Does anyone know if CO would match my NW status? I know they are partners but in the light of the recent changes I would like to move from WorldPerks to OnePass?

They did not do that in the past and I personally would wait until the break is final. But, it won't hurt to ask. Nothing to lose.

nwa fax still works?
 

I fax my UA 1k information to the nwa number listed on first page, but yet received a response. Anyone knows if the fax number still works? Do they have a new number? thx.

Somewhat related, but Delta is now matching Continental status, even though they are still in Sky Team. Had a friend get Delta Gold for Continental Platinum this week.

So I called up one-pass and like you mentioned they said they don't do status matches for NW or Delta...I guess I could wait or give them a try again and tell them what cerealmarketer mentioned...

Called em up didn't work...So do you think if I get say US-Air to match my NW status and then I could use that to get status on Continental? or that's not going to fly?

LH -> NW Match Effective Today
 

Which should be good news (went from Senator to Plat Elite), but it is only effective until 02/09. Should I ask for additional time? Are they going to merge with DL beforehand? Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

All the best!
Arie

It seems that it's their new approach. Let us know if you can convince them to extand it. Here is what I have recived today:

Yea, I just got the same thing. Requested match on July 5 and got matched to Gold Elite on NWA, but it's only good through Feb 2009.

It looks like USAir's status buy program expired 6/30/08.

www.Usairways.com/preferred no longer offers status for a price.

So what is US doing for status matches or purchase these days?

Thanks. Delta have just matched me to Gold Medallion, ultimately thanks to this thread.

Hi Guys, does any one know if Virgin Atlantic or Gulf Air status match Emirates Gold?

Hilton don´t want to match my IC RA to HHGold !!:mad: This means, no more stays at an Hilton hotel.

UA Fax #
 

Just as a note to anyone on here:

I called MileagePlus customer service to ask for the fax number and they gave me (605)-343-4104 which did not work. The number I got out of this thread however, did work properly (605)-341-6140

NW Plat until 2-09 - won't be extended... :(
 

Hi All!

Here's the letter I wrote back...

Dear Ms. H!

Thank you very much for this wonderful news; I am very grateful for the consideration Northwest has given my request. I am already booked on two flights with Northwest (PNRs: AAAAAA and BBBBBB) and I am very much looking forward to enjoying getting to my destination on Northwest as well as the benefits that Platinum Elite status will give me.

One question - I have very little time (less than 6 months) to ensure that I remain a Platinum Elite member. Without question, my goal is to maintain this status indefinitely, but I am concerned that due to the lag in my request that I will end up losing this valuable benefit. As a result, I was hoping that the period I have to fly to maintain Platinum status could be extended or alternatively that the period for benefits be changed from between 10 July 2008 and 31 December 2008 to 31 Dec 2009 which would give me a full year to generate the required flights and ensure uninterrupted benefits. Any additional consideration you could give to this request would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Arie
WP Member #000000000

-and- here's the response I got back:

Dear Mr Arie,

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

Your Platinum elite status ends on 2-28-09.

WorldPerks Elite is an annual program based on flights accrued in a calendar year.

Silver needs 25,000 miles or 30 segments, Gold needs 50,000 miles or 60 segments and Platinum needs 75,000 miles or 100 segments in order to qualify for Elite status.

For information regarding elite Qualifying Segments and qualifications for the Elite program, please visit our website at htt://www.nwa.com/freqfly/elite/overview.html

If you have any additional questions, concerns, or need further assistance, please let us know.

Sincerely,

BC
WorldPerks Customer Service Center

Sounds pretty final to me, but of course if anyone knows someone or gets a better answer - please post it or message me.

All the best,
Arie

Looks like, for NW, you need to be much closer to the end of the qualification year than July. For my Oct 2006 status match request, my welcome email included this paragraph:

Due to the timing of your 2006 complimentary Gold Elite upgrade, please be advised that your Gold Elite membership will be continued through the
2007 program year - March 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008. You may expect your credentials for this program to be delivered prior to March
1, 2007.

