Royal Jordanian Airlines offers a status match to their Gold Sparrow Elite status with select Hotel Chain loyalty status. It is an ongoing status match promotion.
New: Recently, Royal Jordanian Airlines added Canada to the list of eligible countries for status match.
Should you apply for a Royal Jordanian Airlines Status Match?
Status matching with other airlines can makes sense. However, there are the situations where you can use Status Match effectively. Here is when applying for the Royal Jordanian Airlines Status match makes sense.
- OneWorld Sapphire Status: With the Royal Jordanian Gold Sapparow Status, you get OneWorld Sapphire Status. This status gets you lounge access, extra baggage allowance and priority boarding. Meanwhile, the Silver Jay Status gets you a privilege check-in.
- For British Airways Members:
- Applying for a Royal Jordanian Status match makes the most sense for those in the UK.
- Royal Jordanian Gold Sapprow Status is equivalent to British Airways Silver Status, so you get most of the benefits of British Airways Silver elite status.
- To have British Airways Silver Status, you must spend £7500 starting 1st April 2025.
- OneWorld Lounge Access in the USA:
- For Domestic Flights in the USA, lounge Access to American Airlines and Alaska Airlines is restrictive even for their elites.
- However, you can access these lounges if you have OneWorld Sapphire status, though exceptions still apply.
Royal Jordanian Airlines Status Match Basics
There are two promotions from Royal Jordanian Airlines, one being Available for matching status with Airlines & Hotel Elite status (Regular Promotion).
Here are the things to know:
Eligible Countries
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Iraq
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Turkey
- UAE
- United Kingdom
If you are eligible apply for a status match here.
Eligible Airlines [Ongoing]
- If you have an Airline status you can status match to Royal Jordanian Airlines Elite status.
| Airline | Silver Jay | Gold Sparrow |
| Air Canada Aeroplan (New) | Elite 25K Elite 35K | Elite 50K Elite 75K Super Elite 100K |
| Air Europa | Silver | Gold Platinum |
| Air France-KLM | Silver | Gold Platinum Ultimate |
| Miles & More [Lufthansa & Others] | Frequent Traveller | HON Circle Senator |
| Egyptair | Silver | Elite Gold Platinum |
| Emirates | Silver | Gold IO Platinum |
| Etihad (Read: Status Match) | Silver | Gold Platinum |
| Gulf Air | Silver | Black Gold |
| Kuwait Airways | Silver | Gold Platinum |
| Middle East Airlines | Silver | Gold Platinum Presidents Club |
| Oman Air | SILVER | GOLD |
| SAS | SILVER | DIAMOND GOLD PANDION |
| Saudia | SILVER | GOLD |
| TAP Air Portugal | SILVER | GOLD NAVIGATOR |
| Turkish Airlines | CLASSIC PLUS | ELITE ELITE PLUS |
| Virgin Atlantic | SILVER | GOLD |
| WestJet (New) | Silver | Gold Platinum |
Eligible Hotel Elite Status
- Usually, you can only status match to Royal Jordanian Airlines Silver Jay elite status with hotel status, however, until 22nd Jan 2025, you can status match to Gold Sparrow which is equivalent of OneWorld Sapphire status.
| Hotel Chain | Silver Jay |
| Accor | Accor Plus Diamond Gold Platinum Silver |
| GHA | Gold Platinum Titanium |
| Hilton | Diamond Gold Silver |
| Hyatt | Discoverist Explorist Globalist |
| IHG | Diamond Elite Gold Elite Platinum Elite Royal Ambassador Silver Elite |
| Langham Hotels | Diamond Ruby Sapphire Topaz |
| Marriott | Ambassador Elite Gold Elite Platinum Elite Silver Elite Titanium Elite |
(No More Available) | – |
| Preferred Hotel | Gold Silver Titanium |
| Radisson | Club Premium VIP |
| Shangri-La | Diamond Gold Jade |
| Wyndham | Diamond Gold Platinum |
Refer to the complete terms here.
Related: Guide to Hotel Elite Status with Mastercard
Status Match Charges
- The charge for matching to Gold Sparrow is $149; however, if you want to match a hotel status to Gold Sparrow, you will need to pay $199 charges. After 22nd Jan, you would only be able to status match to Silver Jay based on hotel elite status.
| Charges | Silver Jay | Gold Sparrow |
| Airlines | $49 | $149 |
| Hotels | $49 | – |
Validity of Elite Status
- The Elite status will be valid for 12 months.
Equivalent OneWorld
| Royal Jordanian Elite Status | OneWorld Status |
| Silver Jay | Ruby |
| Gold Sparrow | Sapphire |
| Platinum Hawk (Not Available for Status Match) | Emerald |
Royal Jordanian Elite Status Benefits
- If your status matches, you will get all the above benefits except one complimentary upgrade per year, which is not available as per the status match promotion.
Benefits of OneWorld Elite Status
Ruby Status Benefits [Silver Jay]
- Priority Airport Stand-by
- Priority Reservation Waitlist
- Preferred seating options
- Business Class Check-in
Sapphire Status Benefits [Gold Sparrow]
You usually want to be in this tier to maximise the benefits of the alliance. These benefits are:
- Priority Baggage Handling
- Extra Baggage Allowance
- Access to Business Class Lounges
- Priority Boarding
- Access to First Class or Business Class Priority Check-in
- All Ruby Status Benefits
Emerald Status Benefits [Platinum Hawk]
With this status, you get the following additional benefits over Sapphire Status:
- Fast Track or Priority Lane at Select Airports
- Access to First Class & Business Class Lounges
- All Sapphire Status Benefits
Bottomline
Royal Jordanian Airlines’ status match promotion is a great way to get OneWorld Sapphire status. With the Gold Sparrow status, you can get OneWorld Sapphire status, and it would be worth it with priority check-in, boarding, and lounge access.
