The Status Match Master Thread
Dec 2, 2005, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by RussianGuy
... just to let you know, that my asssiatant here just made the status match from our boss Gold BA card to his own Delta account - he copied boss's statement from the Internet and simply switched the name ;-) and then faxed it to Delta office ... 5 days and he got his own Gold status on Delta )
any comments? )
any comments? )
I know BA Gold has translated into US Gold too without much issue, but it was for the same person.
Dec 2, 2005, 8:17 am
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Originally Posted by RussianGuy
... just to let you know, that my asssiatant here just made the status match from our boss Gold BA card to his own Delta account - he copied boss's statement from the Internet and simply switched the name ;-) and then faxed it to Delta office ... 5 days and he got his own Gold status on Delta )
any comments? )
any comments? )
Dec 2, 2005, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
BMI/British Midlands will give a status match up to their top-tier of Gold for UK-based accounts supplying a letter and a copy of their BA, IB or AA card. (BA Golds and AA Plats and ExPlats have been getting BMI Gold in my experience.)
Dec 2, 2005, 8:57 am
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Thanks! I have resent my request a second time. It has been five weeks from the first request.
Originally Posted by GUWonder
Three to four work days seems to be the standard.
Dec 2, 2005, 8:58 am
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Thanks! I have tried a second time with US Air.
Originally Posted by johnep1
Try again. I don't see any reason why US wouldn't comp you CP. If that doesn't work, try faxing HP for the match.
Dec 2, 2005, 9:19 am
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Comping from Flying Blue to United
ok - Sounds like a comp from Flying Blue (KLM / Air France) to United is possible. Can someone provide me with the fax number and details on how I can do this?
Dec 2, 2005, 9:47 am
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Originally Posted by jezf
Will it work the other way round, i.e. will BA match BMI Gold?
Dec 2, 2005, 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by reikkonen
Hi Stuart.
To be honest, if I were you, I would do Challenge-GLD/PLT. Anyway, have you asked AA or other?
good luck!
Reikkonen
To be honest, if I were you, I would do Challenge-GLD/PLT. Anyway, have you asked AA or other?
good luck!
Reikkonen
Originally Posted by Volvic
Please mind AA (or BA) and the funny exclusion about BA (or AA) flights from London to the US.
Originally Posted by gemac
I'd recommend you pop on over to the AA forum and read up on challenges. The only catch is that you should plan on flying AA transatlantic.
Dec 2, 2005, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by jezf
Will it work the other way round, i.e. will BA match BMI Gold?
Dec 2, 2005, 3:04 pm
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Didn't document this back then but reading through this thread made me think of my personal experience with Continental:
-AM European Time, send email asking CO for their fax number for comps.
-2hrs later get a reply with number.
-10 minutes after that send my fax out.
-Check account 1hr after that and already have my status matched ^
Since then CO has been getting all my transatlantic business, 65% of US domestic whilst flying Skyteam partners in europe represents about 75% of my business.
In that sense them matching me has been a good incentive for me to fly and rediscover SkyTeam (which is better than most people here think it is).
-AM European Time, send email asking CO for their fax number for comps.
-2hrs later get a reply with number.
-10 minutes after that send my fax out.
-Check account 1hr after that and already have my status matched ^
Since then CO has been getting all my transatlantic business, 65% of US domestic whilst flying Skyteam partners in europe represents about 75% of my business.
In that sense them matching me has been a good incentive for me to fly and rediscover SkyTeam (which is better than most people here think it is).
Dec 2, 2005, 6:14 pm
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What if one does not receive statements and only has their web summary to show - will other airlines accept this for a match?
Specifically UA to CO
Specifically UA to CO
Dec 2, 2005, 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by chewy3
What if one does not receive statements and only has their web summary to show - will other airlines accept this for a match?
Specifically UA to CO
Specifically UA to CO
1) Photocopy of card & printout of online statement
2) Photocopy of card only
I haven't seen the online statement printout alone work with UA to CO, but it's worked with some other status matches.
Dec 3, 2005, 2:55 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Not surprised, but if DL ran a check by calling BA, it would not be too hard for DL to find out that the last names on the accounts don't match.
Dec 3, 2005, 3:16 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Other than "congratulations on this fraud"?
that's why I decided to share this info and I'm sure that maybe not many people will want to comment on this, but I'm sure many will might trying doing same thing and it might workout for them - so good luck ;-) all you have to have is a friend with valid Gold BA card ))) and you might become a person with a status in other FF program ) ....
Originally Posted by GUWonder
Not surprised, but if DL ran a check by calling BA, it would not be too hard for DL to find out that the last names on the accounts don't match -- presuming the assistant and the boss have different last names.
I know BA Gold has translated into US Gold too without much issue, but it was for the same person.
I know BA Gold has translated into US Gold too without much issue, but it was for the same person.
Dec 3, 2005, 4:16 am
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I am currently attempting to status match my AA-PLT with OZ-Diamond. Will report back with the results.
PS to Russian Guy - that wasn't just "how to work around the system"... that was outright fraud.
PS to Russian Guy - that wasn't just "how to work around the system"... that was outright fraud.