The British Airways Executive Club members were the first to benefit from the status match campaign. There are more opportunities now that this concept has been expanded to elite members of seven different airline frequent flyer programs.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club status match basics.
The following elite tiers are now offered by Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
The British Airways Executive Club has gold and silver members.
Executive Platinum and Platinum Pro members of American AAdvantage.
The United Mileage Plus has two memberships: the premier 1k and premier Platinum.
Skywards Platinum and Gold members.
The guest Platinum and gold members of the airline.
The Marco Polo Club has Diamond and Gold members.
South African Airways members are Platinum and Gold.
You need to have a revenue flight booked with Virgin Atlantic in order to take advantage of this offer.
To become an instant Gold member, you need to prove you have top tier status with any of the above programs, and you need to have a future revenue flight booked with Virgin Atlantic in either business class or premium economy.
To become an instant Silver member, you need to have second tier status with any of the above programs, and you need to have a future revenue flight booked with Virgin Atlantic in any class.
Flying Club status will be valid for 12 months once matched.
A Flying Club status match is possible with a booked flight.
You can request a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club status match.
To request a status match, go to the form on this page, where you will need to do the following:
If you are not already a member, join Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Provide your Flying Club membership number.
Provide proof of your elite membership with one of the above programs.
Provide a booking reference for your flight.
Within 30 days, your status will be upgraded and you will be valid for a year.
Flying Club status matches will be valid for a year.
Is a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club status match worth it?
The status match is open to frequent flyers of several more airlines, but only if you have a revenue ticket booked, which is a major restriction.
Virgin Atlantic's status requirements are usually as follows.
400 tier points are required for Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Silver status.
Every year, the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold status requires 1,000 tier points.
Priority services include check-in, lounge access, boarding, and seat selection. If you are flying Upper Class, you might find that the perks are limited, since there is very little you are getting that isn't already included.
A lot of people like to have status in general, and the soft treatment may be better. I wouldn't go out of my way to book a Virgin Atlantic ticket to take advantage of this, but if I were planning on booking a ticket like this anyway, I'd take advantage of the status match opportunity.
You can become a Gold member of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse.
The status match for elite members of seven frequent flyer programs is offered by Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. You need to have a future revenue flight booked with Virgin Atlantic to take advantage of this.
The requirement to book a flight will be the main limiting factor, though I am sure this will be worthwhile to some people.
Is anyone planning on taking advantage of the Virgin Atlantic status opportunity match?
The tip of the hat to Neil.
