xFF

Thanks. I read "OW" to mean "one way," so I was lost.

travel.flier

Sorry if this has been answered - it's a long thread and didn't find it in the few pages i skimmed.

If I'm 1MM 1k, I nominate my significant other for status match - they get 1k as I understand it even though I'm only 1MM. Do they get 6 SWU's per year also and any regionals?

bseller

They get neither, unless of course, they fly 75K EQM for the first set of CR1s and at least 100K EQM for 6 SWU.

Dave

OtleyFlyer

I think it's a combination of spend and how close you were to the 2MM mark to be honest. I fly el-cheapo tickets as well, but was much closer to the mark (1.94 at the end of 2011 to be precise). I was told I could have the lifetime Club membership if I made up the difference in real BIS miles in 2012. I actually thought this was a fair resolution for my case (and was one I actually suggested in my note to MP since I knew I'd already be 40% of the way there by the end of January).

The only people getting free SWUs are 3MM-ers if they don't already get them through flying (ditto 2MM for the 2 CR1s you get at the 75000 PQM mark, and with the exception I believe for the SWUs of those grandfathered CO infinite elites).

halls120

Sure there is. Acknowledge that there is a certain degree of unhappiness among faithful UA customers, and assure these customers that their concerns have been heard, and are being assessed.

Continued silence is simply stupid, as it breeds ill will.


Same here. I've be a pro-UA cheerleader amongst my colleagues for years. I've taught many of them how to find upgradeable seats for personal travel, and how to best select flights to maximize the chance of an upgrade while traveling on business.

No more.

xFF

That's correct. Legacy IE's get no unearned certificates at all.

Houston Traveler

+1

If what the new CO/UA is doing results in a stronger and more viable airline going forward then all the complaining going on in this group is worthless.

How much profit did the old United make in the last ten years?

If a company doesn't make a profit, then sooner or later its going to go out of business. I'd much rather have an airline make a profit and stay in business. Members of this forum represent a small subset of all the people flying the new United. Their case concerning their MM benefits has been made in numerous postings.

I think making insulting remarks about the managers of the new United is counterproductive.

The case for modifying the MM benefits has been made. I think members of this forum should step back from all their negative postings and give United a few weeks to let us know if there are going to be any changes.

On a side note, when I hit MM status with Delta several years ago all I got was lifetime Silver. That silver benefit over the years has been going down hill since then. I made the decision to avoid Delta at all costs. If old United members are unhappy with what is being offered them by the new United then seek out greener pastures elsewhere.

ozstamps

Many have, and many certainly will.

That is the dumb thing about this whole debate.

Real cost to toss a few bones to defuse the issue is almost NIL.

Cost to gain a new top Elite is about 50 times more than keeping existing ones relatively happy.

No-one has been asking for the sky and moon above.

halls120

If you put yourself out there constantly as the face of United, you're going to take the heat if things don't go so well. If Smisek doesn't want to get insulted, he has two choices - adopt a lower profile, or make sure United makes good on all the things he's promising.

Ah yes, the let's be nice approach. I'd be far less vocal if I thought UA management was aware of the dissatisfaction expressed on this board, and at the very least, acknowledged that it exists and that they are looking into our concerns. That they remain silent in the face of thousands of posts suggest they don't care. Until they start caring, we have every right to express our displeasure, as long as we stay within the rules.

ozstamps

My belief remains that the merging of the 2 mega-beasts has been a bigger and slower mess than they thought.

The email yesterday offering folks an extra Elite period this year, as they still have not merged things properly seems to clearly underpin that all has not gone to plan, or they would NOT have done that.

Heaven forbid any peasant gets an EXTRA bennie of any kind!

The top brass ARE aware of this thread I can assure you, and the hostility from many of their very top fliers over the moving of some goalposts.

They will also now be able to see - maybe for the first time - how MANY of each level they now have. The jiggling of decades old Star partner flights and COS bonuses etc has just been done.

All that they need to do is to announce in a month or so time -


"As a further enhancement of our already generous Million Miler tiers we are pleased to announce the following additional benefits will apply for those already qualified, and for those yet to reach the next milestone tier" -

1MM - Premier Platinum - Lifetime
2MM - add lifetime Red Carpet Club
3MM - 1K Lifetime
4MM - Global Services Lifetime

All with a companion traveller option.

2/4/6/8 SWU's yearly for each level respectively either in lieu of companion or in addition to, whatever works.

nmenaker

where does one sign up!

dasams

I was offered the same but I'm at 1.8MM and not likely to fly 0.2MM this year. That's why I'd like a two year grace period dave

MIKEM

Completely agree!

The most important thing in growing sales = Don’t lose business out the back door.

thebassman

I would much appreciate the answer to this question, I am UK based, I am a 1K member of Mileage plus, and I can no longer find a link to book hotels with my miles, I am told there is one, but only for Americans, please tell this loyal subject that this is not so.

Xyzzy

Have you fund or tried this page (OnePass) or this page (MileagePlus)?