Royal Jordanian Airlines Status Match Promotion [Oct’25]

Royal Jordanian Airlines Status Match Promotion
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Royal Jordanian Airlines is offering status equivalent to Oneworld Sapphire to its Gold Sparrow elite members. It is an ongoing status match promotion.

New: Recently, Royal Jordanian Airlines added USA & 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 make sense. However, there are 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 provides lounge access, an 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 achieve British Airways Silver Status, you must spend £ 7,500 starting April 1, 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 is available for matching status with airline and hotel elite status. 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
  • USA

You must have a government-issued identity from any of the above countries to be eligible to apply for a status match here.

Eligible Airlines for Status Match

  • If you have an Airline status with these airlines, you can status match to Royal Jordanian Airlines Elite status.
AirlineSilver JayGold Sparrow
Air Canada
Aeroplan (New)
(Apply Status Match)
Elite 25K
Elite 35K
Elite 50K
Elite 75K
Super Elite 100K
Air EuropaSilverGold
Platinum
Air France-KLMSilverGold
Platinum
Ultimate
Delta Sky Miles (New)
(Apply Status Match)
Silver MedallionDelta 360
Diamond Medallion
Gold Medallion
Platinum Medallion
Miles & More
[Lufthansa & Others]
Frequent TravellerHON Circle
Senator
EgyptairSilverElite
Gold
Platinum
EmiratesSilverGold
IO
Platinum
Etihad
(Read: Status Match)
SilverGold
Platinum
Frontier (New)
(Apply Status Match)
GoldDiamond
Platinum
Gulf AirSilverBlack
Gold
JetBlue (New)
(Apply Status Match)
Mosaic 1Mosaic 2
Mosaic 3
Mosaic 4
Kuwait AirwaysSilverGold
Platinum
Middle East AirlinesSilverGold
Platinum
Presidents Club
Oman AirSilverGold
SASSilverDiamond
Gold
Pandion
SaudiaSilverGold
Southwest (New)
(Apply Status Match)
A-ListA-List Preferred
Companion Pass
Spirit Airlines (New)
(Apply Status Match)
SilverGold
TAP Air PortugalSILVERGold
Navigator


Turkish AirlinesCLASSIC PLUSElite
Elite Plus
United Airlines (New)
(Apply Status Match)
Premier SilverGlobal Services
Premier 1K
Premier Gold
Premier Platinum
Virgin AtlanticSilverGold
WestJet (New)
(Apply Status Match)
SilverGold
Platinum

Eligible Hotel Elite Status

  • As of now, you can only status match to Royal Jordanian Airlines Silver Jay elite status with hotel status; earlier, we also had a promotion to match up to Gold Sparrow.
Hotel ChainSilver Jay
AccorAccor Plus
Diamond
Gold
Platinum
Silver
GHAGold
Platinum
Titanium
HiltonDiamond
Gold
Silver
HyattDiscoverist
Explorist
Globalist
IHGDiamond Elite
Gold Elite
Platinum Elite
Royal Ambassador
Silver Elite
Langham HotelsDiamond
Ruby
Sapphire
Topaz
MarriottAmbassador Elite
Gold Elite
Platinum Elite
Silver Elite
Titanium Elite
Mealia Hotels International (New)Gold
Platinum
Silver
Preferred HotelGold
Silver
Titanium
RadissonClub
Premium
VIP
Shangri-LaDiamond
Gold
Jade
WyndhamDiamond
Gold
Platinum

Refer to the complete terms here.

Related: Guide to Hotel Elite Status with Mastercard

Eligible Cards

You can also match with eligible cards to Silver Jay Elite Status:

  • Visa credit card (Signature, Infinite)
  • Mastercard credit card (World, World Elite)
  • American Express charge or travel credit cards

These cards must be issued in eligible countries.

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 charge.
ChargesSilver JayGold Sparrow
Airlines$49$149
Hotels$49
Cards$49

Validity of Elite Status

  • The Elite status will be valid for 12 months.

Equivalent OneWorld

Royal Jordanian Elite StatusOneWorld Status
Silver JayRuby
Gold SparrowSapphire
Platinum Hawk
(Not Available for Status Match)
Emerald

Royal Jordanian Elite Status Benefits

Royal Jordanian Elite Status Benefits
  • If your status matches, you will receive all the above benefits except for one complimentary upgrade per year, which is not available as part of 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 an excellent way to earn 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.