Sep 19, 2015, 9:41 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Targeted offer with multiple versions, each with 3 offers --
version I
Version II - link
Additional links
www.united.com/flyunitedps1
www.united.com/flyunitedps2
www.united.com/flyunitedps3
T&Cs
version I
1) 5k RDM per J segment, 2k RDM per Y segment
2) 3.5k PQM per J segment, 1.5k PQM per segment
4) 1 RPU per 2 J segments flown, 1 RPU per 4 Y segments flown
2) 3.5k PQM per J segment, 1.5k PQM per segment
4) 1 RPU per 2 J segments flown, 1 RPU per 4 Y segments flown
1) 10k RDM per J segment, 3k RDM per Y segment
2) 5k PQM per J segment, 2k PQM per segment
3) 1 RPU per J segments flown, 1 RPU per 4 Y segments flown
2) 5k PQM per J segment, 2k PQM per segment
3) 1 RPU per J segments flown, 1 RPU per 4 Y segments flown
www.united.com/flyunitedps1
www.united.com/flyunitedps2
www.united.com/flyunitedps3
T&Cs
- Only original recipients of email invitation to the offer can register and participate in this promotion.
- Registration is required by February 15, 2016, and before ticketing.
- To qualify for this offer, eligible members must register, purchase and complete paid, qualifying segments between New York/Newark and Los Angeles or San Francisco within the qualifying ticketing and travel periods.
- Ticketing dates: September 17, 2015, through February 29, 2016.
- Offer is valid for travel beginning on or after October 25, 2015, and completed on or before February 29, 2016.
- Offer is valid on segments flown in F,A,J,C,D,Z,P,Y,B,M,E,U,H,Q and V fare classes.
- The offer is valid on paid qualifying segments flown on United® or United Express® and it is not valid on United-marketed codeshare flights operated by other carriers.
- A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing.
- Participating members must choose one of the three offers during registration, and the selection will be applicable to all qualifying activity under this promotion and may not be changed.
- Bonus may be earned for a maximum of (A) 100,000 bonus award miles if you choose the bonus award miles offer, OR (B) ten RPU if you choose the RPU offer, OR (C) if you choose the PQM offer, 35,000 PQM between registration and December 31, 2015, and an additional 35,000 PQM between January 1, 2016, and February 29, 2016, each in accordance with these terms and conditions.
- PQM cannot be redeemed for award travel or other awards.
- Bonus Premier qualifying segments (PQS) and bonus Premier qualifying dollars (PQD) will not be awarded as part of this promotion.
- The offer is not valid on government fares.
- Flights on award travel tickets and other tickets that do not earn Premier qualifying credits do not qualify for meeting the requirements of this offer.
- Passenger must be a member of the United MileagePlus® program for travel to qualify for this offer.
- Qualifying flight activities must be credited to the MileagePlus account by February 29, 2016, in order to qualify for this offer.
- Bonus choice will post to your account 6-8 weeks upon completion of qualifying activity.
- E-Ticket® purchase required. Service charges for ticketing with a United representative in the United States, District of Columbia and Canada are $25 by phone, $30 at a City Ticket Office and $35 in person at the airport. Ticketing charges may vary outside of the U.S. and Canada and based on MileagePlus status level. The ticketing service charge does not apply for tickets purchased on united.com. Service charges are subject to change without notice.
- Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
Regional Premier Upgrade
Each Regional Premier Upgrade is valid for a single one-way, one-cabin upgrade and will expire on June 30, 2016. Standard Regional Premier Upgrade terms apply. These terms can be changed at any time with or without notice and can be viewed at https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...gupgrades.aspx.
New Promotion - bonus RDM, PQM, or RPU for p.s. segments
Sep 18, 2015, 5:56 pm
#46
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Why would you try to fly more to get upgrade certs which you apparently have no reason/means to use once you leave?
Sep 18, 2015, 6:39 pm
#49
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It is not uncommon for airlines to have promos when they open a new route / service -- all the airlines regularly do this.
the size of the control group can not be too disproportional to the main group -- but the theory on control sample size is too complex for this venue. And yes it is loss business but FT is hardly a representative sample of the traveling population.
Yes time will tell and this SFO flyer actually prefers EWR but had used JFK to get PS --- now it works better me. Understand it will not work for some, but that is the risk of any change and time will tell.
