Airline Status Match Master Thread: 2009 - 2011
May 15, 2010 | 12:55 pm
#856
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SFO and LRD
Programs: Onepass Gold
Posts: 54
CO to AA -- match? challenge?
I fly frequently to SFO from Texas, and have the choice of flying CO through IAH, or AA through DFW. I've stuck with CO, and am familiar with its IAH - SFO route. I'm CO Gold, and have odd mileage on my AA FF account.
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
May 15, 2010 | 4:51 pm
#857
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,677
I fly frequently to SFO from Texas, and have the choice of flying CO through IAH, or AA through DFW. I've stuck with CO, and am familiar with its IAH - SFO route. I'm CO Gold, and have odd mileage on my AA FF account.
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
AA status challenge info is here:
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index...lenge_%28AA%29
Your OnePass miles will remain with CO.
May 15, 2010 | 7:16 pm
#858
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: GUM
Programs: DL, AA, UA, SPG
Posts: 223
I fly frequently to SFO from Texas, and have the choice of flying CO through IAH, or AA through DFW. I've stuck with CO, and am familiar with its IAH - SFO route. I'm CO Gold, and have odd mileage on my AA FF account.
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
With the merger, I am looking at migrating to AA, but feel stuck with CO because of my Gold status.
Anyone had any luck in getting their CO elite status matched by AA? Did AA transfer the CO mileage into Aadvantage mileage, one to one? Did they honor the CO Gold status by granting similar elite status in Aadvantage? If forced into a challenge by AA, how many miles were required to meet the challenge?
It seems to me that AA should be inviting to those CO elites like me not happy with the UA merger, by making it easy and painless for us to migrate.
One last thing. Anyone able and willing to compare the IAH-SFO CO route to the DFW-SFO AA route, as far as pricing, convenience, service, planes, etc.?
May 15, 2010 | 10:14 pm
#859
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: *G, KLM Plat, Avis PC, SPG Plt, Hyt Plt
Posts: 242
I email and faxed my CX gold card and statement copies to CO and DL respectively last week and they took less than five working days to match me to their gold status, i.e. *A Gold and ST Eilte (non-plus). But its quite surprising that one year individual Delta Sky Club membership was granted to me together with the DL gold status so that I still can access ST lounges (m i rite? I m not so sure about that) when i fly with them. ^^^^
However, I got the same question, where I can find the expiry date of my CO elite status? I cant find any info in the Onepass website and I heard that they would grant extra year for those doing status match after 1st June. If it is really the case I would be so sad...
However, I got the same question, where I can find the expiry date of my CO elite status? I cant find any info in the Onepass website and I heard that they would grant extra year for those doing status match after 1st June. If it is really the case I would be so sad...
Never heard of that before. (a membership gets you in even on domestic flights, unlike platinum status alone)
May 16, 2010 | 5:32 am
#860
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: you name it, i have it
Posts: 102
Just to clarify -- I should wait till June 1 to ask for a status match so it expires 2012? is that correct? I have seen the word threshold or cutoff used and since I am inexperienced in the intricacies of status matching, I want to make sure I am doing the right thing.
Thanks for the help!!
Thanks for the help!!
Can someone please let me know -- on CO, if I wait till June 1, I get an extra year? Thx!
May 16, 2010 | 7:43 am
#861
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: HK
Programs: CX Silver, CO Gold, DL Gold (Delta Sky Club)
Posts: 15
Yup I just logged in today and found they granted me free DSC membership till May 2011. It MAYBE due to I mentioned something about I wanna got same status as cx gold so that i can use the airport lounge, priorty baggage handling...blah blah blah... in my status request email. As DL gold alone wont allow me to use the ST lounges so they grant me this as additional benefit. So anyone who cant match DL Plat (ST Elite plus) may try to mention this and see whether could get the DSC membership too.
May 17, 2010 | 6:29 pm
#863
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: ABQ & SMF
Programs: AA EXP 4MM, Piper Dakota, Admirals Club, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Gold, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 1,485
May 18, 2010 | 3:48 am
#864
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HKG, BOS
Programs: CX SL, AB Gold, AF/KL FB Silver, HU/HX Silver, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,596
Yup I just logged in today and found they granted me free DSC membership till May 2011. It MAYBE due to I mentioned something about I wanna got same status as cx gold so that i can use the airport lounge, priorty baggage handling...blah blah blah... in my status request email. As DL gold alone wont allow me to use the ST lounges so they grant me this as additional benefit. So anyone who cant match DL Plat (ST Elite plus) may try to mention this and see whether could get the DSC membership too.
May 27, 2010 | 10:21 pm
#865
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYC
Posts: 1,966
I emailed a photo of both my BMI and DL elite cards to Alaska, and received MVP Gold Status in....wait for it....a record 24 minutes. I know this because I was logged in searching for flights right after sending the email off to them, and my profile magically became Gold right before my eyes!
Thanks, Alaska!
Thanks, Alaska!
May 28, 2010 | 12:21 am
#866
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 12,413
I emailed a photo of both my BMI and DL elite cards to Alaska, and received MVP Gold Status in....wait for it....a record 24 minutes. I know this because I was logged in searching for flights right after sending the email off to them, and my profile magically became Gold right before my eyes!
Thanks, Alaska!
Thanks, Alaska!
May 28, 2010 | 7:43 am
#868
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA PLT the rest, Kettle Power
Posts: 687
I think I already know the answer to this, but wanted to check if anyone knew anyway. I am planning on matching from DL to CO, Platinum. Will I be sent any SWU? My guess is no, but who knows! Anyone done this recently who can shed some light?
May 29, 2010 | 8:38 am
#869
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA Plat; CO Gold; AS MVPG; SPG Gold; PC Gold AMB
Posts: 109
Thanks roadtripman for the information!
Could you share the Alaska email to which you sent your elite cards? I'm gonna follow your step too.
Thank you!
Could you share the Alaska email to which you sent your elite cards? I'm gonna follow your step too.
Thank you!
I emailed a photo of both my BMI and DL elite cards to Alaska, and received MVP Gold Status in....wait for it....a record 24 minutes. I know this because I was logged in searching for flights right after sending the email off to them, and my profile magically became Gold right before my eyes!
Thanks, Alaska!
Thanks, Alaska!
May 29, 2010 | 1:39 pm
#870
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue
Posts: 3,331
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