UA status will get you a higher spot on the waitlist if you're trying to upgrade, but you'd still need either (1) an upgradeable fare and the miles or (2) an upgradeable fare and a systemwide upgrade (not that upgradeable fares are different for systemwides than for miles).
UA Premier Executive status will get you lounge access while flying internationally in coach (of course you're already Star Alliance Gold, so you'd have that anyway), bonus miles, and economy plus seating (extra legroom). A Premier Executive can also pre-reserve exit row seats, subject to availability.
However, in general, I don't suggest status matches for a single trip. However your trip may allow you to complete the challenge and have 1P for next year. And there are reports that the challenge from UA isn't a once-in-a-lifetime thing. So might be worth it.
Originally Posted by
dchirsch
I am currently Platinum on US and am close to CP (95k+). I need to fly to Vietnam in a few weeks, and am trying to figure out how to fly better than coach. I am willing to use miles (have a bunch) but nothing is available on any Star Alliance carrier.
The best set of flights I have found for my schedule is UA...if I try to get a status match on UA would it help my upgrade possibilities any? With this flight, if I use my US DM number I would have over 125k miles earned this year, so I am not opposed to using my UA MP number. But I'm not sure it's worth it. Any thoughts from the experts?
Thanks in advance.
-D
US Platinum (soon to be CP)
no status on anybody else (I live near PHL)