Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA Premier Gold, Starwood Gold, Plat AE, CO PP MC, Marriott Rewards Plat, Virgin Elevate Gold
Posts: 1,756
One-time recalibration and combination of lifetime balances
Currently, MileagePlus and OnePassŪ track lifetime activity differently: MileagePlus counts only base EQM (actual flight miles on United and United Express), while OnePass counts both base EQM and bonus EQM (those earned on partner airlines, or through promotions or credit cards).
To bring everyone to the same starting point, on December 31, 2011, we will recalculate MileagePlus lifetime miles balances to include both base EQM and bonus EQM. This means the lifetime miles balance will either increase or remain the same.
I was thinking that since most of my miles were "BIS" miles on CO, I would also get a bump in status.
Looks like the only folks getting a measurable bump will be those with mostly MP miles.
Does that seem like a correct assumption?