craigthemif

OK. Now I think I see it. Your Year 1 was actually calendar year 2016 because of how you timed your match. Thanks for clarifying.

This is ultimately ridiculous. Starting from nothing, you'd need 40K in any 12-month period. With a status match, you need 37.5K within a very specific 12-month period. (and 52.5K over 2 years with the first 15K on TK).

Apart from a tiny bump on some J fares, Elite doesn't get you more miles. It does get you lounge access but I pity those trying to do 37.5K miles in Y, especially when so many TK fare buckets earn 25/50%.

Mict

So yea I got the same reply from customer service, they want 37.5k miles in the second year in case of status match and not over the 2 years of the match.

Time to switch to UA.

zse

That definitely sounds completely unfair to me.
But there were reports here that if you can do 40K during the first status match year you'll get normal (and not matched) elite status. And the counter for status confirmation on the new TK site rather confirms this version. But can anyone confirm that this actually happens? Also does that mean that once this threshold is reached, the clock will restart with 2 years of elite from that moment?

I'm asking since I'm in the first year now and I'm already at 35K (including 15K on Turkish metal) and I still have time till March. So it won't be any problem to get that extra 5K. But if this won't help I think I better start crediting to smth like A3 from now on...
2.5.0.0

sodaisei

Hi.

I tried to status match my ANA Platinum (*A Gold) and they sent me an e-mail rejecting my petition. Anyone matched from ANA before?

Mict

They stopped matching from *A carriers

LuoboTiX

FYR:My friend recently finished the TK 4-month Elite Challenge. Actually she made even more than 45K with several TK business class flights within this 4 months timeframe...turns out that her status was extended to 1 year, starting from the beggining day of her challenge until +1 year...which is in essence +8 months only, not 2 years, though from our perspective the 4-month requirement and first year requirement have been met simultaneously in this case. Thus one should avoid expecting too much from M&S system.

Upon inquiry, the CS insists on the statement that even though she might have flown enough...regarding standard qualification criteria...she is still on the track of challenge: fly XXX and extend the status to another year, if conditions met the system will make it happen on the end of first year, bla bla. This does not sound like a good game to go for because of uncertainty. Anyway we are heading towards Elite Plus (just because we can) and see what might happen or if some system rules can eventually overrides the challenge settings, if member reaches even higher status.

sodaisei

WOW that sucks! Well They are losing someone who would fly 5 or 6 times with them a year!

TonyVD

I have requested a status match from OneWorld Emerald. However I am curious about the 50% extra status miles for your first business class flight during the trial period. Is this 50% extra status miles for the whole first business class ticket (i.e. all legs of LHR-IST-DOH-IST-LHR) or just the first leg LHR-IST in my case?

craigthemif

What has given you the impression that you get a 50% bonus on your first Business Class flight?

CoweyB

http://statusmatcher.com/report/57102 (who says he is an AF Flying Blue Platinum) is also reporting a 50% bonus on the first business class flight within the challenge period.

TonyVD - welcome to the TK Board, do let us know if you did get 50% on your complete trip or just the first leg.

craigthemif

Interesting. Fly something ridiculously long like EZE-IST and you'll come close to 15K on that one flight...

LuoboTiX

because TK said so in the confirmation mail of Elite Trial

Dselvan

Hi TonyVD
The 50% off business class ticket is for a fully flexible most expensive ticket. This has to be booked on the phone. I was also excited about this and rang the TK line (which is very poor by the way) and even with the 50% off, the price was still a lot higher than the non flexible cheapest business class fare. So it is a bit of a false info unless you normally pay for fully flexible fares. Hope that helps.

CoweyB

I think this might be different to what TonyVD is saying. His post refers to 50% of status miles.

Perhaps he, or someone who has got a similar challenge could post the text of the email?

LuoboTiX

Welcome to Miles&Smiles Turkish Airlines' advantageous Frequent Flyer Program. Elite card trial period will be valid for 4 months. As of start date of elite membership within 4 months trial period one international Turkish Airlines flight should be realized for extending your card validity date to 1 year, if 15.000 status miles accumulated from Turkish Airlines flights at the end of the first year elite membership will extend 1 year more and the total validity date will be 2 years. There is an oppotunity to earn extra %50 status miles from your first business class flight in the trial period.


Elite card membership grants you access to CIP lounges on all domestic and international flights as well as a 50 percent discount for companion tickets on Business Class trips. You will also earn more Status Miles on Business class flights. You can now enjoy a 20 kg extra luggage allowance as well as check-in at the Business Class counter for domestic and international flights. Your Elite card enjoys the same status as the Gold Card used on other Star Alliance member flights. As such, it provides a myriad of advantages both on international Turkish Airlines flights and Star Alliance member flights. As you fly to any global destination, you will receive priority on reservation and airline waiting lists, on luggage delivery, check-in and boarding; you will also be able to use the CIP lounge.


You may use the link given below for more information;
http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-in...its/elite-card

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