UA match from DL plat
 

I am DL Plat / MM; and just hit UA premier, but will end year at 40000.

I read through the last 3 months of posting, and am confused, by seeming contradictory posts.

1. Should I wait until after 1/1/08 to request match/ challange? (the quote above makes sense though)
2. Are all UA's now challange only, not matches?
3. Do they have different challange levels for Premier exec and 1k?
4. Does 1 k match/ challange still exist?
5. Will all star alliance flights count on the challange or just UA ( I probbaly have a SFO to AKL on NZ in Q1 2008).
6. Are phone requests accepted or only email, if so what # or address?

thanks much

1. I would ask for a match now. If they say yes it should be good through 02/09

2. Hard to say, but it certainly seems UA is moving more towards a fly x miles in y amount of time. I do not believe matches no longer exist at this point.

3. UA is not at a point where the challenges are spelled out like AA. Some seem to get different threshold/time levels to complete Premier and sometimes Premier Exec.

4. There is no challenge for 1k, never was.

5. Word on the street is that it is only UA/UX to qualify, but again, it depends on the individual information you will receive from UA.

6. Check the UA sticky or use search in the UA forum.

Does anyone know how to do a status match for NWA in asia? They don't have any forms or anything on their website. Is there something I fax in? Let me know. Thanks.

I'm a US Gold based in PHL, and I just requested a match from Delta, faxing them my credentials. Here's hoping...

when i did my match with UA, they made me prem exec right away and gave me 90 days to complete 15 segments, the one nice thing about ua is that each flight counts as a elite segment, regardless of fare, and flights on usairways count as elite also. I received the elite benefits right away, which at ohare means you can access the elite security line.

I met the challlenge in less than two months and will be 1k next year due to the segments.

hope this helps

when i did my match with UA, they made me prem exec right away and gave me 90 days to complete 15 segments, the one nice thing about ua is that each flight counts as a elite segment, regardless of fare, and flights on usairways count as elite also. I received the elite benefits right away, which at ohare means you can access the elite security line.

I met the challlenge in less than two months and will be 1k next year due to the segments.

hope this helps

I requested a CO status match a couple of weeks ago, mailed the letter, blah blah blah..

So last weekend on my way back from an AA MR ;) (I wasn't going to AA re-qualify b/c of the status match but I decided last minute after reading CO's forum and how difficult is to get updgraded as a CO Gold), I got home and saw the official welcome to the CO Elite Program, they matched me as a Gold, so I was happy about that.

However, the card says it's valid till Feb'08. Does that make sense? How do they expect me to requalify in less than 20 days? Technically I would have till 12/31 to requalify, right? I thought that they would comp me till Feb'09 like many FTers say.

Anyone with the same situation?

CO program runs like most other airlines from Feb to Feb,
with miles accumulating Jan-Dec. Although I am not sure,
so take it with a grain of salt, I would think you would
get new cards after Feb reflecting an expiration date
of Feb 2009. At this stage all cards expire Feb '08. Of
course easiest is to give them a quick call. Then you
would know for sure.
Interestingly enough, if you "re-qualify" for Gold before
Mar 1, 2008 you actually would be a Gold until Feb '10.

Has anyone ever seen which programs Alaska will match against and which they won't? I know they'll match against UA, but what about their 'partners' AA/CO/DL/NW?

I sent them my credentials by fax on Tuesday and here we are Saturday morning and nothing. I wonder what went wrong? Maybe I should mail them my actual GP card (it's not worth much of anything to me)?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

BHB

I know normally you can not match from DL due to sky team but if i am moving to CO city with DL has little presance do you think an exception would be made. I have been a plat and have flown over 175K this year and over 200 segments.

Any idea how?

I ended up sending a new letter and a new (i.e. legible) copy of my US Gold card, via FedEx. Does DL only update status on Saturday? I'm on DL this Thursday and would love to get a shot at UG's.

Happened to someone I know. Quick call/email and it was discovered that EXLEFTSEAT is totally right in saying, "you would get new cards after Feb reflecting an expiration date of Feb 2009. At this stage all cards expire Feb '08."

Good to know... I hope I get the new one too. When do the usually mail out the new cards? When should I expect it? (or worry that I haven't received it? :p)