,AZ,GF, EY,SPG,Marriott,Choice, Carlson. Dia/Plat:HH,IHG,BW,Accor
Posts: 1,965
They matched my GulfAir Gold status (matched with my A3 Gold status).
Waiting for my A3 card to match with TK........
#922
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Well, if after your status match expires, you could always open a new frequent flier account with the same airline, and ask again for the status match - you will probably have to use a different email address.
#923
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
#924
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: UAMP S, TK M&S E (*G), Marriott LTP, IHG P, SK EBG
Posts: 11,095
You probably need new mailing address as well. Since most airlines don't cancel membership then you will need a tons of physical addresses for them to send you your new cards.
#925
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MAN,TLV
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Wow! thats quite strange, because they refused to match my status with my aegean gold, even though i had around 40 flights on the years statement which i sent them, and then just like that they match you to gold by a copy of your gulf air gold card, without any flights!
Last edited by benberg2013; Jan 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm
#926
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So even if you are right that you have to put a new mailing address for registration, or until you get the match, you can always put in a friend's address temporarily, and then change it after registration or after receiving the match.
All this depends on how desperate you would be for the match!!
(And by the way, i recently signed up for the UK Hilton credit card, which automatically gives the card holder silver status, so i didn't gain much)
I also remember seeing (i think somewhere in this thread) that Turkish will match again to gold - even if you have been matched before!
#928
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
Wow! thats quite strange, because they refused to match my status with my aegean gold, even though i had around 40 flights on the years statement which i sent them, and then just like that they match you to gold by a copy of your gulf air gold card, without any flights!
You have to:
- Ask Gulfair to match your Aegean gold
- Ask AirBerlin to match your Gulfair gold
I replied them immediately but received this automatic reply
Dear customer,
we have received your e-mail dated Fr 9. Jan 2015, 22:59. Due to an increased volume of incoming e-mails, it may take some waiting time to receive a response to your request.
we have received your e-mail dated Fr 9. Jan 2015, 22:59. Due to an increased volume of incoming e-mails, it may take some waiting time to receive a response to your request.
So, I hope they'll do it today
#929
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The reason why Air Berlin (or any airline for that matter) would status match is because you have elite status with another airline, so obviously you would prefer to fly with that other airline, so in order to encourage you to fly Air Berlin as well, they give you elite status too.
Now if someone shows them that he flies Aegean and other Star alliance flights many times a year, Air Berlin should see that as a challenge, so they should match - but they don't, but suddenly when someone shows them a Gulf air gold card, even without proof of any flights, they match it (when they could assume that maybe he got it as a special promotion or because of a credit card etc.).
And besides, the Aegean destinations are much more similar to the Air Berlin destinations, which Air Berlin should see as a challenge, and give matches to Aegean gold customers who will prefer to fly Aegean (or other Star Alliance members) and get 4 free upgrades a year when flying Aegean, etc. whereas Gulf air who are based in Bahrain - their destinations is far less similar to Air Berlin in order to be seen a challenge to Air Berlin.
So, why Air Berlin give matches for Gulf Air gold and not Aegean gold just baffles me!
(Unless I am mistaken, and there are other motives for giving status matches - but I can't think of any - what would those be?)
#930
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
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Yes - I was just noting how strange that is, that they match Gulf air gold without any flight statements, but don't match Aegean gold even though I sent them a year's statement with over 40 flights!
The reason why Air Berlin (or any airline for that matter) would status match is because you have elite status with another airline, so obviously you would prefer to fly with that other airline, so in order to encourage you to fly Air Berlin as well, they give you elite status too.
Now if someone shows them that he flies Aegean and other Star alliance flights many times a year, Air Berlin should see that as a challenge, so they should match - but they don't, but suddenly when someone shows them a Gulf air gold card, even without proof of any flights, they match it (when they could assume that maybe he got it as a special promotion or because of a credit card etc.).
And besides, the Aegean destinations are much more similar to the Air Berlin destinations, which Air Berlin should see as a challenge, and give matches to Aegean gold customers who will prefer to fly Aegean (or other Star Alliance members) and get 4 free upgrades a year when flying Aegean, etc. whereas Gulf air who are based in Bahrain - their destinations is far less similar to Air Berlin in order to be seen a challenge to Air Berlin.
So, why Air Berlin give matches for Gulf Air gold and not Aegean gold just baffles me!
(Unless I am mistaken, and there are other motives for giving status matches - but I can't think of any - what would those be?)
The reason why Air Berlin (or any airline for that matter) would status match is because you have elite status with another airline, so obviously you would prefer to fly with that other airline, so in order to encourage you to fly Air Berlin as well, they give you elite status too.
Now if someone shows them that he flies Aegean and other Star alliance flights many times a year, Air Berlin should see that as a challenge, so they should match - but they don't, but suddenly when someone shows them a Gulf air gold card, even without proof of any flights, they match it (when they could assume that maybe he got it as a special promotion or because of a credit card etc.).
And besides, the Aegean destinations are much more similar to the Air Berlin destinations, which Air Berlin should see as a challenge, and give matches to Aegean gold customers who will prefer to fly Aegean (or other Star Alliance members) and get 4 free upgrades a year when flying Aegean, etc. whereas Gulf air who are based in Bahrain - their destinations is far less similar to Air Berlin in order to be seen a challenge to Air Berlin.
So, why Air Berlin give matches for Gulf Air gold and not Aegean gold just baffles me!
(Unless I am mistaken, and there are other motives for giving status matches - but I can't think of any - what would those be?)
Probably AB thinks it's harder to become gold on GulfAir rather than Aegean.