Airline Status

Southwest

Southwest Companion Pass - 135K Points Needed - $170 - $350

Southwest A List Preferred

Southwest A List

American

AA Executive Platinum 200K Spend (175K with Cards) (4 Systemwide Upgrades)

AA Platinum Pro 125K Spend (100K with Cards) (25K Bonus Points)

AA Platinum 75K Spend (50K with Card)

AA Advantage Gold 30K Spend

(Citi Executive Elite: 40K Spend = 10K Point Bonus)

(Barclays Aviator Silver: 50K Spend = 15K Point Bonus)

Delta

Buy Delta Diamond - Cost 250K in Expenses (12 Global, 4 Regional Upgrades)

Buy Delta Platinum - Amex Black Centurion 15K (4 Regional Upgrades)

Delta Gold - Gift from Delta Diamond

Delta Silver - Gift from Delta Platinum

(Status Match good for 1.5 years, can do every 3 years)

(Reclaim my Status good for 2 years, can do every 3 years)

United

Buy Premier 1K

Buy Premier Platinum

Buy Premier Gold

Buy Premier Silver

Alaska

MVP Gold 100K

MVP Gold 75K

MVP Gold

MVP

(AA Status and Alaska Status: Earn Miles, Priority check in and boarding, free checked bags, complimentary premium class seats, first class upgrades for executive platinum and platinum pro, MVP Gold 100K, 75K and vice versa)

Jet Blue

Mosaic+ = 45K Mosaic Qualifying Points

Mosaic = 5K Mosaic Qualifying Points

(AA Status Members: Priority check in and boarding, free checked bag)

(Can earn AA miles on JetBlue and vise versa)

Frontier

Status Match Promotions on occaion

Elite 20K, 50K Benefits: Carry On, Seat Assignment, Priority Boarding

Elite 100K Additional Benefits: Discount Den Membership, Checked Bag

Spirit

Free Spirit Gold Status

Connor's Recommendation

This will be dependent for where you live. If you live in a hub for a specific airline. Then they become an ideal candidate. So go for what airliners services your location.

Southwest Companion Pass is attainable for $170 - $350 (1 year period)

Frontier 100K is attainable every December for $150+ (1 year period)

Spirit Gold is attainable for $1250 in flights or $12.5K spend on card (2 year period)

United Airlines - big spenders on flights (1 year period)

American Airlines - big spenders on credit cards (1 year period)

Delta - Platinum - utilize status match & reclaim my status (4 year period)

Alaska MVP 75K - long distance flyers or credit card spend (1 year period)

Jet Blue Mosaic - is attainable this year for 15K spend on card (1 year period)