Last week, I faxed in a polite letter, as well as a copy of both sides of my AirTran Elite card to the Delta Skymiles service center. I did not send in any other documentation. I checked the Delta website yesterday and saw that I got comped to Silver. ^

As a sidenote, I had already flown with them 6 times this year and have 2 other flights already booked and made sure to point that out in my letter.

And btw, I love this site! A few weeks ago "Status Comp" wasn't even in my vocabulary :)

NWA Status match
 

Hey all !

I moved to the DTW area for about a year now and I suppose to have several itineraries on Northwest.

For my convenience I´d like to request a status match to NWA from one of my elite memberships AA Plat & bmi *G

Anyone has a contact # for Northwest ?

Thanks,

S.

I used the fax number in the OP. LH SEN/SQ PPS matched to NW GE. Took exactly 3 weeks.

That sounds quiet a long time... Which # was it ?

Or just the regular Fax # posted on their website ?

Read the first post in this thread. All the information is there including the fax number :)

[QUOTE=ozstamps;117824]The most helpful and useful thread I have seen all week gleff. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif

Have bookmarked it, as you are correct - this gets asked a LOT on FT.

And I'd like to reinforce your accurate observation:

Bear in mind that status matches are generally one-time only affairs -- so only request the match if you plan to use the status and re-qualify. Otherwise it's a future opportunity wasted.

I have seen instances where newbies have found FT, get all excited, run around to 4 airlines and get a shiny Gold card for no good reason other than they "can" and of course all 4 expired a year or so later. When they REALLY need the comp due to relocation etc, they are SOL. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Great information. I made this mistake with Continental - I thought it would last as long as my AC SE status. Now that I want to dump all United flights (so I don't sit in the very back with th efirst time flyers) I have less appealing choices.

Continental Fax
 

Anyone have a fax number for Continental for Status Match? The one listed doesn't seem to work...

Update on matching for AA => United
 

The fax number has changed for United Matching of AAdvantage status ... new number is 605-343-4014. They promise email answer in 5 business days.

This number has been disconnected!

El AL
 

Will be flying EL Al for a while now (JFK-TLV) and would like a Status Match if possible. Trying a search but no luck. LEt me know any info!

TIA

If I were to match to CO in July, does anyone know whether the matched status would be valid until the end of this year, or the end of next year? I am confident I could not requalify for Plat this year, but think I could requalify next year, so I am trying to decide when to match. Thanks!:)

AA EXP or DL PM to LH something
 

Anyone has experience with a status match to LH. Any intel would be appreciated.

I have it on good authority that you should wait until after June 1 to request a match. I requested & received a match just last week. However, mine expires Feb, 2008.

I called to request an extension, but they would not honor my request. The CO rep confirmed that if I had been given the status match after June 1, then it would expire Feb, 2009. It doesn't seem quite fair, but I suppose they had to pick a cutoff date... it just isn't one I like. :p I really didn't need the status until after June anyway... since I've already booked much of my travel until July.

Unfortunately, a good deal of my travel is in the 1st qtr of each year, so I will not qualify for Platinum next year. :(

The only status match LH does until 30/4 is from Varig (RG) over the Star Alliance Brazil promotion. See staralliance.com :)

Thanks! I called yesterday to ask as well, and they told me I had to request after July 1 to get the match for the full next year. Are you sure about June instead of July?:)