Aug 26, 2013, 3:52 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Effective April 15, 2015, the "carry-over" benefit where a lower/non-status passengers inherited the benefits of a higher status passenger who booked an award ticket booked and/or sponsored an upgrade for them will be ending.
This DOES apply to:
This does NOT apply to:
The CPU benefit only seems to occur if there is only a single person (and one companion for GS) on the PNR.
Separating the PNR produces inconsistent results so it is best to book each person on a separate record should you desire to have the person you booked the ticket for inherit the benefits.
Questions
Will this affect/change the award fees for changes/deposits if the miles came from an elite?
Award changes are based on the account from which the miles came. As it was before this change.
Known Website CPU Glitch (pre 4-15-2015)
The pre-change thread as been archived as Inherited status benefit of award tickets archive (pre-2015 MP program change)
This DOES apply to:
- Upgrade status: Will now be the status of the traveler as opposed to that of the redeeming account
- Baggage fees (but elites on the same flight can still check non-elite companions' baggage as their own)
- E+ seating (but elites on the same flight can still call in to get free E+ for non-elite companions)
- boarding priority (but elites on the same flight can still bring non-elite companions along when boarding)
- IRROPS priority
- CPU (not day of departure) if the account holder has a Chase Mileage Plus credit card.
- United Club Access (did seem to retain for awhile but no longer)
This does NOT apply to:
- TSA Pre-Check (as this did not transfer anyway)
- *Alliance & Non-UA Lounge Access
The CPU benefit only seems to occur if there is only a single person (and one companion for GS) on the PNR.
Separating the PNR produces inconsistent results so it is best to book each person on a separate record should you desire to have the person you booked the ticket for inherit the benefits.
Questions
Will this affect/change the award fees for changes/deposits if the miles came from an elite?
Award changes are based on the account from which the miles came. As it was before this change.
Known Website CPU Glitch (pre 4-15-2015)
The pre-change thread as been archived as Inherited status benefit of award tickets archive (pre-2015 MP program change)
2015 MileagePlus Change-No more inherited benefits from higher status accounts
Mar 6, 2012, 1:59 pm
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2015 MileagePlus Change-No more inherited benefits from higher status accounts
MODERATOR NOTE:
Effective April 15, 2015, the "carry-over" benefit where a lower/non-status passengers inherited the benefits of a higher status passenger who booked an award ticket booked and/or sponsored an upgrade for them will be ending.
I booked a TLV-EWR trip on CO a while back for this coming March for a relative knowing that he would receive the extra luggage allowance as I am a 1K. Now when i pull up the ticket online it doesnt show my status. Has this changed?
Effective April 15, 2015, the "carry-over" benefit where a lower/non-status passengers inherited the benefits of a higher status passenger who booked an award ticket booked and/or sponsored an upgrade for them will be ending.
I booked a TLV-EWR trip on CO a while back for this coming March for a relative knowing that he would receive the extra luggage allowance as I am a 1K. Now when i pull up the ticket online it doesnt show my status. Has this changed?
Last edited by goalie; Nov 19, 2014 at 3:53 pm Reason: Added moderator note re: inherited benefits ending
Aug 9, 2014, 3:24 pm
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I didn't read ALL of the posts in this thread - but a CSR explained to me that this is a system glitch that is supposed to be corrected later this year. If CPU are not processed automatically by the computer, agents have been instructed NOT to manually process them if the flyer does not have the actual status.
fyi - this glitch only takes effect if you enter no FF number for the passenger. If you book a ticket and input the flyers MP number, it does not "inherit" the status from the award account. I was told this is NOT an intended benefit and would go away later this year.
fyi - this glitch only takes effect if you enter no FF number for the passenger. If you book a ticket and input the flyers MP number, it does not "inherit" the status from the award account. I was told this is NOT an intended benefit and would go away later this year.
Aug 9, 2014, 10:26 pm
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I didn't read ALL of the posts in this thread - but a CSR explained to me that this is a system glitch that is supposed to be corrected later this year. If CPU are not processed automatically by the computer, agents have been instructed NOT to manually process them if the flyer does not have the actual status.
It was suppossed to have been done already but it was pushed back. He said to expect it soon.
Aug 9, 2014, 10:48 pm
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Aug 9, 2014, 11:09 pm
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Aug 9, 2014, 11:30 pm
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That's not what was being asked about. The CPU benefit transfers to a solo passenger booked on an elite Chase cardholder's account. That well probably also die. Sad.
Aug 10, 2014, 6:08 am
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If they do get rid of the inherit benefit/bug, I'd hope they at least keep it intact for GS miles.
Aug 10, 2014, 7:52 am
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Still working as of 8/8/14. Got an award ticket for my dad, and he was put into group 1. Also able to get him a seat in economy plus.
Aug 10, 2014, 8:31 am
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Worked here too on an 8/9 domestic R/T award seat -- my girl got CPU'd to First 20 hours before boarding with two-bag allowance and premier access TSA (not pre-check) and boarding. I am UA Silver with Chase MP Club card.
Aug 10, 2014, 8:42 am
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I have several mileage redemption reservations booked for the in-laws this January and they're counting on the 1k baggage allowance (3 free checked bags). The emails I received on booking the tickets clearly show the free baggage allowance.
Aug 10, 2014, 12:59 pm
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This dilutes the pool of those chasing these benefits and effectively raises the costs of elite benefits. Under the best of circumstance, UA has to account for those extra costs and that means less for me when I travel. Extending benefit to friends & family (which other airlines don't) has always seemed a bad idea and I don't need a GS's niece taking away my CPU opportunity.
Aug 10, 2014, 2:49 pm
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I know this will not be popular with some, but I will be gad to see this corrected (even thought some of my family have benefited from this).
This dilutes the pool of those chasing these benefits and effectively raises the costs of elite benefits. Under the best of circumstance, UA has to account for those extra costs and that means less for me when I travel. Extending benefit to friends & family (which other airlines don't) has always seemed a bad idea and I don't need a GS's niece taking away my CPU opportunity.
This dilutes the pool of those chasing these benefits and effectively raises the costs of elite benefits. Under the best of circumstance, UA has to account for those extra costs and that means less for me when I travel. Extending benefit to friends & family (which other airlines don't) has always seemed a bad idea and I don't need a GS's niece taking away my CPU opportunity.
(BTW, my niece got an upgrade on my SWU from TLV-EWR-DEN a few months back. I called in to put in the request and they cleared her on the spot - three days before the flight with three seats open.)
Question - I thought this was a SHARES thing and not a sUA one. The agent (GS - Detroit) said that this has been like this ever since she can remember. I told her that I thought this was a merger "benefit".
What's the answer here?
Aug 10, 2014, 6:28 pm
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While I understand that this is an undocumented and a side effect. Does UA really lose that much revenue on it that it could not be made a benefit. It would be a change I'd like, thats for sure.
Aug 10, 2014, 6:43 pm
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absolutely Shares/post merger issue. Note pmCO had this issue, so a pmCO agent would have been use to this.
Aug 10, 2014, 9:03 pm
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