Originally Posted by
alexcr
Will United MileagePlus status benefit me at all for a flight I purchased using MileagePlus points? Or does United ignore status for award flights?
You have all the normal status benefits for an award flight as you do for a paid flight.
The only significant difference I can think of is CPU -- that is only available on award flights to elites with certain MP credit cards (Explorer/Club/PresPlus) and there is no companion CPU.
Did you have a concern about a particular benefit?