BA Status Match?
Apr 3, 2014, 10:23 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 371
BA Status Match?
I am BA Gold and wanted to know if I can get status match to Flying Club Gold? If so, is it better call or something on their website? My apologies if this is a redundant or obvious question, I'm a novice on FC Forum.
Apr 4, 2014, 12:38 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Australia
Programs: QF LTS, Marriott LTP, ALL GOLD
Posts: 2,440
However, you could try calling and asking Flying Club and try your luck that way.
Apr 4, 2014, 5:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Scotland
Programs: not a lot
Posts: 1,774
Got my status match processed at the start of the month so I am now FC Gold.
Apr 5, 2014, 5:15 am
#5
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
Is there any more info about this? I'd assume it would work in the other direction also? If a sure thing, I would book a one way solely for the status match. When I reached out to VS directly a few months ago, I was advised I had to have at least one revenue booked UC flight currently booked for a match.
Apr 6, 2014, 8:10 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: South Florida
Programs: All the best ones.
Posts: 1,415
At this time, Little Red announce priority boarding for VS and BA Gold and Silvers, and announce that they will status match BA Gold and Silver members on board departing regional and LHR flights.
Apr 9, 2014, 5:44 am
#7
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
Is this really the case? I'm surprised not more has been said. I'd be booking a leg on little red solely for this match, so would want to be confident it's actively offered on all flights. Seems odd they would offer priority boarding to BA elites.
Apr 10, 2014, 9:34 am
#8
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MAN/BHX
Programs: ABBA
Posts: 6,027
On some ex-LLHR flights PE connections were also asked for.
and announce that they will status match BA Gold and Silver members on board departing regional and LHR flights.
My VS Gold card was applied for on board on morning of Mar 3rd, had 10,001 bonus miles added to it on April 3rd, and arrived in the post today.
Just added those 16 flights throughout March, which seem to have netted 1500 miles each, so I should have 24,000 miles and 16tp. Totals haven't updated yet though, but the flights are on my statement.
Apr 30, 2014, 2:20 am
#10
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
Took a Little Red sector last week, the 'status match' offer was announced by the pilot, asked the cabin crew for a form to which they advised it needed to be handed back to ground crew. The form also indicated it was for new FC sign up's only although I stuck my FC# on it also, only being red. Handed the form back to ground staff at T1 who look bewildered and said it should have been headed back to the cabin crew
. Left it with them anyway, hopefully something will come of it. No mention of 10k VS
. Left it with them anyway, hopefully something will come of it. No mention of 10k VS
May 5, 2014, 1:40 am
#11
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LHR/LGW
Programs: LH *G (SEN), VS Silver, BA Silver, Goldpointplus Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor silver, *ACP
Posts: 443
Status match offer for BA golds & silver is still being announced on board, at least on my VS LHRABZ sector on 1st May.
The priority boarding announcement only mentioned VS & DL status pax (and families with infants, etc.)
The priority boarding announcement only mentioned VS & DL status pax (and families with infants, etc.)
May 5, 2014, 10:16 am
#12
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
I've emailed both Flying Club & Customer Relations with my Little Red & BA Gold details, hopefully it will be figured out now.
May 8, 2014, 9:52 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR/LTG
Posts: 684
Hello all,
I'm thinking of making a trip on Sunday, just to get a status match to Gold from Red from my BA Gold Card.
Is it offered proactively? Do you have to request it?
How long does it take to match? Days, weeks?
Did I read correctly that there's a 10K points bonus?
I'm thinking of making a trip on Sunday, just to get a status match to Gold from Red from my BA Gold Card.
Is it offered proactively? Do you have to request it?
How long does it take to match? Days, weeks?
Did I read correctly that there's a 10K points bonus?