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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 4:57 pm
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angetenar
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Originally Posted by dkc192
Why would they do this?
One reason could be different amounts of payment. For own metal awards, UA is paid by the Mileage Plus based on the mileage cost. For partner awards on UA, UA is paid by the partner airline at a prenegotiated rate (I think, some partners are moving to dynamic pricing of partner awards so that might affect this).
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