Welcome to Flyertalk! Have you checked the first post of this thread? That does a pretty good job of saying which airlines will match.

Which airlines Have unlimited space avaiable upgrades for elite fliers at all levels ?

DL, NW, CO, US. I don't like the "unlimited space available upgrades," personally.

I've searched the thread and read post one, but didn't see much on trying to transfer between partners in the same alliance. My wife is Gold on US and I'm a CP. I'm trying to get her to switch to UN and get gold status, so we get E+ when we fly United and get free upgrades on US.

I'd fly UN more, if this was an option, but not sure if they'll match.

Has anyone had any luck?

I just sent in my last CO Gold OnePass statement on Monday (2 July) to get matched to UA Prem. Ex. We'll see how long it takes to get a response; hopefully not too long as I have UA flights on 13 July! The India call center told me it would be a 90 day trial where I had to accrue 12,500 miles, but a friend who is a UA 1P called in and spoke to a US call center where they told him the normal status match is still in effect. Please PM me if you need any info.

I will requalify for AF/KL Plat this Sun with EWR-DEL in J and then for AA Exec Plt for BOM-LHR-JFK in J on way back. So... looking at switching to *-A for status there. The friendly folks in *-A forum recommend that i status match with bmi over UA or US.

So here are my questions:
* What do I need to send to BMI?
* What level am I likely to get?
* Will there be a challenge or straight match for the year?

Thanks!

Just FYI: The code for United Airlines is UA. UN is Transaero Airlines, one of the first private Russian airlines. It serves Russia, Kazakhstan, Israel and a few destinations in Europe. It is probably not a viable option for most frequent USAir travelers.

Did a search on Northwest on this thread, but didn't find anything recent on this. Apologies if well-worn ground.

Any idea if NW will do a match from DL, where I'm currently gold. I understand that it is difficult to do CO to NW as they recognise each other's status, but wasn't sure on the situation with DL - same airline partnership, but not reciprocal like CO.

Tks

How long does it usually take to get BD status match? Will send them KL Plat and AA Exec Plat but don't want to request too much before flights in case they give me 90 days challenge

BD does a straight Gold match, not a challenge. Took a couple of days for me in April. Card and Gold kit arrived in about 10 days.

Thanks! Valid till Feb 2008? Will be traveling NYC - BOM on *-A in J. So will get 1.5 qualifying miles for travel? About 12K each way, so will I requal for Gold in 3+ one-ways?

Status is valid for 12 months. Earning rates by carrier and class of travel are at https://www.flybmi.com/bmi/src/html/...earnmiles.html

Wow! Double qualifying miles for Business. So, about 16K miles one-way from NYC to BOM (if I go via FRA on LH or via ZRH on Swiss). So roundtrip at 32K and then only need 6K more to requalify for Gold. Pretty sweet

Faxed in my KL/AF and AA acct screenshots today. Let's see what happens...

For an update I just received the following email today:

Hello Mr. caseaustin,

Congratulations! You have been awarded Premier Executive status in the Mileage Plus program! This will make your travel with us comfortable, simple and more rewarding than ever.

Your status will be effective for 90 days. To keep the status through February 2008, just earn 12,500 base flight miles or 15 base flight segments on United, Ted or United Express within the 90-day timeframe. Once you meet that threshold, a Premier Executive kit will be generated and mailed. Until you have a card, be sure to add your Mileage Plus number to your reservation in order to fully benefit from your elite status.

To maintain the status throughout all of 2008, you must earn 50,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) or 60 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS) by December 31, 2007. EQM and EQS are earned on United, United Express, Ted and the Star Alliance members listed below:
Adria Airways | Air Canada | Air New Zealand | All Nippon Airways | Asiana | Austrian Airlines Group | Blue1 | bmi | Croatia Airlines | LOT Airlines | Lufthansa | SAS | Singapore Airlines | South African Airways | Spanair | Swiss International Air Lines | TAP Portugal | THAI | US Airways
For details about the Mileage Plus elite program, visit www.united.com/elite. I hope you will travel with us often and experience the exceptional service and style reserved for our elite members around the world.

Thank you for choosing United, and enjoy your Premier Executive membership!

Regards,

Mileage Plus Elite Status Match

So I guess the normal status match no longer exists. Now the tough decision is do I try to at least make UA Premier status for post February 2008 or do I work on re-qualifying for CO Gold? Not a good start with me flying UA.