Originally Posted by whatever2

Hmmmm ... i may be over-extrapolating here, but: pre-3/3, did OP elite members get the 500-mile minimum credit on US flights, even if the actual miles were lower? (MP members got actual, even elites ... I spent a LOT of time confirming the old MP rules on this -- "US determines miles awarded".)

I've done literally hundreds of connecting flights between SBY and PHL on US over the years ... if that's the case, as a PMUA 1K I'd wager that my Lifetime miles are >50k lower than they would have been if I were a PMCO Platinum.