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Aug 23, 2010 | 1:06 pm

#1066

spacemonkey69

Join Date: Jul 2010

Posts: 61

I have a Virgin Gold card and am resident in UK
Can I get a status match to CX??

I travel to Far East a lot usually on Virgin but have realised amassing all the miles with them comes to nothing as I dont really travel anywhere they fly for leisure - more likely use BA which I can collect on CX etc

Have a long FE 6 segment trip in a week or so with CX- so would status matching be of any use anyway (trip is booked all in J class)

Thanks I am new to all this so not really sure of the benefits etc etc!!

Aug 24, 2010 | 3:43 am

#1067

jsorensen

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: GVA

Programs: CO Gold, FB Silver

Posts: 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by mith

sure, why are you FB gold then?

Because I didn't update my profile, they downgraded me to silver after I stopped flying with them due to the total degradation of the program last year.

Aug 25, 2010 | 8:44 am

#1068

Atlantico

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: BA Gold, LH, SEN, RJ Platinum, ALL Diamond, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 694

CO Match from LH SEN

I'm wondering if CO will match my LH SEN Status into their Gold/Platinum Status? Anyone an idea?

Thanks and regards

Aug 25, 2010 | 9:51 am

#1069

SFO777

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Denver • DEN-APA

Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold Royal Air Maroc OW Emerald Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 22,545

UA metal only for status match?

Quote:

Originally Posted by geclub1

Yep, you first have to get an MP account and then you submit your documentation for an elite status match. UA approves your request and your MP account reflects the new status. From that point on, you have 90 days to fulfill your part of bargain, travelling 7.5K/15K miles on UA metals only (crediting to your MP account, of course). At the end of the 90-day period, if you meet the challenge, then you get to keep your status and UA mails you the Elite credential.

So no *A metal qualifies for the threshold targets?

Aug 25, 2010 | 12:03 pm

#1070

geclub1

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: SFO

Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;

Posts: 1,677

Quote:

Originally Posted by SFO777

So no *A metal qualifies for the threshold targets?

Nope. For the 7.5K/15K challenge, the BIS miles have to be on UA metal with UA flight numbers. So it would not work if you travel on UA metal but with US codeshare.

Aug 26, 2010 | 9:01 pm

#1071

utpharmdoc

Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: NH, USA

Programs: AA EXP, AF/KLM GLD, UA*S, BA Gold, Hyatt GLOB, Marriott LT TIT, Hilton DMD, IHG PLT, LH SEN & AY PLT

Posts: 807

Quote:

Originally Posted by geclub1

If someone got matched today and completed the 15K BIS miles on UA metal...how long is the status good for until? Feb 28 2011? Thanks!

Aug 26, 2010 | 9:33 pm

#1072

geclub1

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: SFO

Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;

Posts: 1,677

Quote:

Originally Posted by utpharmdoc

If someone got matched today and completed the 15K BIS miles on UA metal...how long is the status good for until? Feb 28 2011? Thanks!

The status is good till Jan 31, 2012. UA's elite status ends at the end of Jan.

Aug 27, 2010 | 5:58 am

#1073

Goonerfish

Suspended

Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: Manchester

Programs: Hertz Gold / Hilton Diamond / Hyatt Plat / Marriott Gold / IC RA / SPG Plat

Posts: 707

i just checked and i think the answer is no but do BA status match and has anyone ever had any success with this....trying to get them to match my virgin silver to BA silver which would then give me the lounge access.

Aug 30, 2010 | 4:58 pm

#1074

mcinverness

Join Date: Aug 2010

Programs: BAEC Silver, lots of random hotel schemes...

Posts: 210

Has anyone ever had any success in a status match from Eurostar to any of the carriers operating LHR - CDG?
Current travel is around 30 return journeys a year in business premier on Eurostar but the service seems to be slipping a bit recently. Could be persuaded to fly more, but the lounge access with Eurostar is tough to give up!
Not likely to do too much on BA other than a few shorthauls but will do 3-4 business class trips to the US on Flying Blue/codeshares over the next 6 months

Aug 30, 2010 | 9:05 pm

#1075

best

Join Date: Mar 2000

Posts: 5,658

Has anyone been able to get status match on Swiss Air?

Aug 31, 2010 | 8:24 am

#1076

mith

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: AMS,BRE,ABE

Programs: AY-G, LH *S, DL, UA, BA, AA, all hotel programmes

Posts: 1,351

Quote:

Originally Posted by best

Has anyone been able to get status match on Swiss Air?

swiss air is part of Miles and More (Lufthansa's FFP). Miles and More did match in some countries last year, but I haven't heard much about cases this year.

Aug 31, 2010 | 9:35 am

#1077

adl73x

Join Date: Mar 2007

Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia

Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue

Posts: 3,331

Quote:

Originally Posted by meir13

My guess is, Malev will extend this offer again, till they go bankrupt.

You may be right. The website now says the promotion ends 31 November 2010, and since there is no such date....

Anyway, annoyed that in the dedicated thread on the offer, some have revealed in recent days that they've been matched to Platinum (OW Emerald). Not happy since I and others have been refused