SkyTeam Status Match - ITA Airways

Status match rejected for invalid reason. New ITA account with new QF / OW emerald match. Only thing which might have been questionable was a digital card submission vv a photo/scan of the real deal.

Will decide later if I can be bothered trying again

Cheers,
Matt.
Ended up re-applying with the same account and QFF digital card on the 29th July, but used a scribble edit to circle the ‘Platinum’ on my Qantas card this time.

Approved for Volare Executive to 01/26 just this afternoon.

Cheers,
Matt.
 
Interestingly I was checking my account last night for the first time in a few months and found some points had mysteriously been credited to the account. Found out that my AF redemption flights GVA-CDG and CDG-DXB had been credited 🤷‍♂️
 
Interestingly I was checking my account last night for the first time in a few months and found some points had mysteriously been credited to the account. Found out that my AF redemption flights GVA-CDG and CDG-DXB had been credited 🤷‍♂️
Fight club rules? 😉
 
At this point in time I’d love for the ITA card to turn into a star alliance gold card valid through to Jan 2026.

I think you'll be fortunate if ITA matches translate into Frequent Traveller status (Star Silver).
I suspect that half of China has ITA status at this stage.
 
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At this point in time I’d love for the ITA card to turn into a star alliance gold card valid through to Jan 2026.

If I were Miles & More.... I would give all ITA status holders who matched = Frequent Traveler.
Any ITA matches where the member has taken at least X flights using their status on ITA = Senator.
 
If I were Miles & More.... I would give all ITA status holders who matched = Frequent Traveler.
Any ITA matches where the member has taken at least X flights using their status on ITA = Senator.
Booooo - how about ITA Executive matches get LH Senator, and the bum-on-seat ITA Executives get LH HON Circle? :D
 
Check how many airlines are honouring ITA status. ;-)
Not very "Skyteam" if you ask me.

Well, yes. I have experienced that myself 😂

Even some of the airlines that *are* supposedly ITA partners don’t seem to honour the benefits (looking at you, Aerolíneas Argentinas)
 
A slight win thanks to the ITA status match. Booked a KLM flight using Qantas points and to my shock, KLM charges seat selection fee ($50!) even in business class.
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Thankfully, I was able to clear my Qantas FF on the Garuda website and add my ITA number on the KLM website. And, now the seat selection is free :)

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A slight win thanks to the ITA status match. Booked a KLM flight using Qantas points and to my shock, KLM charges seat selection fee ($50!) even in business class.
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Thankfully, I was able to clear my Qantas FF on the Garuda website and add my ITA number on the KLM website. And, now the seat selection is free :)

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Yep, have commented on that previously. The status match has saved me a few hundred dollars worth of seat selections alone so not bad 🤣
 

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