Originally Posted by
gmbeid
I have tickets to buy for a Jan trip (DEN-JNB, CPT-DEN in Premium Economy). I probably need to buy them now/asap to keep the price under $2700/ticket, but I'd really like to find a way to have the (card spend) PQP's count towards my 2026 status. I'm sure there is an easy yes/no answer to how/if I can do this, but I don't know. I've hit gold for 2025 but won't hit Platinum (I'm at +/- 12,700 + 24 flights and have only two more flights for the year. Also, I'm pooped out and don't want to travel anymore in 2024, though if you have a brilliant idea to get me to 15,000 without shelling out for a $2500 ticket and getting on a plane before 12/31, I'm all ears).
So my hope is for this large (for me) purchase, I would really like for it to count toward my 2026 status, especially given the increased PQP requirements. I would really appreciate any suggestions or wisdom. Thanks in advance!
Short answer is the PQPs will post based on the purchase date, give or take a day.
Not that I would recommend but what you need is a deferred payment (these usually come with
finance charge$) that can be paid by credit card
UA offers
FlexPay and not sure if payment can be made with a credit card