Originally Posted by
jjmoore
If you accept the offered compensation, does that absolve UA from honoring EU261?
Not knowing the answer to that, I would try to iron out EU261 comp, then go in and accept the miles.
You can only waive that right explicitly in writing. Nothing in the 17,500 mile offer terms did that so I expect the claim to be approved. There's a discussion about this on the EU261 thread.