Originally Posted by Cambridge_Kiwi (Post 11276747)

I lurked here for a couple of weeks figuring out how to status match, with recent success so thank you.

Full story: I had Air NZ Airpoints membership when I moved to the USA a year ago, so kept putting all my *A flights against that. I hit NZ Gold in Dec 08 which is the highest I can get without flying a stack of NZ operated flights (most of my flying for work is USA domestic). Benefits as an NZ Gold flying domestic are fairly minimal so I started looking for USA carriers to status match me.

I'm happy enough with Star Alliance (all the networks/airlines give pretty measly service these days) but generally no *A will match another *A so I went after Continental OnePass thinking I could get into a USA based *A through their alliance swap. They said they don't match NZ... So then I went after NW thinking I'll use my once-in-a-lifetime status match with an airline that is disappearing anyway.

I faxed all the right documents to the fax number (as per instructions on this forum) requesting NW Platinum on the basis that only that level would give Skyteam status high enough to match the lounge access of *A Gold.

I was giving up hope when after 2 weeks they sent me an email notification that I was now NW Gold. I get the status for the 08/09 membership and the 09/10 membership (i.e. through to Feb 28, 2010).

Originally Posted by tatmtr7 (Post 11291929)

Although I fly for mainly pleasure(???) or should I say leisure, I am a lifetime gold on AA. Am wondering if there are any other carriers that would match that status. Is it worth my time to send UA or NWA or others to send in my statements? At one time I was Gold on UA but only for a year. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

Originally Posted by mh3265a (Post 11291136)

UAL just matched my US Airways Gold Preferred to Premier Executive. When I got the acceptance email it stated, "To remain a Premier Executive member, you will need to fly 15,000 paid flight miles or 20 flight segments on qualifying flights* within that 90-day timeframe.".

Does that mean 15,000 miles regardless of class or fare purchased? For example, just purchased a flight to NRT in Y class so I will get 589 (IAD to ORD) and 6274 (ORD to NRT). With purchase of a Y class you get a 50% EQM bonus. Does that count towards my meeting the 15,000 paid flight miles? Also, I will have a return flight in C class...does the class of service bonus count?

Any help or guidance is much appreciated.

Originally Posted by iwillflytheworld (Post 11215055)

Continental matched my 1K status to Platinum the same day I made the request :eek:^:D .Thanks to lucky and all contributors to the thread for the useful advice!

Originally Posted by Cambridge_Kiwi (Post 11276747)

So then I went after NW thinking I'll use my once-in-a-lifetime status match with an airline that is disappearing anyway.