Savage25

CO Status Match info from the horse's mouth:
http://web2.flyertalk.com/forum/show...2&postcount=15

Elite matches made after June 1 will automatically be renewed for the subsequent year's program - for example, if you qualify for an Elite Match now, it'll apply through Feb 2008. ^

ORDinary Gold

FWIW, the following worked. I faxed this to them and UA responded by email 10 days later. They upped me from General Member to Premier Exec, expiring in 2/08. I had 16,951 YTD EQMs on the AA statement I sent, dated 6/26/06.:

Date: June 26, 2006

Number of pages including this cover: 2

To: UA Mileage Plus Service Center
Premier Service Match

Fax number: 605-343-0215

From: ORDinary Gold, Mileage Plus # 99999999999


Message:

As you can see from my attached statement, I am currently have “Platinum” status on American Airlines, but I would like to shift my business to United. I have a trip booked on UA for tomorrow (conf # X9X9XX), and a number of additional trips in the works, which I would prefer to fly on UA if you would be willing to match my elite status to your equivalent level.

Please feel free to call me at 999-999-9999 or email if you have any questions.

My Mileage Plus number is 99999999999.

Thanks in advance for your consideration.

asyoulike

The posts here seemed to be all about AA PLT or EXP to UA status. Is UA going to comp a lowly AA Gold to UA 2P?

GUWonder

UA has done it before.

TXNancy

ORDinary Gold is now ORDinary Platinum. So the comp is AA Plt to US 2p

Cyllabus

Hi Flyertalkers--
Your opinions please-- I'm an AA Gold, flying mostly NYC to SF or LA. I'd like to try for a status match, but don't know which airline to choose. I've read that Continental rarely upgrades on those routes, and their coach is less than wonderful. So how about the others? United? (If no upgrade, do you usual get a E+ seat?) NW, Delta, US? Thanks for the help!

Cyllabus

I think I answered my own question--or at least, Barnett did in his recent column at Joe Sent Me:
http://cb.biztravelife.com/

(Just booked a PS seat JFK/SJC for less than every other airline I tried. Hope they status match before the flight!)

jmhayes

Do you mean JFK-SFO? UA doesn't fly PS (or even non-stop) to SJC from JFK.

Cyllabus

You're so right. Asked for JFK-SFO, got SJC-LAX-JFK. It's OK. More miles!

deburn

925, did you get your answer? I'm thinking of getting US to match my CO Silver Elite. Going by the answers for other airlines, if it's past July 20th it should be fine till Feb 2008?

925

I never got an answer from anyone here, so I decided to wait until January 1 to request the match. Sorry I don't know. Please post if you find out!

pevo

I asked just before you guys (post 648), but didn't hear back either. So, I faxed in my info on 7/8/06 (I was hoping that if half the year was over, they'd give me all of next year also).

The card arrived today. While I'm excited that they matched my AA status, unfortunately it expires 2/28/07. (I may try calling to get it extended or at least find out the cutoff for others here).

In any case, thanks to Gleff and others, without whom I'd have had no idea this was possible.

gregorygrady

I recall from one of Viajero Joven's Mileage Run seminars (actually I took notes on it and made sure to write it down because I was interested in it) that he said that the America West Elite comp would be valid for 2 years only if it were requested after Oct. 31 in a given year. I assume the same would be true for US Airways since they are now one.

g1ant

I used pretty much the same letter.

Faxed it on Friday, and was Premier Executive by noon Monday.

Thanks for posting the "template"

alex

tinkybelle

I need to do a status match for someone for UA.
when should I wait till to get it till 2008?

they arent travelling till dec but want to make sure he getas a good seat but he is silver now.