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Old Nov 17, 2022, 4:30 pm
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Aussienarelle
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Originally Posted by 8MiHi
No changes to the MM program for '23. 1,000,000 BIS miles in UA and UX metal as United counts them. They no longer tell us in advance how many miles will be counted for each flight (you have to figure that out some other way) but they do add them on to your lifetime count after you have landed. Current BIS miles count nothing outside of your actual flight distance, no cc or fare class add-ons.
Yes I miss knowing the BIS miles and guesstimate for my spreadsheet. MM is the last vestige of a true flyer loyalty program. Mine did not come from extra CC spend or bonuses but true butt in the seat. I am dreading the day United decides to try and monetize the benefit...but it will be coming, sadly.

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