Is there any indication that the fax number in the OP is wrong for CO?

What's the current UA fax # so I can update the first page? Thx

Two questions....

A few posts upstream, someone reports 10 segments in 90 days for a 1P challenge, and someone else reports 18 segments. Big difference. Is there are some standard number?

Have dropped to 2P as of today. Does anyone know if UA will nonetheless allow a 1P challenge to current 2Ps? (If it matters, I can show an HA mileage statement for 2007 with lots of miles/segments)

United used to have a policy that they wouldn't do matches against other *A elite status. Occasionally they'd make an exception for someone pushing hard and explaining they no longer live in Seoul or Stockholm or wherever.

But since then two things changed: (1) they started matching against US in retaliation for some policy or other, I really don't remember the tit for tat over there and (2) they changed the program to be a challenge rather than straight match.

Does anyone have recent experience attempting to get a challenge based on elite status with a star alliance carrier (other than US)?

The correct number (used a week ago successfully) is : 605-341-6140

Also, there is no such 10 EQS requirement. It's 15k or 18 EQS in 90 calendar days.

Do you know whether, if I requested today, it could be backdated to 2/15 to pick up latter-half-of-February flights?

Ironically enough, I can provide insight on this, because they did do this for me - without asking.

I has flights in early Feb, and my challenge email came on 2/22, and it was backdated to 2/3/08 to go w/ earlier flights.

I did call to have it start on 2/22 because it will yield a better 90 days for me that way, but this shows it could be done....

I would work towards getting the challenge first, then requesting back dating..

Maybe I should read more than 5 pages back :) but I just talked to a MP CSR and was told the challenge also requires a $400 up front non-refundable payment.

that is the case for re-up challenges (so to speak) whereby you are trying to fast-track back to the status you just lost (eg, a former 1P drops to 2P and wants to take the challenge back to 1P).

for clarity, those coming in from other programs don't have to pay a fee for the UA status challenge, although the requirements have gone up since I matched this past summer.

That is a cheap challenge, It's on their website @ 799 I think

There are no fee's if you are status matching & challenging at the same time.

I'm going to status match to AA from Delta as a gold elite. Is it possible to then get a status match from AA to Northwest? I have a few miles in my AA account and it's been around for a while. Is there any way that NW would know that I had just gotten a status match? I plan to fly on NW primarily but from what I read I can't do a direct status match. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

For those who did the UA challenge, how soon did the *G card arrive after you did your 15k EQM? And did you have any trouble at international non-UA *G lounges

Not a challenge, but I got matched directly to 1P in 07 based on my AC*G status. I didn't have to push at all. Faxed in a statement and copy of card. Explained I moved from Canada to the US and would be using UA as my carrier from now on. Got an email in 24hrs, voila 1P.:D

Best part was I could get into the RCC on domestic tix while getting my 100% RDM bonus:D

I was comped bmi Gold in September 2007 based on AA status. I followed this information in this thread and this thread in the bmi forum.

Anyone know if I would be able to get CO Plat from sending proof of VS GOLD?

Thanks