I just got nicked with the same thing from NW. Sent in my packet on 11JUL08 and got word today that I was matched from AA Plat to NW Gold but only through Feb 2009. I'm willing to bet that NW doesn't want to match guys past that on account of the upcoming merger finalization. I'd be interested to see if anyone is able to get Feb 2010 on a match. I also commented on this over in the NW forum, so we'll see if anyone has any insights.

Status match help needed UA to AA (Rookie Q.)
 

I know I know, I should do the research and find this info myself, but there are 100 pages to go thru, and I've got an upcoming flight on AA, and it's 95 degrees and humid outside.

I'm Prem Exec on UA, is there a # to call to get them to bump my status from a total Zero on AA to a somebody?

Are there certain airlines that are easier to have match our UA status?

I'm Silver on USAir if that means anything.

Thanks!!

Most of the comping posts we've seen on AA the last few months have been through corporate matches. Think you're going to have a hard time just calling in and asking them for a match. AA does have a challenge that will fast track you to status based on points.
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Challenge_(AA)

But they matched to Plantinum !

It has generally been reported that NW would only match up to 2nd tier.

So, that at least is a consolation for amenachem, and definitely a double reason for me to hold off until much later in the year when I hit UA 1k, and may hope to get the match thru 2/2010.

It just shows that you can't believe everything you read... :) (also the part about July giving to 2/2010 was erroneous...)

So, yes, it is nice to have the extra 25% miles and NW upgrades 5 days out - but there is very little chance that I will be Plat in 2010.

Now I have to figure out who to try and get to Gold with. I can't credit both Delta and Northwest for my ST flights. On the other hand, if the merger goes through - would they combine the EQMs/MQMs? I would tend to doubt that...

I will probably go with DL only because I already have about 5K MQMs with them and there's a good chance that I'll get another 10K with the Skymiles AMEX (which saved me last year and propelled me into Gold).

Problems, problems... ;)

Cheers!

AA/CO to Delta?
 

Hi All!

I currently have AA Plat (Equiv to DL Gold) and CO Plat (Equiv to DL Plat) status and am looking to get a Delta Status Match.

Can you please tell me..

1) What is the highest status they will give me?

2) How do I go about getting the status matched?

3) How long will the status be good for?

4) If I would match CO to United and then United to Delta would I have a better shot at getting DL Plat?

Thanks!

Ua -> Co
 

Have UA Prem Exec status. e-mailed the requested documents over, and they reponded within 2 days and matched to Gold. ^

Unfortunately, just received the card today, and it's good through 2/09. :(

But they did give me 4 drink coupons. ^

Aa -> Us
 

Yeah I'm crazy and hoping to get to fly AA for work, but with their cutbacks US has a better schedule. How do I get a status match from AA Plat to US something?

I'm Premier Exec on UA, but when they killed the 500 mile minimum, I switched all my travel to AA. I called and asked about a status match and was told "we don't do that anymore, that has been replaced with the challenge program". Now I'm sure if I flew 250,000 BIS miles last year they would still status match, but it seems for United Premier Executive status, its a no-go.

The good thing, though, is that you get gold status with only 5,000 points (not miles, points), so I was able to do it in P class on a single trip between California and Missouri. Platinum is 10,000 points, so without some very creative routing its going to be multiple trips or something overseas.

Am in similar boat, and am about to fax the documents over... can you post the email address for CO OP match (or PM it to me) ??

Thanks and regards.

Matched from DL GM to UA 1P. E-mail on Saturday, received reply on Sunday. Challenge is involved.

Sent message to CSR at CO website. email is eservice at coair dot com.

Got the match from UA 1P to CO Gold ^

You may want to double check the 2/09 date - I did the same status match from UA Prem Exec to CO Gold last week and was told it will expire 2/10

Status Match Advice - how to get from NWA to Delta
 

I have been lurking for about a month and have read through many of the related posts and am looking for some quick and hopefully easy advice, from some of the more knowledgeable members.

