Jun 30, 2013, 2:46 pm
CO/UA Million Mile (and Beyond) Flyer Benefits, Effective Spring 2012
Sep 22, 2011, 5:55 pm
#256
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: IAH
Programs: UA,AF,BA
Posts: 77
Windfall
For me this is great. Much better than I'd thought. Amazing. I get bumped up to *G for life, as does my wife, and with the roll up up the old UA miles then I'm in striking distance (2014?) of the 2MM.
Nice - I've re-read the fine print twice and all seems to be ok.
I take back everything I said about the merger, and definitely wont mention again them cancelling my flight home from Denver because of a UA/CO computer mix-up.
Regards, T.
p.s. I've seen some grumbling posts about "singles". Nothing in the rules says you can't designate someone as your spouse that year, and change the next. Just need the same street address. That might make you more attractive, certainly not less, to a potential companion de jour.
Nice - I've re-read the fine print twice and all seems to be ok.
I take back everything I said about the merger, and definitely wont mention again them cancelling my flight home from Denver because of a UA/CO computer mix-up.
Regards, T.
p.s. I've seen some grumbling posts about "singles". Nothing in the rules says you can't designate someone as your spouse that year, and change the next. Just need the same street address. That might make you more attractive, certainly not less, to a potential companion de jour.
Sep 22, 2011, 6:25 pm
#257
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: IAH
Programs: UA,AF,BA
Posts: 77
Ok, just found a possible negative
Been re-reading again....
Under the old rules, the spouse got your level *plus* any extra you got for a particular year.
Is that the same? Or if I get 1K is she stuck at *G ?
Regards, T
Under the old rules, the spouse got your level *plus* any extra you got for a particular year.
Is that the same? Or if I get 1K is she stuck at *G ?
Regards, T
Sep 22, 2011, 6:34 pm
#258
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2
Just got back to see your message.
Hit 2MM end of 08. Got the iPod - in 09. Paid for RCC in 09, 10 and in 11.
This years MP card says IK MM (doesn't say 2MM) and RCC.
Wrote to IK customer service this afternoon. Waiting to see what they say.
Hit 2MM end of 08. Got the iPod - in 09. Paid for RCC in 09, 10 and in 11.
This years MP card says IK MM (doesn't say 2MM) and RCC.
Wrote to IK customer service this afternoon. Waiting to see what they say.
Sep 22, 2011, 7:01 pm
#259
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: CHS
Programs: DL Diamond, UA Gold 1MM, HH Diamond, Marriot Gold
Posts: 213
MM Status
SO, my Eastern Airline EQM, which where transferred to the CO program, are now counting towards UA MM status? Sweet 
I have about 500k BIS on UA, 200k Lifetime on CO. Did a lot of Lufthansa and other partners in the last 20 years, I will get at least MM, I hope 2MM or close. Wish I knew before the end of the year, maybe worth some EQM mileage runs, as after 1/1/2012 it seems only BIS miles will count.
I have about 500k BIS on UA, 200k Lifetime on CO. Did a lot of Lufthansa and other partners in the last 20 years, I will get at least MM, I hope 2MM or close. Wish I knew before the end of the year, maybe worth some EQM mileage runs, as after 1/1/2012 it seems only BIS miles will count.
Sep 22, 2011, 7:05 pm
#260
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: BUR/LAX
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, HHonors Diamond, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 2,505
If you get 1K, she will get 1K: "Million milers will be able to designate a spouse or significant other to always have the same premier tier as them (this includes when the million miler member earns a higher tier)."
Sep 22, 2011, 7:12 pm
#261
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,327
p.s. I've seen some grumbling posts about "singles". Nothing in the rules says you can't designate someone as your spouse that year, and change the next. Just need the same street address. That might make you more attractive, certainly not less, to a potential companion de jour.
Sep 22, 2011, 7:47 pm
#262
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: UA GS/1K/MM, VA Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 5,581
2MM and RCC life membership
Whats not clear to me is that I will pass 2MM with UA between now and the end of the year. Is it clear if I'll get the Lifetime RCC benefit (one of the reasons I booked a few UA flights).
