Originally Posted by
ftweb
Sure it would. I mean UA Gold doesn't get lounge access in the US, while *A Gold does.
However, it doesn't make sense for *A Gold to get group 1 unless United is willing to upsell group 1, which for the moment they are not.
Technically, that's correct. But I think there's a presumption that in that case the flier is most likely outside their home country. It's certainly a loophole though.
Putting some *G over other *G (earned on UA) for boarding doesn't make any sense at all. It doesn't cost the airline anything, while allowing all UA Golds to access UA clubs could be significant. If this has been happening, it's clearly an IT issue that has now been fixed.