Thank you!

Yes, I have just checked BMI, yet...BMI is not so attractive for me... I should better to ask UA to have an elite status of Star , and NW to have an elite status of Skyteam...

reikkonen

One more data point for everyone:

We recently hired a guy from Canada, who relocated to Washington. He had the highest level of status on Air Canada, and United comped him to Premier Exec.

albatross

This is a good thread.

Truly excellent thread. Using the advice I have had a status match (BMI DC Gold) to CO Gold. Thanks to all for the useful info.

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Does anyone know how many days after status match approval you will get the actual membership kit from UA?

My UA status match email says - "Your Premier Executive membership card and benefit guide will arrive in the mail in 4-6 weeks."

Update: I got my membership kit exactly 14 days after my approval.

I remember first seeing this thread about 9 months ago and found it invaluable. After achieving Platinum on AA, I was able to match to Continental, AWA, Frontier, Alaskan, and UA without any issues. I fly all those airlines so I'll probably be able to maintain status on them all going into next year without much problem.

Now, I'm going to be moving to Australia and Qantas tells me they don't match. Anyone else tried with any success?

Does Virgin Blue offer a flying club separate from Virgin Atlantic? I've been a Virgin member for a while (will be flying upper class to London on 80,000 miles in December. A $9,000 ticket for $213.49!!) but didn't see any programs on the Virgin Blue website.

Virginblue's FFP is due soon, and will likely link into other AU Virgin-branded products, so you should find news of this soon, on the QF forum. Whenever Branson stages his next stunt here...

I requested and received a status match from UA 1K to AS MVP Gold in August. Since then, I have flown nearly every week from LAS-PDX. I am not going to make MVP Gold for 2006 based on my miles. The matched status expired on 12/31/05. I called the Customer Service number on the back of my card and they told me to call back in late December and they will review my flight pattern to determine if they will give me MVP Gold for 2006 anyway... Everyone cross your fingers for me...

It seems little has changed.

NWA still will not comp Plat...and CO will.

I requested Comps from both airlines...and will be flying both but NWA more and NWA has a partner award I want that CO doesn't.
In my letter to NWA in addition to showing my EXP credentals and proving I fly plenty I made it clear I was only promising them lots of flying next year if they match me to Plat.

They matched me to Gold, and specified it will be good through Feb 2007 ^ .

CO also gave me Plat....

So now I either make Plat on both airlines in 2006 or I stick with CO for their generosity or I stick with NWA for the partner award and the fact I will be flying them more...but seeing how everything is reciprocal between them and CO I am not sure what to do. I will be earning Plat on atleast one of these airlines...but does doing both really make sense? It seems if I have that much SkyTeam flying it would be better to diversify with a European program for lounge access benefits.

I want a status comp from United from AA but I lost my card

and I only get statements via e-mail

Will a statement printout from e-mail work? Or even a printout directly from AA.com?

Your AA.com statement should suffice

I was CO Platinum for several years (earned with BIS miles) then switched to AA four years ago and have been AA EXP ever since. Naturally I lost my status on CO. I want to switch back to CO and have the first flight set for Jan. 1. From this thread I understand that CO will likely comp me back to PLT, and that if I request the status now, they will do through Feb. 2007. Retaining it next year won't be a problem. My questions are:

1. Will they accept a faxed request that includes the documentation mentioned on page 1 of this thread?
2. If so, what is the fax number?
3. Will it matter that I was PLT before and jumped ship?
4. Will it matter that year to date I have zero mileage on CO?

Thanks,
Alex

1) Yes.
2) No idea.
3 & 4) Not really...just make sure that in the fax you state that you are switching back and that you've flown XXXXXX amount of BIS seats on AA and that you were a PLT on CO before and that your travels will be picking back up starting January, and that you are requesting a status comp.

Good luck & safe travels.

I have read this tread with great interest. I was matched GE status this March to NWA from HP. Since that time I have flown over 125,000 miles with NWA. I have recently learned that NWA will stop flying to my home airport (RNO) in January. I want to get status matched to CO but have been unable to convince them that this is not my doing. I don�t want to leave NWA but they are leaving town. I have made several phone calls and two letters on this matter. I have even tried to contact NWA for a letter to release CO from this agreement. No luck yet. I have sent a letter to US Airways trying to get matched to top level elite then try to get CO to match, but it has been a month now and no return mail. Anyone have any new ideas?

Thanks!