My goal is to obtain mid-tier (Gold) Delta status without a challenge, valid though the end of 2009/early 2010, for my wife and I. Silver status is ok, but really can’t complete a challenge right now.

As we live in MSP, and will not be relocating, we travel mostly on NWA. However, with the merger and rumors the WorldPerks is going away plus the pending expiration of our gold status, I think the timing might be right to status match over to Delta. The idea is to extend our gold status for a year through the merger and we can then work on building/maintaining status on Delta.

We are both NWA Gold expiring in Feb 2009, HHonors Gold and use NWA credit cards (considering Amex Platinum for access to clubs). We’re willing to switch/organize to maximize travel benefits.

My wife travels a bit for work – should be able to maintain high silver to low gold (about 50k miles). I travel a bit less now (very little this year and guessing about 20k next), but have been known to book a mileage run if needed (MSP to LGW to hit gold). Our travel is fairly random – she goes to New York and West Virginia for work once per month, we hit Vegas and Mexico a couple times a year.

Here’s what we like – expedited security screening, upgrades to first class (will buy with miles), bonus miles. We like to travel and expect that leisure travel will pick up a bit. We’re ok with a registered traveler program if it helps expedite screening.

My idea right now is to status match from NWA to United (or another airline not related to NWA/Delta) and then status match back to Delta. This is based upon the “non-poaching” rules between NWA and Delta.

Ideally, I like some overall advice to maximize benefits. However, with the airline’s revenue pressures and cuts in benefits is my idea just a pipe dream?

AA Platinum -> CO Gold
 

Emailed in my request for CO to match my AA Plat (which already goes through 2/10) at 11:53 and received responding email, with match, at 12:47. 54 minutes! I used onepass at coair.com.

The email kept me in suspense, but when I logged in I found they had made me Gold. No expiration date that I can see - I guess I'll have to wait for the mailed packet. I'm hoping it is also through all of 2009.

what kind of documentation was requested. how did you get the match...did you just ask for it from their website?

They requested a copy of my AAdvantage Platinum card (which shows my number and the expiration date) and a current printout of My AAdvantage account. Then I wrote up an email that included my reservation info for an upcoming 7200 mile roundtrip, explained how American made me fly many more miles for the same destination, and listed a few more planned trips. I think I'll earn the 50,000 miles next year and I said so.

I got an email back from a "OnePass Partner Liaison Representative" telling me "it is my pleasure to inform you that your request for Elite status has been granted", and when I logged in to CO my account said Gold.

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Another NW Match to '09 only
 

Just adding more personal experience to the thread for those looking to match this year. Faxed AA materials to WorldPerks fax number indicated elsewhere in the thread, 7 full days later got an e-mail response that I had been granted Platinum Elite. However, the status was only granted until Feb. 28, 2009. I better start enjoying soon!

AA Exex Plat -> CO
 

I probably should have done this long ago, but now that the route eliminations have made it mandatory I went ahead and sent an e-mail to CO One Pass asking if they would be interested in having my business.

My only problem might be finding my actual Exec Plat card. I never use that darn thing since I have the number memorized. Maybe a baggage tag will suffice...@:-)

My next step will be to get my recently renewed Admirals Club membership canceled so I can switch that as well. Any advice there?

Same result as a previous poster, with some travel coming up next year on NWA/KLM I thought status would be a good thing to have. I mailed in my statement from AA with my ExecPlat stats, and about a week later received an e-mail letting me know I'd been matched at the Platinum Elite level. Quite a shock, I was anticipating the mid-level at best....but it expires on 2/28/2009...not sure how I'll get 75K miles flown in the first 2 months of 2009...should be interesting, curious as to see what happens on 3/1/2009 when I only have around 25K miles flown by then.

No worries !

CO will send you a new card in January/February !

No a bag tag will not suffice. Call the EXP desk to order a new card !

Disagree, CO will match without a copy of your elite card, a printed online statement will suffice.