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Old Aug 28, 2011, 6:17 pm
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Originally Posted by AZWunderlust
I will be short a couple of thousand miles to reach Premier Elite on the UAL Mileage Plus program. I will be taking 2 trips before the end of the year and will still need some miles. If I purchase accelerated miles before I go on the trips, do they count towards me going to the 50,000 mile premeir elite status?
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Mileage Accelerator miles on UA don't count as EQMs (i.e. status miles).
You'll need to fly some more miles.
Pedantic point: 50,000 miles = Premier Executive (not Elite).
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