UA status will get you a higher spot on the waitlist if you're trying to upgrade, but you'd still need either (1) an upgradeable fare and the miles or (2) an upgradeable fare and a systemwide upgrade (not that upgradeable fares are different for systemwides than for miles).

UA Premier Executive status will get you lounge access while flying internationally in coach (of course you're already Star Alliance Gold, so you'd have that anyway), bonus miles, and economy plus seating (extra legroom). A Premier Executive can also pre-reserve exit row seats, subject to availability.

However, in general, I don't suggest status matches for a single trip. However your trip may allow you to complete the challenge and have 1P for next year. And there are reports that the challenge from UA isn't a once-in-a-lifetime thing. So might be worth it.

Well, I did get matched through the mail...relatively painless, only took 4 business days (didn't quite get what I was hunting though, a match to plat, they only offered Gold)...Also came with what I felt was a somewhat unnecessarily sternly worded, "this match is a one-time offer, should you fail to accrue adequate mileage for elite status in the future it will not be granted."

I tried searching through the first 10 or so pages without finding anything, but how long after faxing info in does Delta take to apply a status match to your account? I sent mine in last Thursday (September 20th, 2007) and have a flight coming up next Wednesday (October 3, 2007) in which I'm hoping to be able to upgrade IF the status match goes through in time.

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Does Jet Airways (India) status match? Have highest status on KL/AF, bmi and AA

Over the summer I faxed in to DL on a Thursday morning, and on Saturday morning I logged into my Skymiles account and saw that I was posted as Gold. Check your account regularly. It took DL two weeks to snail mail me the intro.

I faxed my letter to the fax number listed in this thread without contacting (email, phone) to request a match first. Is this ok? Or do I need to receive an email or letter officially informing me of how to request the match first?

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As long as the info in the OP is still correct and not outdated, that wont be a problem.

I guess if it doesn't go through by next saturday's update I'll call or email and make sure the fax/mail info hasn't changed.

You don't say what airline you faxed it to, and a whole lot of fax numbers have been mentioned in this thread!

Faxing without a preliminary phone call worked for me with bmi. I attached a recent printout from my AA account showing a good deal of activity, a scan of my current Platinum (mid-tier) card, and a scan of an EXP (top-tier) card that expired Feb. 2007, both with expiration dates clearly visible. My cover fax also explained my reasons for wanting the status match.

However, that's no guarantee that faxing without a phone call will work anywhere else. You also didn't say what you attached to your fax. Each airline has its own procedures and its own documentation requirements. If you can say which airline you faxed and what you attached, those who know more about that airline might be able to chime in.

I faxed to Delta. The number I faxed to was 404-773-1945. Is this number still good? Should I just go ahead and send a preliminary email and re-fax it, or does that run the risk of mucking things up?

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I faxed my request on 8/28 to 404-715-9220. I received my Gold status online in 48 hours. I just received my snail mail package with my card on 9/20. So you should get it online in time for your trip. My status is good until Feb. 09.

The speed others have received the match in is making me worry. I faxed mine Thursday afternoon and here it is Monday afternoon with no match yet. Should I call and check on the status? What number should I call?

try refaxing the request to the number given by sfskier (404-715-9220). Also, rather than reading through every page, what you can do is use the "Search this Thread" feature at the top of the page, in the bar just under the page numbers. Entering in search terms like "delta fax*" will probably work. (fax* because it needs to be 4+ characters and * acts as a wildcard)

you can also try calling cust svc and asking what the number is. this is what i did with UA.

It took me 3 tries on two different fax machines to get 404-715-9220 to work. Seems like it may be a single machine and/or single line because a few times I got busy signals and a few times I got no response. I'll report back if things happen any quicker after using this number.

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I am going to be staying at Hyatts in the coming future and wanted to get comped to Diamond from HH Diamond. Is it just a matter of calling the HGP number and asking and they will then tell me to fax proof of Diamond status to a number?