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Last October we wrote about the new partnership between SAS and Scandic, where they promised reciprocal benefits such as point conversion and status match for members from both programs.
Status match was expected to launch in April but from the look of it it’s going to be delayed. However, someone on Flyertalk spotted more information which was put on SAS’s new website by accident.
The information has now been taken down, but Web Archive has a copy of the relevant javascript code revealing how the match will be done:
| Scandic | SAS |
| L4 Dear Friend | Silver |
| L5 Loyal Friend | Gold |
| L6 True Friend | Diamond |
| L7 Best Friend | Diamond |
It’s exceptionally generous: you only need to spend €1,250 (excluding tax) at Scandic to qualify for L5 status, which doesn’t even come with free breakfast. And that matches to SAS Gold? Honestly I can’t imagine SAS being happy about an influx of “cheap” Gold members.
As we’ve covered last time, Scandic has an unpublicised status match program in which I participated. My Hilton, IHG, Marriott and Radisson cards got me an upgrade to L4 Dear Friend, and it seems that they don’t match beyond that. Their customer service stated a policy of only matching Nordic chains, although we don’t know what that means – we have unsuccessful reports from people who used Hilton, IHG or Radisson.
L4 will match to SAS Silver, or in other words Skyteam Elite. You will be entitled to an extra check-in baggage, priority check-in and boarding when flying Air France, KLM, Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern etc. Many of these airlines also offer free advance seat selection.
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