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cardcarryingunitedflyer
Do the known and listed status perks exist equally among each individual tier, or is there a certain benefit to maintaining status? Say someone has been Platinum for a number of years and then bumps down to Gold, is there a gain/loss for/not continuing to maintain a status level? When talking to Customer Service I've heard vague responses about how older Platinum tiered members get cleared for upgrades before newer tiered members, and other Reps that say there is no difference. Problem being that no Rep will ever disclose reference sources when asked.
Longevity in an earned status tier has never been shown to have an impact on benefits.
UA does offer Lifetime status levels. After meeting a certain lifetime "butt in the seat" mileage threshold, you can earn a status level that you will never fall below even if your most recent annual activity is insufficient to earn that status level.
For instance, if you earn 1,000,000 actual flight miles on UA-operated flights, you earn Lifetime Premier Gold. Your status will never drop below Gold, even if your earnings for the past / present year are below the normal earning requirements.
So, longevity can help you retain status but even in that case, Lifetime Gold has no priority over regular Golds.
Lifetime status members are allowed to designate a companion to have the same status as the Lifetime member.
How are "lifetime miles" calculated for MileagePlus?
MileagePlus Million Mile (and Beyond) Flyer Benefits
Is it even worth it to go for million miler lifetime status?