Status match with other elite programs
Nov 29, 2005 | 5:22 pm
#1
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Status match with other elite programs
I will reach 1K next week. I am thinking of asking FlyingBlue/Delta and maybe a third alliance member if they will status match, as I sometimes need to fly other airlines within Europe/Asia/North America.
Does it matter if I ask for the status match before Jan. 1, or can I do it after?
Any programs that I should definitely ask or avoid? Thanks,
fduvall
Does it matter if I ask for the status match before Jan. 1, or can I do it after?
Any programs that I should definitely ask or avoid? Thanks,
fduvall
Nov 29, 2005 | 5:39 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Washington, DC
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Although there are hundreds of posts to wade through, I recommend looking at the "Status Match Master Thread" to attempt to answer your question: http://www.flyertalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9558
Nov 29, 2005 | 7:43 pm
#6
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Originally Posted by UAalltheway
Say if you had 1K, and were comped elite on DL or something- would you still be a 1K with UA?
(That happened to me when AA comped me Platinum several years back to get me to switch from DL. It worked, I didn't fly Delta much any more, but I didn't lose my status and had some DL elite level for a while after that based on dropping just one level per year.)
Dec 1, 2005 | 9:57 pm
#7
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Originally Posted by FCYTravis
Just remember that status-matching is usually a once-in-a-lifetime type deal. Do it once and you've used up your shot at that airline.
E.g., you get comped NW plat from AA EXP. You maintain AA EXP but lose NW plat. But the next year you're going to fly NW a lot and really want plat again (and you'd rather have NW plat than CO or DL status). So you use your AA EXP to get comped to US CP and then use that US CP to get a new NW account (with different address) comped again to NW plat.
Dec 5, 2005 | 11:10 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Yes. What Delta does is its own business and doesn't affect UA. It's not like you might lose your citizenship in some countries if you swear allegiance to another one. (That doesn't happen as much as it used to, either.) It's just as if you earned your UA status, then flew enough on DL to earn theirs.
(That happened to me when AA comped me Platinum several years back to get me to switch from DL. It worked, I didn't fly Delta much any more, but I didn't lose my status and had some DL elite level for a while after that based on dropping just one level per year.)
(That happened to me when AA comped me Platinum several years back to get me to switch from DL. It worked, I didn't fly Delta much any more, but I didn't lose my status and had some DL elite level for a while after that based on dropping just one level per year.)