Feb 21, 2018, 11:52 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Card
Chase United MileagePlus Club Card & Chase United MileagePlus Presidential Plus Card
The use of the credit card is not needed to receive benefits, just having a credit card linked to your account is sufficient (bag fee waiver does require use of the card)
Premier Access Benefits Premium Travel Services United Airlines
Priority boarding
The primary Cardmember and companions on the same reservation will be invited to board United-operated flights prior to general boarding.
The primary Cardmember and companions on the same reservation will be invited to board United-operated flights prior to general boarding.
Premier Access® travel services
Receive preferential treatment to ease your way through the airport with priority check-in, security screening (where available), boarding and baggage handling privileges.
Receive preferential treatment to ease your way through the airport with priority check-in, security screening (where available), boarding and baggage handling privileges.
Premier Access Benefits Premium Travel Services United Airlines
Originally Posted by UNITED.com
Customers who are not included in one of the groups above may have the option to purchase Premier Access for a particular flight. A Premier Access purchase includes priority check-in, security lane access (where available) and boarding, but it does not include priority baggage handling.
"Premier Access" (for non-elites - purchased, credit card preq,..) Q&A [consolidated]
Jun 30, 2022, 5:33 pm
#106
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: California
Posts: 69
(I've just been reading other FT posts about high status fliers not boarding first, so thought this might trickle down to Premier Access.)
Jun 30, 2022, 5:47 pm
#107
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA silver, Bonvoy silver
Posts: 2,826
Jun 30, 2022, 6:29 pm
#108
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: 66,845
Family's with under 2 age children, those needing more time and service members board early along then with GS and 1K elites. Next group is middle level elites, first class. Next is the remaining folks with premier access followed by those in economy without premier access and finally basic economy. So for SFO<>MCO, a leisure route, there will be many without premier access or had booked Basic Economy. So with Premier Access (only) your son with not be first, probably not in the first third but likely ahead of nearly a half of the plane. A reason for boarding early is Overhead storage space and premier access in regular economy will have no problems
All elites (and traveling companions), first class and chase UA MP credit card holders have premier {boarding} access. So premier access is not the first 10 on the plane but still ahead of most on a leisure route
OK, that fits my timeline of last visits-- mid-2019 and early (Feb) 2020
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Jul 29, 2022 at 11:48 am Reason: premier {boarding} access
Jul 1, 2022, 9:51 am
#109
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: California
Posts: 69
A reason for boarding early is Overhead storage space and premier access in regular economy will have no problems
All elites (and traveling companions), first class and chase UA MP credit card holders have premier access. So premier access is not the first 10 on the plane but still ahead of most on a leisure route
All elites (and traveling companions), first class and chase UA MP credit card holders have premier access. So premier access is not the first 10 on the plane but still ahead of most on a leisure route
Thank you, all!
Jul 27, 2022, 3:44 pm
#110
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: UA Gold, WN A-List, Marriott Plat, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 68
How do I purchase Premier access for an existing reservation? All I see are options to do Award Accelerator, Upgrade Cabin, Economy Plus, but no premier access. Just need it for one segment TATL segment (AMS-ORD).
Jul 28, 2022, 9:36 am
#111
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: UA Gold, WN A-List, Marriott Plat, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 68
Replying to myself in case anybody else has the same question. I called and after holding for 15 minutes, having the agent speak to a supervisor after I gave my KTN as requested (why was that necessary? I have no idea, but didn't feel like questioning it....), then holding for 10 more minutes, they told me it's not available for that segment....Sheesh, not sure why it was so complicated. They said it might be available at check-in/at the airport kiosk when there, but could not give me an approximate cost or anything. Not a very knowledgeable agent. Given the mess at AMS, certainly am willing to throw a few bucks at it if I can get the priority security line, which IS a premier access benefit at AMS according to United's site.
Jul 29, 2022, 9:52 am
#112
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ORD
Posts: 14,231
I've got a MP Explorer card and never see Premier Access on my BP. I just board in group 2. Are they the same thing these days?
Jul 29, 2022, 11:44 am
#113
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: 66,845
Premier Access is available to the following customers:
- MileagePlus Premier® members footnote*
- Travelers in United Polaris business class, United First® and United Business®
- Star Alliance™ Gold members
- MileagePlus Club and Presidential Plus credit cardmembers
Full Premier access benefits
- Premier Access® check-in: designated airport check-in lines
- Premier Access security lane: exclusive security lanes
- Premier Access priority boarding: among the first customers to board
- Premier Access priority baggage handling: among the first bags to be delivered
Jul 30, 2022, 10:55 pm
#114
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,058
Premier Access is available to the following customers:
- MileagePlus Premier® members footnote*
- Travelers in United Polaris business class, United First® and United Business®
- Star Alliance™ Gold members
- MileagePlus Club and Presidential Plus credit cardmembers
Jul 30, 2022, 10:57 pm
#115
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 515
Assuming you’re at an airport that has it. SFO no longer has a premier access security line, despite selling premier access for flights departing out of SFO.
Aug 15, 2022, 5:02 pm
#116
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4
Was this recently changed for Chase cards where you need to purchase the flight with the United Chase card to receive Premier Access? I've been in boarding group 3 the past couple flights. I asked the gate attendant and was told you've always needed to purchase the flight with the card to receive this benefit. Obviously not the case, but wondering if anyone is seeing this too.
Aug 18, 2022, 11:00 am
#117
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA Silver, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 21,544
So my parents are on the same itinerary as me tomorrow (DEN-BWI), and we all have Premier Access on our BPs.
My dad is old enough to qualify for TSA Pre-Check due to age; however, my mom is not. Does anyone have any first/second-hand experiences using the Premium security line at DEN without Pre-Check?
My dad is old enough to qualify for TSA Pre-Check due to age; however, my mom is not. Does anyone have any first/second-hand experiences using the Premium security line at DEN without Pre-Check?
Aug 18, 2022, 12:13 pm
#118
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC, Global Entry, CLEAR
Posts: 285
So my parents are on the same itinerary as me tomorrow (DEN-BWI), and we all have Premier Access on our BPs.
My dad is old enough to qualify for TSA Pre-Check due to age; however, my mom is not. Does anyone have any first/second-hand experiences using the Premium security line at DEN without Pre-Check?
My dad is old enough to qualify for TSA Pre-Check due to age; however, my mom is not. Does anyone have any first/second-hand experiences using the Premium security line at DEN without Pre-Check?
Aug 18, 2022, 5:21 pm
#119
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA Silver, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 21,544
The Premium/Premier checkpoint serves passengers with PreCheck and without in my experience, they just point you to the left or to the right after checking your documents. You just need to decide if you want to split up or all go through standard screening after doc check.
I told my mom to pack all of her toiletries in my dad's carry-on.
Aug 18, 2022, 11:23 pm
#120
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .57 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,040
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-p...s-75-and-older
Good to know, though I have more than a decade to wait.