Originally Posted by
UA_Flyer
The is one of most unusual questions I have ever seen posted on Flyertalk in the last 20 years.
Yes, but not itself an illogical one. Why should lifetime miles reflect miles credited to MP as opposed to miles flown in UA? In theory, lifetime miles should include each time one flew in a United jet - United is still getting your life of patronage and cash even if you credited
redeemable miles to another *A program. Of course the rules are the rules, and we agreed to them, but in an ideal world with good IT systems, the lifetime mileage program could register each time anyone flies United, regardless of other factors, regardless of if the reward for milestones is a gift from the loyalty program. Afterall the program according to united is
"The Million Miler program, a part of the MileagePlus® program, is for members who have flown a million miles or more on our airline."
emphasis being on flying a million miles on their airline and not on logging a million miles with MP.
It is an unusual question but thinking about it I wonder why not been asked before.