Minimum of 4 United flights/segments for Premier Status-Post your questions here
 

Does anyone know if the 4 flights to qualify for elite need can be codeshare or really need to be operated by United ?

Needs to be operated by United or Copa.

"Also, beginning January 1, 2012, to qualify for any Premier level, members must fly at least four paid flights operated by United or Copa during a calendar year."

http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...r/qualify.aspx

I've been meaning to ask this - are MMers exempt from the 4 segment rule? The asterisk on mentions being exempt if you have a credit card, but not if you have lifetime status.

You'd think "lifetime status" would override the 4 annual segments, but who knows these days...

Why would you think that? What has a MMer who doesn't fly UA metal done for UA lately?

Whereas the credit card holder is delivering revenue to UA.

It is 4 segments or 4 tickets?

4 Flights / segments to qualify for any status.

Because it's lifetime status. You also don't need to fly the 50,000/year, so why would you need the 4 segments? In other words, why wouldn't you think that? Unless you mean for a lifetime gold to earn platinum or 1K status, but if so, that's not clear from your post.

I think he was being sarcastic. But with the new UA, you never know how close to the truth some sarcasm might be.

The MM designation is a earned lifetime benefit. There are no further flying requirements. It in itself is NOT a premier status level (ie you won't see MM status as a criteria for upgrades) , but the designation as MM gets you the associated Gold (or Platinum Status) unless you exceed the flying requirements for those levels at which you would get the superceding level through the next year. The 4 segment requirement is to achieve status by current flying (and minimum segments).

Most definitely! I had the same reaction :D

Very well put - this is what I'm thinking too (and what most people would think as well) - you just never know however with the floating/changing definition of "lifetime" these days.

Now with my FIL for example - he's a 2MM (so lifetime Plat), but if I hadn't remembered about this 4 segment rule, I would have kept his UA ticket in Dec as an award vs. paid. He would have been over 100K w/o it, but I'm guessing that wouldn't have qualified him for 1K...would have only had his Plat status.

Minimum of 4 United flights for Premier Status
 

Hi,

I am a Premier Silver member and I read that now I'll need at least 4 United flights to re-qualify.

I would like to know if United flight numbers operated by partner airlines count towards the 4 flights?

Thanks.

Philippe

No has to be in UA or UAX metal (buses included with the latter)

IIRC, Copa also counts, but that's it.

Indeed.

Thanks for your help!