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Does anyone know when the bonus rates of a higher level you earn start. For example, if you fly between the time you earn the higher status, and the time the system notates it, will they retroactively apply the higher bonus? I believe PMUA did, but not sure since the merger.

Wife will hit gold this week with a midcon flight. Two days later, she'll take a short-haul west coast flight, and then be coming back midcon (on US). It is unlikely she'll show as gold on the west coast flight, and will probably have it shown for the return, but potentially not. Will she get the upgraded 50% for the latter flights if her status isn't noted by then?

Similarly, I'll hit plat with a Thai flight on Dec. 31, then be coming back 1/1 from Asia on all UA flights. Obviously, the status won't hit a day later. But will the bonus for the 1/1 flights hit at the gold level, or will the plat level bonus be retroactively applied?

Also, on top of this, will I need to remove/re-add my MP number on future itins where I will be plat, but booked while I was gold, to get plat benefits. Thinking about benefits like CPU upgrade window, fee waivers, etc.

It depends on which order the flights post in. Generally they post in the order flown, and thus you get the bonuses for later flights. If they flights are similar length, then posting out of order isn't even a big deal.

The way that delays in posting impact you are for getting your new benefits for the immediately following flights (baggage allowance, upgrade priority, etc). Bonus miles are usually fine. The exception is if a short international partner flight pushes you over followed by a long UA metal flight (imagine a short LH hop that should push you over followed by a UA TATL). In that case the short flight would likely post later, meaning you would get less bonus miles for the longer flight.

Premier Bonus Effective Dates
 

Thanks. So seems like upgraded bonuses will post only on flights posting after the flight that puts me over the top does, and they probably won't go back and adjust based on date flown?

More concerned about me - as ill be doing MAA-BKK on Thai on 12/31, which will get me plat, then flying close to 10,000 miles back, all UA metal, on 1/1 to get back home. Here's. hoping the TG segments post quickly.