TFCanswers. Can I play the two-card game? That is, accumulate on one card while taking advantage of the benefits of another?
The countless Status Match campaigns launched lately have put many travelers in a strange situation-many frequent flyers have [...]
Status Match's countless campaigns launched recently have put many travelers in a strange situation, many frequent flyers have more than one elite card, even belonging to the same alliance, in other cases you have status in a program that is not the one regularly used for accumulation.
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The question that has come to me several times comes precisely as a result of the New level parity activity launched by Royal Jordanian where the levels of hotel chain loyalty programs are taken into account, not those of airlines.
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Many people then wrote to me to ask how to take advantage of the benefits, what benefits and how to get the most out of this Status Match campaign.
Can I take advantage of RJ card benefits while accumulating on my British Airways executive club card?
This question stems precisely from the fact that by obtaining oneworld status, in the Royal Jordanian program, you will be able to get the benefits every time you fly with the airlines of this alliance, however, by doing so the points from the flights will end up within the RJ account and not in the loyalty program of British Airways or Qatar.
According to the regulations, the use of two elite cards on the same route is prohibited, in this case it is not a matter of double dipping, However, it is something very similar.
What happens if I try?
There are three possible scenarios. If you need to get the points, it is mandatory to put the FF card Where you want to receive the credit. It is true, however, that if you have status on a different card you will not be able to take advantage of benefits such as fast track, extra baggage, priority boarding. Different is the case with the lounge, where it might suffice to The fact of proving card and related status.
Here if the attendant is zealous, and knows the rules, he should not give the passenger a green light. If, on the other hand, he is less than strict, he might let him in.
A second strategy might be not to put any cards on the ticket, so do not take any of the physical benefits mentioned above, arrive at the lounge and show your card to the attendant and have access to the lounge. Once you arrive at your destination you could do Request for retro-credit of the trip made.
A third scenario is to change the FF card at check-in. In this way one could take advantage of the benefit of free seat choice. But then you would have to change by inserting the card where you want to accumulate the flight, before check-in even at the airport. Of course, even then you would lose the benefits on the ground, but the accumulation of points would still be saved.