Airline Status Match Master Thread: 2009 - 2011
#586
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 85
NW Status Match
Has anyone attempted a NW status match in the last month, would they still be offering it with the imminent merger to sky miles in october?
thanks in advance for your help.
thanks in advance for your help.
#587
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HKG, BOS
Programs: CX SL, AB Gold, AF/KL FB Silver, HU/HX Silver, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,596
#588




Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
Programs: AA: ExPlat & 3MM; UA: 1k; KL: Plat 4 Life; Hyatt: Plat; SPG, Marriott, Hilton: Gold
Posts: 2,709
#589




Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,951
I faxed them a request 2 weeks ago asking them to match my CO Plat. I have not heard back yet. Others have said they are taking two or more weeks lately to respond so I suppose I am still in the wait and see window. It would be a good move for them since I don't want to leave Skyteam when CO leaves.
#591




Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: LH SEN, SK Silver, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 5,274
#592
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: MOW
Programs: LH Senator, SU Gold, S7 Gold, CO Gold, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum, Europcar First
Posts: 80
#593




Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: UA GS>1K>Nothing; DL DM 2MM; AS 75K>Nothing>MVP
Posts: 9,417
UA
I did a switch to UA a couple of years ago. Told them I flew 200k a year and they sent me a GS card by fedex the next day.
#595


Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PDX
Programs: Atmos Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,747
question about matching to CO
I am wondering exactly how/when to request a match to CO.
This year (3/09-2/10), I am a legit NW Gold, as is Mrs. Psychtobe.
For 3/10-2/11 we are 'fakie golds' because NW/DL gave us some bonus EQMs (10k each) for no reason. Without them we would only requal at the silver level.
If we request a status match to CO, for the 3/10-2/11 period (I assume that's what we get if we requested now) would we get gold (based on current status) or silver (based on the fact that our current calendar year 2009 flying only would make us silver)?
Thanks
This year (3/09-2/10), I am a legit NW Gold, as is Mrs. Psychtobe.
For 3/10-2/11 we are 'fakie golds' because NW/DL gave us some bonus EQMs (10k each) for no reason. Without them we would only requal at the silver level.
If we request a status match to CO, for the 3/10-2/11 period (I assume that's what we get if we requested now) would we get gold (based on current status) or silver (based on the fact that our current calendar year 2009 flying only would make us silver)?
Thanks
#596




Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: CONUS
Programs: HHonors, United, Delta
Posts: 855
Just faxed DL a request for status match from UA - they gave me Silver Med., down from the level where I was on UA, but can't complain.
They didn't send any notification though, even though I gave return fax, email, phone, etc - I had to book some tickets to Heathrow and kinda went "Oh, I guess Delta never got back to me, so I'll go United"... but just on whimsy checked my Skymiles account and -hey!- my status changed... I assume I'll get a card in the mail one of these days though, so possibly a moot quibble with my new favorite airline...
A heads-up would be good, but I caught it in time to book on DL.
TDM
They didn't send any notification though, even though I gave return fax, email, phone, etc - I had to book some tickets to Heathrow and kinda went "Oh, I guess Delta never got back to me, so I'll go United"... but just on whimsy checked my Skymiles account and -hey!- my status changed... I assume I'll get a card in the mail one of these days though, so possibly a moot quibble with my new favorite airline...

A heads-up would be good, but I caught it in time to book on DL.
TDM
#597
Formerly known as fsa_ea


Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: UA 1K/1MM, AS SIlver, AA 2MM, DL DM/2MM, IC RA, FMT LT PLT, HYT GLB, HLT DIA, MRT GLD, HRTZ PC
Posts: 2,259
#598
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 180
wonder how long
Just faxed DL a request for status match from UA - they gave me Silver Med., down from the level where I was on UA, but can't complain.
They didn't send any notification though, even though I gave return fax, email, phone, etc - I had to book some tickets to Heathrow and kinda went "Oh, I guess Delta never got back to me, so I'll go United"... but just on whimsy checked my Skymiles account and -hey!- my status changed... I assume I'll get a card in the mail one of these days though, so possibly a moot quibble with my new favorite airline...
A heads-up would be good, but I caught it in time to book on DL.
TDM
They didn't send any notification though, even though I gave return fax, email, phone, etc - I had to book some tickets to Heathrow and kinda went "Oh, I guess Delta never got back to me, so I'll go United"... but just on whimsy checked my Skymiles account and -hey!- my status changed... I assume I'll get a card in the mail one of these days though, so possibly a moot quibble with my new favorite airline...

A heads-up would be good, but I caught it in time to book on DL.
TDM
#599




Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,951
I suppose I am left to assume that the request I faxed in to NW 2 1/2 weeks ago would be officially dead now that Worldperks is officially dead. Just re-checked my ex-WP acct and see I have been 'upgraded' to "SkyMiles Member" but no un-notified status comp. NW was known for taking 2 weeks to respond but it seems Delta responds faster so I'll interpret the the lack of response from Delta to mean it was not forwarded from NW. I suppose I will resubmit my request to Delta. Pretty sloppy of them to sit on it so long and/or lose it in the transition. A number of ticket purchases hang in the balance since I have a solid travel schedule for the rest of this year and Q1 '10 but am holding off purchasing the flights until I see what my options are going to be.
#600




Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,951
Hmm. OK, Logging into my Worldperks/Skymiles account on nwa.com yields no indication I have any new found status. Logging into it on delta.com yields the same result. But changing my FF number on an upcoming NW reservation on nwa.com from my Plat CO Onepass number to my Worldperks/Skymiles number still yields Platinum/SkyTeam Elite Plus when I enter it as either an NW or DL number. So I guess I'm comped DL/NW Plat??? to match my CO Plat although there has is still no notification of for how long nor does it show anywhere other than when I entered it into a reservation??? I suppose I am waiting for a letter or something. Well good... I think.


