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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:37 am
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Originally Posted by Jlstark35
I was trying to reach 1 million miles this year but since my international travel has been restricted, I guess it will be another year. In the meantime, could someone tell me what the lifetime miles is based on. Is it the Base Award Miles, or the physical distance between say EWR and LHR?
What is commonly called Butt-in-the-Seat (BIS) miles, flight distance on UA operated flights (with a 500 mile min for elites)
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