Hey FT-

Stumbling around the united website tonight, I found out it's now possible to merge duplicate MP accounts online, if you didn't previously link them (or MP/OP accounts). OP accounts now, of course, have converted to MP accounts, so if you didn't do it before 1/28, you now have 2 MP accounts. This function allows you to merge them:

http://secure.unitedmileageplus.com/MP1202RS.jsp

You can even pick which of the two programs you want to remain open/primary (i.e. the one with all your status).

Now, I have a question hopefully someone can shed some light on (united hotline hangs up on me due to crazy call volume). I have two MP accounts, one of which was a OP account (and has all my miles/status etc, as well as a pending reservation). Obviously, I'd want to make that the primary MP account now. The problem I have, though, is that my new (Feb '12) MP Explorer card is tied to my new MP number. If I merge the new into the old, will my new MP Explorer purchase miles go into it? Or, if I merge the old into the new, should I retain the status/EQM etc? Thanks for any help!

I searched and didn't see anything about this, so hopefully this is helpful to some in the same situation I found myself it.

-roki