Originally Posted by
js1993
To me, it shows the opposite. The people who made 1k in 2019 did so by spending and/or flying a lot more than was required of people who "earned" status in 2021, and the 2019 class did so just in time to not be able to use most or all of the benefits. People who, pre-Covid, flew a lot to Asia, Australia, and other foreign destinations can't realistically be expected to have started flying those same miles within the U.S. — in the middle of a pandemic, no less.
That argument may could maybe pass in 2020 or early 2021 before international travel opened up
Since then, they have been able to use those benefits freely on all United flights. 7/22 expiry was more than fair to give more than a full year of use of PP internationally post-pandemic.
Clearly OPM traffic is nowhere near where United wants it. I hope this means lower qualification thresholds in 2023.