Jan 11, 2022, 3:40 pm
Last edit by: Long Train Runnin
Status Match Challenge
The Free Spirit Status Match Challenge is an opportunity for you to experience the most valuable benefits of the Free Spirit program. Show your loyalty to Spirit and immediately benefit from your Status levels. If you have elite status with another airline, we will give you the equivalent Free Spirit Status for ninety (90) days – complimentary. Plus, you many earn ongoing Free Spirit Silver or Gold status based on our Free Spirit page.
In three simple steps you could be on your way to enjoying Free Spirit Status.
1. Determine your eligibility
Once approved, you will be granted 90-days of Free Spirit Silver or Gold status based on your current elite membership with another airline. If your request is not approved, you’ll receive an email notifying you of our decision.
Use the Status Comparison chart to see what airline elite levels are qualified for the Free Spirit Status Match Challenge.
1. Determine your eligibility
- Must meet ALL the following criteria to participate in our Status Match Challenge:
- You have not received a Status Match or complimentary Free Spirit Status in the past two years.
- You currently have elite status with a qualifying airline that was earned through that airline’s published requirements (complimentary status or status earned through a promotion does not qualify)
- Must present an approved proof of membership document confirming your elite status with an airline listed above.
- Use the Status Comparison chart to see what airline levels are required for the Status Match Challenge.
- If you met all the criteria listed above, call our Contact Center team at 1-833-728-3359, or fill out the form here to be enrolled in the Status Match Challenge.
- Make sure you’re ready to begin the challenge before you submit your request as your ninety-day complimentary Status period will begin within 24 hours after you receive the email confirmation of being accepted for a Status Match Challenge.
Once approved, you will be granted 90-days of Free Spirit Silver or Gold status based on your current elite membership with another airline. If your request is not approved, you’ll receive an email notifying you of our decision.
Use the Status Comparison chart to see what airline elite levels are qualified for the Free Spirit Status Match Challenge.
Enjoying your complimentary Free Spirit Status? Extend it by earning the required amount of Free Spirit SQP's during the 90-day complimentary period.
- Your account will not be credited with Status Qualification Points (SQP's) equivalent to the normal earning requirement.
- Our Guest Relations team will place you at the correct Status level based on your selected challenge level.
- Enjoy full benefits of the Silver or Gold tier during the 90-day challenge period.
- If you don't qualify at the end of the 90-day period under the terms of the Status Match Challenge, your membership level will be returned to the level it was prior to the challenge period.
- If you meet the challenge criteria, you will enjoy the benefits of the Silver or Gold program level for the remainder of that calendar year plus the following calendar year.
- If you do not meet the challenge criteria, the Silver or Gold status will be terminated immediately, and you will be returned to the Free Spirit level held prior to the Status Match Challenge.
- You are allowed one Status Match Challenge every two years.
- An email will be sent confirming the outcome of the Status Match Challenge
Link for info here:
https://customersupport.spirit.com/en-us/category/article/KA-01493
Spirt Airlines Status Challenge Info
Oct 23, 2022, 12:13 pm
#76
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
I think the path you are taking here is the best and your timing may even result with you getting 2 years of Spirit Gold for '23 and '24 with an outside possibility of then being granted Mosaic or Mosaic+ through 'Dec '25.. In hindsight I wish I would have submitted the challenge request in late October to time Gold status being granted after 1/1/23.. My advice would be to make sure you don't hit the 1250 SQP mark until Jan 1 '23 or a few days after. If you're using credit card spend to try to time achieving the 1250 SQP, be aware that it seems that the timing of SQPs added to your Free Spirit acct do not coincide with the BofA stmt dates. For example, SPQs relating to my BofA credit card spend are deposited on the 7th of the month (for activity from the previous calendar month) and neither of these dates coincide with my statement cut date. If they deposit SQPs on the 7th for everyone in the Free Spirit program, you may be in luck as Jan 7 would be perfect timing. Look forward to your follow-up and will share mine with the forum as well.
Nov 3, 2022, 1:10 pm
#78
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
SPQs relating to my BofA credit card spend are deposited on the 7th of the month (for activity from the previous calendar month) and neither of these dates coincide with my statement cut date. If they deposit SQPs on the 7th for everyone in the Free Spirit program, you may be in luck as Jan 7 would be perfect timing. Look forward to your follow-up and will share mine with the forum as well.
Nov 7, 2022, 10:43 am
#80
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
any rate, not sure if the gold status would be extended til 2024 when the SQPs posted around Feb 6 while my promo status already expires on Jan 9 🤔; had my SM done later this mo. for the promo status valid til next Feb, would likely have been safer
Last edited by danhouston; Nov 7, 2022 at 10:57 am
Dec 1, 2022, 5:22 am
#81
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 69
I obtained Frontier’s 100k Elite status this year via status with Bonvoy. Unfortunately I was only able to obtain 60k qualifying miles this year so I will drop down to 50k Elite status for 2023. Before I drop down a level in January, I am considering doing the Spirit Status Challenge this month in hopes of getting Spirit Gold. Spirit’s requirements say complimentary status or earned through promotion are not eligible. My current profile with F9 shows 60k miles flown which included the 20k Red Cross promo, and not sure if sending the mileage breakdown would help or hurt my chances, as I want to match with Gold not Silver. Or should I just submit a screenshot of my 100k status? Also, would you recommend I apply now for the challenge or wait until the end of the month? It is my understanding the match can take a while to process. Thanks in advance.