Sep 22, 2011, 7:51 pm
#263
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,170
Sep 22, 2011, 8:29 pm
#265
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SJC, SFO, YYC
Programs: AA-EXP, AA-0.41MM, UA-Gold, Ex UA-1K (2006 thru 2015), PMUA-0.95MM, COUA-1.5MM-lite, AF-Silver
Posts: 13,437
[*]Million milers will be able to designate a spouse or significant other to always have the same premier tier as them (this includes when the million miler member earns a higher tier). The spousal premier benefits will be identical as the member, except they will not include RPUs and GPUs.
Last edited by mre5765; Sep 22, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Sep 22, 2011, 8:44 pm
#266
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.995MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,856
I don't understand. Unless the MMer benefit includes annual RPUs and GPUs (and all indications are that this benefit is lost), then you must be referring to RPUs and GPUs earned starting with 75K EQMs and 100K EQMs, respectively. Why would a spousal MMer premier who flies 75K EQMs not get RPUs, and why would a spousal MMer premier who flies 100K EQMs not get GPUs? That's bizarre.
Say a MM 1K signs up their Plat spouse/companion, the spouse would be 1K but if they reach 75,001 EQMs they will on their own earn 2 RPUs (but would not get 6 GPUs as an 1K). I see no indication the actual earnings of the spouse would be ignored --- it is just the gifted status itself does not include RPU/GPUs.
Any other interpretation is bizarre.
Sep 22, 2011, 9:31 pm
#267
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SJC, SFO, YYC
Programs: AA-EXP, AA-0.41MM, UA-Gold, Ex UA-1K (2006 thru 2015), PMUA-0.95MM, COUA-1.5MM-lite, AF-Silver
Posts: 13,437
I think you are over thinking this.
Say a MM 1K signs up their Plat spouse/companion, the spouse would be 1K but if they reach 75,001 EQMs they will on their own earn 2 RPUs (but would not get 6 GPUs as an 1K). I see no indication the actual earnings of the spouse would be ignored --- it is just the gifted status itself does not include RPU/GPUs.
Any other interpretation is bizarre.
Say a MM 1K signs up their Plat spouse/companion, the spouse would be 1K but if they reach 75,001 EQMs they will on their own earn 2 RPUs (but would not get 6 GPUs as an 1K). I see no indication the actual earnings of the spouse would be ignored --- it is just the gifted status itself does not include RPU/GPUs.
Any other interpretation is bizarre.
As of the previous M+ devaluation, 1Ks don't get 6 GPUs either. However M+ members (including GMs) get 6 GPUs for flying 100K EQMs. This means that 1Ks for life ceased to get 6 GPUs every January 1.
Similarly, the previous M+ devaluation took away 2 RPUs every quarter when 10K bis was flown. Now you get RPUs once you (any M+ member, premier or not) fly 75K EQMs.
So what are these GPUs and RPUs that spousal premier MMers don't get? Because the spouse's spouse sure aint gettin em.
Sep 22, 2011, 10:18 pm
#268
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K 2.3M Lifetime, Mariott Plat for life
Posts: 49
Hi Scott:
I'm really disappointed by the loss of the RCC access at 2M miles. This has been a huge incentive for me to stay with UA as I'm at 1.7M miles. Simply stated, I've flown UA when other airlines were more convenient because of this promised benefit. And now it's gone? Appreciate your comments, dave
I'm really disappointed by the loss of the RCC access at 2M miles. This has been a huge incentive for me to stay with UA as I'm at 1.7M miles. Simply stated, I've flown UA when other airlines were more convenient because of this promised benefit. And now it's gone? Appreciate your comments, dave
Sep 22, 2011, 11:52 pm
#269
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,337
Hi Scott:
I'm really disappointed by the loss of the RCC access at 2M miles. This has been a huge incentive for me to stay with UA as I'm at 1.7M miles. Simply stated, I've flown UA when other airlines were more convenient because of this promised benefit. And now it's gone? Appreciate your comments, dave
I'm really disappointed by the loss of the RCC access at 2M miles. This has been a huge incentive for me to stay with UA as I'm at 1.7M miles. Simply stated, I've flown UA when other airlines were more convenient because of this promised benefit. And now it's gone? Appreciate your comments, dave
I hope UA could reconsider the lifetime RCC benefits.
Sep 23, 2011, 2:10 am
#270
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,090
The shame is that at 3MM and 1K for life, all you get is a higher upgrade priority. Without 100k miles a year there will be no SWU's. This I was pointing out some months ago. Time for an email - although I doubt it will do any good.