If I have status on one airline, can I transfer my status to another airline?

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Some airlines will match, others won't, so it's tough to answer in the abstract

As a general rule though, you're more likely to get matching from a North American airline, and quite unlikely to get it from a European one except during one-off promotions. Also matching inside of an alliance is usually tough to get, between alliances is easier.

For some examples, BA, Emirates, Lufthansa and Singapore are known for not offering status matching, where as Delta and Continental do.

Things do change over time, but at the moment your best bet is to look through the FlyerTalk New Airline Status Match Master Thread, look up your new "local" airlines and see.

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