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Old Apr 26, 2025 | 10:50 am
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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.
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