Originally Posted by
YXXFlyer
The way I read it you still qualify exactly the same way for status (miles or segments) but the non-status award miles shift to this revenue based scheme. Or am I mistaken?
I find it hard to imagine how shifting the status level qualification could work without applying it alliance-wide.
100% correct.
Effective 1 March 2015:
Lowest published fare
will continue to receive full 100% status miles of distance flown. Only RDM miles will be based on the cost of the ticket with the highest tier getting x11.
For example the lowest publish fare on United from YYZ-SYD-YYZ August 4 2014 (Average for United for last 2 years) for example is C$ 1758.00 AL Inclusive booked in T class.
Say in April 2014 The Lowest Published in T YYZ-SYD-YYZ is C$1758.00.
The Routing is: YYZ-EWR-LAX-SYD-LAX-EWR-YYZ.
From March 2015 UA elite will received :
20882 Status miles (including minimum 500 YYZ-Ewr-YYZ)
No change here.
Which to me & many 1K I have been in contact with are please there is no change in Status earing miles.
For US based UA MP members loss in RDM can easily be made up by manufactured spending on Chase Credit Card.
Change in status earning would have been major devaluation .
For Canadian Based UA Elite effective 1 March 2015, can continue to receive 100% status miles on lowest publish fare for distance travel..
AC Elites on the other hand will receive between 25%-50% of distance travel.