Summary
- Gain oneworld status with Royal Jordanian Airlines through a status match promotion for frequent flyers.
- Silver Jay and Gold Sparrow tiers offer various benefits, including lounge access and extra baggage allowances.
- Applicants from select countries and specific frequent flyer programs can apply for the status match.
The flag carrier of Jordan is offering a status match promotion, allowing frequent flyers of other airlines to gain oneworld alliance status. Royal Jordanian Airlines is offering the promotion to members of quite a few airline programs, but only in select countries.
A way to oneworld status.
Royal Jordanian Airlines is a member of the oneworld alliance, allowing members of its Royal Club to enjoy benefits across a large number of carriers. This partnership with Statusmatch.com will enable participants with frequent flyer status with one of the eligible airlines to gain the equivalent frequent flyer status in the Royal Club program at the Gold Sparrow or Silver Jay tiers.
There is an application fee for the status match, which comes to $49 for Silver Jay qualifying applicants and $149 for Gold Sparrow applicants. Silver Jay status is on the oneworld Ruby tier, comparable with British Airways Silver status, and offers the following benefits:
- Access to business class priority check-in when flying oneworld.
- Access to preferred seating (where offered).
- Priority on waitlists and when on standby (where offered).
- Access to Royal Jordanian (RJ) Crown Lounge in Queen Alia International Airport when flying RJ in exchange for 1500 miles.
- Priority placement on reservation waitlist on RJ flights.
- Extra baggage allowance on RJ flights.
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Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphires are the tiers to strive for.
There are even more benefits at the Gold Sparrow level, which equates to oneworld Sapphire status. The most notable for travelers not passing through Amman is access to lounges. The extra baggage allowance also extends to flights on other oneworld carriers, with additional benefits listed below:
- Complimentary access to all Royal Jordanian and 650 oneworld alliance lounges worldwide with one guest when flying RJ or oneworld.
- The chance to gift an Award Ticket to a non-member.
- Priority boarding with RJ and oneworld.
- Priority baggage handling.
- Extra baggage allowance with RJ and oneworld.
- Fast Track at select airports.
- Priority placement on reservation waitlist on RJ flights.
- Access to preferred seating (where offered)
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Gold Sparrow members also have one complimentary upgrade to Crown Class per year on Royal Jordanian flights. However, eligible members do not receive the upgrade vouchers as part of their status match until they re-qualify for the status tier. If the application is approved, each member will receive the corresponding frequent flyer status in the Royal Club Program within five business days, and it will remain valid for 12 months.
Who can participate?
The program is open to members of twenty frequent flyer programs, and members of other programs are not currently able to apply. The eligible programs are as follows:
- Air Europa Suma: Gold / Platinum
- Flying Blue: Gold / Platinum
- Miles&More: Senator / HON Circle
- Egyptair Plus: Gold / Platinum / Elite
- Emirates Skywards: Gold / Platinum
- Etihad Guest: Gold / Platinum
- Gulf Air Falconflyer: Gold / Black
- Kuwait Oasis Club: Gold / Platinum
- MEA Cedar Miles: Gold / Platinum
- Oman Air Sindbad: Gold
- Saudia Alfursan: Gold
- SAS Eurobonus: Gold / Diamond
- TAP Miles&Go: Gold
- Turkish Miles&Smiles: Elite / Elite Plus
- Virgin Flying Club: Gold
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The paid promotion allows members from 13 airline programs to match their status to an equivalent level in the Flying Blue program.
There are also geographic restrictions. According to the status match terms and conditions, to be eligible, the status holder must also live or reside in one of the following countries (subject to change): Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
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The move comes as Royal Jordanian continues to expand from its hub at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (AMM). The airline launched flights to Manchester and a second London route this month, connecting London Stansted (STN) with the Jordanian capital for the first time.
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