Dec 10, 2022, 9:05 am
#82
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
the SQPs for my spend in Nov didn't post on the 6th or 7th as Spirit typically did in previous months; has any folks got it few days ago? my CC closing date is the 18th... hope the SQPs will also be posted then
Last edited by danhouston; Dec 10, 2022 at 9:10 am
Dec 10, 2022, 8:31 pm
#83
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-J.
Feb 28, 2023, 3:00 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: BNA
Posts: 257
Just wanted to chime in that this thread has been extremely helpful (eye-opening, at least) in my pursuit of the status match. I wish I had taken the time to find and read the thread sooner, because it puts everything that has happened (er, not happened) in context (i.e. - that this whole status match by Spirit is kind of bs).
I'm Gold on AA; over two weeks ago (February 13) I submitted my document showing earned status on AA. Immediately got an email confirmation that the document had been received. Had a flight on Spirit a few days later. Called the phone number on the status match page the day before the flight because I had not gotten a response on the status match. The phone number is absolutely worthless. All I was able to learn was that I was still not elite (no duh). Sent a follow up email shortly thereafter; no response. Took my Spirit flight.
I have a flight this Saturday coming up on Spirit (FLL to Lima). Still no response on the status match. Stupid me thought, well, maybe if I call that phone number again, today, I will get a person who can actually help me get the status match rolling Want to guess what happened on the phone call? If you guessed that NOTHING useful happened on the phone call you would be correct.
So, anyway, that got me to this thread. I would at the very least like to have the overweight checked baggage fee waiver before the flight to Lima. Seems unlikely I will get the status match before that date. I guess the good thing is, though, based on what I read in this thread the start date of the challenge will be back-dated to the date I "applied" for the status match as opposed to the date it gets granted. That would mean that my multiple flights should count towards the challenge (even though I will not have received any elite benefits on those flights).
I will keep you posted on how it all plays out.
I'm Gold on AA; over two weeks ago (February 13) I submitted my document showing earned status on AA. Immediately got an email confirmation that the document had been received. Had a flight on Spirit a few days later. Called the phone number on the status match page the day before the flight because I had not gotten a response on the status match. The phone number is absolutely worthless. All I was able to learn was that I was still not elite (no duh). Sent a follow up email shortly thereafter; no response. Took my Spirit flight.
I have a flight this Saturday coming up on Spirit (FLL to Lima). Still no response on the status match. Stupid me thought, well, maybe if I call that phone number again, today, I will get a person who can actually help me get the status match rolling Want to guess what happened on the phone call? If you guessed that NOTHING useful happened on the phone call you would be correct.
So, anyway, that got me to this thread. I would at the very least like to have the overweight checked baggage fee waiver before the flight to Lima. Seems unlikely I will get the status match before that date. I guess the good thing is, though, based on what I read in this thread the start date of the challenge will be back-dated to the date I "applied" for the status match as opposed to the date it gets granted. That would mean that my multiple flights should count towards the challenge (even though I will not have received any elite benefits on those flights).
I will keep you posted on how it all plays out.
The fact that they effectively cut down the challenge time from three months to two shows that they are not serious, and also cut down the chances that someone will pursue status even further (down to 0 in my case). This is just stupid.
It is not that hard to start the challenge when they send the email.
It is not that hard to start the challenge when they send the email.
Mar 11, 2023, 9:31 am
#85
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
thx for an update; mine also showed on the 6th...
any rate, not sure if the gold status would be extended til 2024 when the SQPs posted around Feb 6 while my promo status already expires on Jan 9 🤔; had my SM done later this mo. for the promo status valid til next Feb, would likely have been safer
any rate, not sure if the gold status would be extended til 2024 when the SQPs posted around Feb 6 while my promo status already expires on Jan 9 🤔; had my SM done later this mo. for the promo status valid til next Feb, would likely have been safer
Apr 6, 2023, 10:33 am
#87
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 2,253
The $99 status match is a no-brainer. I usually fly standby on zed fares, and the last few flights I took with Spirit, the zed price was only about $10 cheaper than the base fare (but zed fares include all baggage). So in these cases, I can now guarantee a spot on the flight, guarantee an exit row seat, and pack a few bottles of local distilled souvenirs in my bag with the overweight fee waiver. Sign me up! As a side note, it makes the discounts included in the Savers Club worth considerably less. I'm not sure I will even buy enough flights to capture the $70 upfront charge.
UPDATE: I received an email approving my Spirit status match 12 minutes after I submitted the application.
UPDATE: I received an email approving my Spirit status match 12 minutes after I submitted the application.
Last edited by Tino; Apr 6, 2023 at 11:28 am
Apr 6, 2023, 11:01 am
#88
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Too bad I did the status match last year, though it didn't take effect until after I already flew on them. Guess I'll wait until 2024.
-J.
-J.
Apr 6, 2023, 11:51 am
#89
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: SW A-List, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 380
Gold Status Match Approved!
Took about an hour to get an email confirming the status match to Gold (Used Hhonors Status for match). Spirit Account not yet updated to show status but email said it may take up to 5 business days.