Sep 18, 2015, 6:50 pm
#50
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Separately, the T&C say that it's for travel booked post 9/17. Does anyone know if changing the reservation online to an earlier/later flight (and paying the $200 change fee) would result in a new ticket that qualifies? I've already got a couple RT's booked to EWR in J (P & Z fares), so I'd gladly pay $400 for 4 RPUs.
Last edited by ps9a; Sep 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Sep 18, 2015, 7:39 pm
#51
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Those flying between West Coast and Europe with a EWR connection can now do so on a p.s. plane. I think that's a big benefit. The preference of EWR vs JFK as a origination or destination will be vary by person.
Sep 18, 2015, 7:55 pm
#52
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I totally agree, although I'm not sure how large or valuable the segment of flyers you reference actually is. I would personally always rather connect in Europe (en route to somewhere in Europe) than EWR. I'm guessing United doesn't have a bunch of business travelers in paid J/F flying SFO/LAX-C2 via EWR.
Sep 18, 2015, 8:16 pm
#53
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Is there a setting in your profile (can't seem to find one) that ops you out of promotional emails and offers. I don't seem to get any UA offers directly and am thinking I may have opted out at one point.. Thanks and Safe Travels..
Sep 18, 2015, 9:11 pm
#54
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I totally agree, although I'm not sure how large or valuable the segment of flyers you reference actually is. I would personally always rather connect in Europe (en route to somewhere in Europe) than EWR. I'm guessing United doesn't have a bunch of business travelers in paid J/F flying SFO/LAX-C2 via EWR.
Few LAX/SFO passengers with high/premium fares are going to fly to Newark New Jersey and change planes to Europe. You break up the time you could be sleeping on the way there, EWR is a pit, and on the way home you get off the plane late at night Europe time, then have to hang around EWR before getting onto another flight. Uck.
Some guy locked into MP ( pity the fool!) might do it, or someone might take this routing because its cheaper, but its not likely to attract traffic from SFO/LAX which have direct flights to every European gateway. Those who "benefit" are the few UA loyalists ex SFO/LAX who want to go to secondary European cities, and now get on every flight (rather than the few sCO 757) a slightly better a/c. Not sure that that moves the needle competitively, and it certainly will not allow UA to get better yields.
the EWR switch was because they had lost the competitive fight at JFK.
Sep 18, 2015, 9:20 pm
#55
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Topic Check
Understanding this promotion is to highlight the new EWR PS and perhaps to attract previous JFK flyers, lets not draw this thread into a rehash of EWR vs JFK debate --- we have a mega thread on that, many have already expressed their opinion there and the thread is still open -- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...25-2015-a.html .
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
Understanding this promotion is to highlight the new EWR PS and perhaps to attract previous JFK flyers, lets not draw this thread into a rehash of EWR vs JFK debate --- we have a mega thread on that, many have already expressed their opinion there and the thread is still open -- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...25-2015-a.html .
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
Sep 18, 2015, 10:24 pm
#57
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I'm already booked for the rest of 2015 but have booked nothing for 2016. I generally buy some PQMs to achieve Platinum so will take the PQM offer. I will earn the PQMs next year and then won't have to buy any.
Sep 19, 2015, 1:16 am
#58
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Just another data point.... This NZ based Plat received the offer. Haven't flown the ps route in over 2 years and probably only twice in 6 years.
I did get to ride on a ps plane from LIH-SFO last year when one bird was stuck on the LIH tarmac for +48 hours and a ps plane was used to help with the backlog (and the injured bird was still on the ground when we left).
I did get to ride on a ps plane from LIH-SFO last year when one bird was stuck on the LIH tarmac for +48 hours and a ps plane was used to help with the backlog (and the injured bird was still on the ground when we left).
Sep 19, 2015, 1:54 am
#59
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Nothing for me, although I have flown SFO-JFK once or twice a year for the past ten years and am 1K. The only promotional emails I have received from UA simply state that they fly 17 times a day to LHR, which a) I know because that's where I'm based and b) is less often than they used to as they've cut back so much.
Sep 19, 2015, 4:48 am
#60
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I totally agree, although I'm not sure how large or valuable the segment of flyers you reference actually is. I would personally always rather connect in Europe (en route to somewhere in Europe) than EWR. I'm guessing United doesn't have a bunch of business travelers in paid J/F flying SFO/LAX-C2 via EWR.