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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 5:17 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyBruin
Sorry for late response, I got hit with the 5 posts per 24 hr limit....
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Yeah it looks like UA is the program to focus on for now. Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
You forgot about BiS, which are the "butt-in-seat" miles that count for lifetime status.
Keep in mind too what mahasamatman said as well, which I had forgotten about. For some reason I was thinking UA used the PQM multiplier for Lifetime status, but indeed they do not.
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly.../lifetime.html
So for lifetime counter you'll only see your actual flight distance rather than 150% for the business fares which earn the multiplier.

I used to be similar like you, mostly on *A partners so for several years even though I had the annual status, my lifetime balance was barely moving, but for the last 2-3 years I've been probably 90% on UA metal.
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