Airline Status Match Master Thread
Jan 28, 2015 | 6:49 am
#976
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Geneva, Dubai, Paris
Programs: Disillusioned Cent
Posts: 1,880
Once you get united gold, this will only be valid for 3 months unless you fulfill the required qualifications to keep the gold (see post #965), so if you won't be flying the required miles with your united account, you can then match the united gold to Turkish gold, which will give you Star alliance gold status for 2 years.
Jan 28, 2015 | 7:00 am
#977
Suspended
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
Did anybody succeed with this? The reason I'm asking is that during the 3 months where you'll have the United gold status, they don't send out the physical card. In order to match to Turkish, the only thing you have to show is a screenshot from united.com stating that you're Gold. Is that enough?
It works because the people in the call center can issue a card but they cannot see that the gold was received with a match, and they probably don't even know that matches don't get a card and the kit.
Jan 28, 2015 | 7:12 am
#978
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Geneva, Dubai, Paris
Programs: Disillusioned Cent
Posts: 1,880
You are right that United don't send a card after receiving a match, but i called up the call center and asked them to send me a card "as i had still not received it", to which the guy said "no problem, i will send you out a card", then he asked me if i received the kit for the gold members so i said no, so he said he will send me that as well.
It works because the people in the call center can issue a card but they cannot see that the gold was received with a match, and they probably don't even know that matches don't get a card and the kit.
It works because the people in the call center can issue a card but they cannot see that the gold was received with a match, and they probably don't even know that matches don't get a card and the kit.
Jan 28, 2015 | 7:30 am
#979
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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
When i first called up to ask for united card to be sent, the agent (who didn't know i received gold because of a match, so thought a card had already been sent) said "it could take 6-8 weeks to arrive" , but i called back again (because i knew no card would arrive) and spoke to a different agent who sent me a card + kit. So don't be put off - just call back again.
Jan 28, 2015 | 1:52 pm
#981
Suspended
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
Others,however, have reported much shorter waiting times - see this link - http://statusmatcher.com/report/51542
Last edited by benberg2013; Jan 28, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Jan 28, 2015 | 3:57 pm
#982
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SAN
Posts: 487
I received reply confirming status match 9 days after sending request, so it seems within the next few days it should be confirmed for you.
Others,however, have reported much shorter waiting times - see this link - http://statusmatcher.com/report/51542
Others,however, have reported much shorter waiting times - see this link - http://statusmatcher.com/report/51542
Jan 28, 2015 | 6:46 pm
#983
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 15
Regarding why I possibly regret the move? United gold status didn't get activated for my first 2 flights, and they are trying to figure out how to deal with it.. And cattle class feels worse then Delta for some reason. I'm going to give it a go for the next few weeks I think, but if it doesn't get better I maybe go for Virgin or something...
Jan 29, 2015 | 12:16 am
#984
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,067
Regarding why I possibly regret the move? United gold status didn't get activated for my first 2 flights, and they are trying to figure out how to deal with it.. And cattle class feels worse then Delta for some reason. I'm going to give it a go for the next few weeks I think, but if it doesn't get better I maybe go for Virgin or something...
Jan 29, 2015 | 1:28 am
#985
Suspended
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
If you read mlqsko's post (#972) carefully, it says he already had KLM Gold with which he managed to get gold from United - not that he received gold from KLM as a match.
Jan 29, 2015 | 5:42 am
#986
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,067
I did read it carefully and still understand it as he got the KLM Gold with match to United.
Feb 1, 2015 | 10:11 am
#987
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 8,231
Very keen on SkyTeam match, as I am having more business on KLM&AF strong routes and struggling to find good OW/* alternatives where I am OWE and *G.
Any historical data how they KLM/AF run those "match campaigns" and if they are regional?
Any historical data how they KLM/AF run those "match campaigns" and if they are regional?
Feb 1, 2015 | 10:21 am
#988
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold Royal Air Maroc OW Emerald Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 22,538
Try AR. They matched my OWE (AA EXP) to Plat last year.
Feb 1, 2015 | 11:14 am
#989
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 15
Sorry for the confusion, I am a flying blue gold member and due to relocating to SF I have asked United to match me.. Which they did. Can't help you in getting status on KLM unfortunately.
Feb 2, 2015 | 11:04 am
#990
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SAN
Posts: 487
I received reply confirming status match 9 days after sending request, so it seems within the next few days it should be confirmed for you.
Others,however, have reported much shorter waiting times - see this link - http://statusmatcher.com/report/51542
Others,however, have reported much shorter waiting times - see this link - http://statusmatcher.com/report/51542