Originally Posted by redondo-beach (Post 17360701)

I have Delta Plat for 2011 ,
I would like to match to some Star allaince "Gold" for 2012 , it can be any Star carrier even small ones.
So which Star Alliance carriers are "friendly" right now without a challange

Originally Posted by PETERPNYC (Post 17361202)

I have DL Silver that I got through a promo. Can I match AA Or any Stat A , or anyone for that fact.

Originally Posted by dshargorodsky (Post 17361689)

Would it be possible to sign up for the US airways 90 day Silver trial and get another airline to status match? Would they know the difference between the trial and an elite member?

Originally Posted by CDKing (Post 17374562)

I wrote to the United Premier match email about 1K challenge and was told for those with equivalent tier on American Airlines, Alitalia, Czech Airlines, Delta or Eva Airways only. I was hoping to match higher then Gold/PE but my AS status does not matter. I could easily make the 35K in 90 days

Originally Posted by kiyotaka (Post 17484565)

I'm in the same situation, made a request to CO using AA status in Oct. I received e-mail from CO on 11/11/11, saying:

"Thank you for contacting Continental Airlines. Your message has been received and will be directed to a member of our OnePass team for review and research."

I'm still waiting.

Originally Posted by Paulchili (Post 17487565)

Try UA - they approved me the same day (see above post # 1702) - actually too quickly for me :)

Originally Posted by lucky9876coins (Post 10599436)

With gleff's permission, I'm starting a new status match master thread, which I'll try to keep updated as much as possible. I've incorporated quite a bit of what was in the old thread, so feel free to PM me or post here with any changes, updates, etc., and I'll gladly edit them in this post.

gleff's wise words still apply to the industry, even over five years later:



Before we start it might be worth mentioning (as obvious as it might sound) that you should also send a letter with your credentials explaining why you'd like to be matched, be it a change in travel patterns, frustration with your current airline of choice, etc.

So, here we go:

Aeroflot
Through December 31, 2010, Aeroflot will match status from One World or Star Alliance carriers with this application.

Air France
Through March 31, 2011, Air France is matching status from many airlines to equivalent tiers in Flying Blue. All the details can be found here.

Alaska

Will match status, generally to equivalent level, up to midtier (which is MVP Gold). Alaska does not status match to MVP Gold 75K.

Email a copy of your current elite statement or membership card to:




American

American typically doesn't status match, but offers challenges instead, whereby you have to earn a certain number of miles within 90 days to earn Gold or Platinum status. While challenges used to be free, American now charges $150 for the Gold challenge and $240 for the Platinum challenge. While it's non-refundable, you can sign-up for the Gold challenge and then pay the difference if you flew enough to qualify for the Platinum challenge.


British Midland

British Midland may be the only non-North American program with a regular status match program. They generally match up to Gold (top tier). Let's see how long that lasts given the possible takeover by LH. As of late they require you to have a ticket on bmi booked in order to status match.

Email or fax a copy of your most recent statement or elite card to:



More details can be found in this thread.


Cathay Pacific

Based on this thread and other reports it seems like Cathay Pacific is willing to match up to Silver tier.


Continental

Will match status, generally to equivalent level up to Platinum (top tier).

Fax, email, or mail the following information:

• Full Name
• OnePass Account Number
• Current Address
• Current Phone Number
• A copy of the most recent statement from the other airline showing status and current mileage
• A copy of your current elite card from the other airline

Delta

Will match status, generally to equivalent level up to Gold (mid-tier)

Fax a copy of your current elite statement or elite card to:




El Al

Will match status, usually to a lower tier (e.g. CO Plat to Matmid Gold) than one's current status with another carrier.

To apply for a match you must already have an El Al Matmid number. Fax a copy of your elite status card & the last two months of your FF account statements, showing flights and points to:


Once matched, you must requalify for status within 6 months.


Jet Airways
Based on this thread, Jet Airways will match up to JP Platinum, although they don't include upgrade vouchers.


LAN

Will match status, usually up to mid tier (Premium Silver). For full details see this thread.


United

Typically offers challenges whereby you have to fly a certain number of miles in 90 days to maintain the status. Unlike AA, they offer the status up front, so you start off as an elite. They'll generally only offer challenges up to Premier Executive.

Email, fax, or mail a copy of your current elite statement or elite card to:



US Airways

US Airways is offering a 90-day Silver status trial for those that have a non-refundable ticket booked on US Airways. Otherwise there are no reports of them status matching as of now.


Airlines not mentioned in this thread typically don't match status, but there are always exceptions. Keep in mind that status matches are once-in-a-lifetime, so use them wisely. Furthermore, keep in mind that airlines typically don't match intra-Alliance, but rather it's much easier to match status between airlines of different alliances.

Airlines that are known to not match status:
Air Canada
ANA
British Airways - except corporate/revenue based
Emirates
JAL
Lufthansa
Singapore