CO status "match" questions

[Moishebatchy]

Hi all,

I sent CO an email today requesting a status match (status challenge, actually) to OnePass Platinum Elite, and attached a scan of a Flying Blue Platinum card (as a JPEG file). It's my first time ever doing this, so naturally I have lots of questions.

1) How long should it take for a response? I know the CO site says "7-14 days", but what has peoples' actual experiences been - how long has it actually taken to be upgraded to CO Plat?
2) Is there any chance they might deny me? I.e. Is sending a scan of a card good enough for it to be an "open and shut case", or should I worry they may flatly deny me for some stupid reason, or perhaps suddenly start demanding additional documentation?
3) Dan mentioned here that if a CO Plat books a ticket for someone else, that person gets *G benefits, such as 3x70 bags flying EWR-TLV on CO. Does that work for someone who is on the 90-day status challenge? I.e. if they approve my status match and give me 90 days of CO Plat, and I book a ticket using my miles for Yonason Doe during that time on CO metal, will he be entitled to *G bennies?
4) I didn't get any response from them - not even an auto-reply saying that my email was received. Is that normal? Or should I re-send the email?

Thanks in advance!

[Moishebatchy]

Anybody?

[aussiebochur]

No response is normal.
It should suffice but they on rare occasions ask for additional information.
It can take from 24 hours until a week.
You'll have full *G bennies for 90 days.

[Moishebatchy]

No response is normal.
It should suffice but they on rare occasions ask for additional information.
It can take from 24 hours until a week.
You'll have full *G bennies for 90 days.

Thanks for your response. Just wondering... you wrote "You'll have full *G bennies for 90 days". What about others that I book tickets for from my account (see question #3 above)? Any idea?

[aussiebochur]

Thanks for your response. Just wondering... you wrote "You'll have full *G bennies for 90 days". What about others that I book tickets for from my account (see question #3 above)? Any idea?

It's the same.
I believe booking for others and them receiving bennies is only on awards.

[Moishebatchy]

I am, indeed, referring to an award. So we're good to go, I assume...

[Moishebatchy]

Update: Finally, after waiting a week, I got an email today as follows:

Thank you for contacting Continental Airlines. Your message has been received and will be directed to a member of our OnePass team for review and research.

TRACKING NUMBER: <snip>

Now what? Does anybody have any idea how long it will take from this point until they make me Platinum? I have a ticket held that I need to book before Rosh Hashana (no 72-hour FareLock will survive a 3-day yom tov. ), but I need to be Plat already so I don't pay the $150 in expedite fees... is there any way around it? I.e. if I book it now, can they waive the $150 afterward retroactively?

If not... is there any way to call them and expedite the process?

[damaxer91]

Update: Finally, after waiting a week, I got an email today as follows:

Now what? Does anybody have any idea how long it will take from this point until they make me Platinum? I have a ticket held that I need to book before Rosh Hashana (no 72-hour FareLock will survive a 3-day yom tov. ), but I need to be Plat already so I don't pay the $150 in expedite fees... is there any way around it? I.e. if I book it now, can they waive the $150 afterward retroactively?

If not... is there any way to call them and expedite the process?

Call the onepass service center and ask them nicely

[bades]

what airlines will accept a status match from CO without a challenge?

[Cbs]

what airlines will accept a status match from CO without a challenge?

as someone thats got close to 400 posts, i dont mean to be mean but this is how the forum gets clogged with unnecessary threads.
please post that either here, here, here, here, here or even here

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[Yossi.]

as someone thats got close to 400 posts, i dont mean to be mean but this is how the forum gets clogged with unnecessary threads.
please post that either here, here, here, here, here or even here

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@bades, just make sure his links are accurate Cbs is on a roll today 

[JEWDA]

Cbs is always accurate 

[Cbs]

@bades, just make sure his links are accurate Cbs is on a roll today 

see for yourself.
and (@jewda)  to be accurate "on a roll from yesterday!"

[bades]

as someone thats got close to 400 posts, i dont mean to be mean but this is how the forum gets clogged with unnecessary threads.
please post that either here, here, here, here, here or even here

_{TM by Cbs (see "here")}

so far he is 0 for 3 with the links he posted

[Yossi.]

so far he is 0 for 3 with the links he posted

too late, u ve already been merged lol

[Cbs]

so far he is 0 for 3 with the links he posted

well 3 of the links i posted got deleted by mods apparently because they were either useless or could be merged into one which they havent realized till i pointed it out so im actually 6 for 6 (maybe the last one not)