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Old Feb 21, 2026 | 7:27 am
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radonc1
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Originally Posted by ctownflyer
We emailed the UA media team this morning asking about a cap removal based on the calculator and lack of 75K cap language, and they responded oopsies within 10 minutes.

Really a shame though, as a 1K cardholder will now earn the same number of miles whether spending $6,250 or $20,000.
Absolutely correct (on the highlighted part of the above.)

As a 1K who flies expensive tickets, gaining the extra mile is truncated by the ludicrous cap, and adding an additional mile only makes that cap more restrictive on earnings from spend.

If my wife, who holds a UA card, made a redemption using miles for both of us, would she get the card's milage discount for both tickets, or only hers?
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