Originally Posted by
mvogel
I know what the calculator says. But the UA website says you earn 1 PQP for every 5 "award miles". On the UA website it says my "Award Miles" is 1,224. So why am I not getting PQPs by taking award miles divided by 5?
Because UA’s copy writers are, frankly, terrible. You’ll find that you earn 1 PQP for every 5 “base miles.” Bonus miles for status do not count toward generating additional PQP. If you want that feature, fly American.