Jan 5, 2017, 11:10 am
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Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2016 Part II]
Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2016 Part I]
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Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2015 Thread]...
Have a Simple Question About United Airlines/MileagePlus? Ask Here [2017]
Aug 31, 2017, 8:23 pm
#1351
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: 66,850
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ns-2017-a.html
Assuming you mean 42K PQDs ... likely to be a borderline case for initial qualification.
It most be all UA operated -- partner flights do not count. More on that in the above threads.
Aug 31, 2017, 8:27 pm
#1352
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: EWR
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...iscussion.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ns-2017-a.html
Assuming you mean 42K PQDs ... likely to be a borderline case for initial qualification.
It most be all UA operated -- partner flights do not count. More on that in the above threads.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ns-2017-a.html
Assuming you mean 42K PQDs ... likely to be a borderline case for initial qualification.
It most be all UA operated -- partner flights do not count. More on that in the above threads.
Sep 1, 2017, 3:50 pm
#1353
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
You'd be borderline with $42K spend on UA metal, but it's not impossible. My wife qualified for the first time with just under $40K. Lots of detailed discussion on the thread linked above!
Sep 1, 2017, 6:08 pm
#1354
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 5
Quite a simple query: I'm sitting on 20,817 PQMs for 2017, I bought myself 4000 miles (that's all I had the money for, was going to have more today but had a deadline of September 5th to buy them), so that left me 183 PQMs short. Went to buy more miles and told it's invitation only and I can't buy any more.
Queries: can I buy the remaining 183 PQMs anywhere? I live in Scotland, so a flight isn't exactly an easy option. I'm flying a few times next year so silver membership would be very useful. Alternatively, if I can't buy any more miles, will I be able to get that purchase refunded? As 20,817 miles is as much use to me as 24,999 miles at this point.
Would United consider giving me those 187 extra miles as a goodwill gesture?
Queries: can I buy the remaining 183 PQMs anywhere? I live in Scotland, so a flight isn't exactly an easy option. I'm flying a few times next year so silver membership would be very useful. Alternatively, if I can't buy any more miles, will I be able to get that purchase refunded? As 20,817 miles is as much use to me as 24,999 miles at this point.
Would United consider giving me those 187 extra miles as a goodwill gesture?
Sep 1, 2017, 7:32 pm
#1355
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: 66,850
Quite a simple query: I'm sitting on 20,817 PQMs for 2017, I bought myself 4000 miles (that's all I had the money for, was going to have more today but had a deadline of September 5th to buy them), so that left me 183 PQMs short. Went to buy more miles and told it's invitation only and I can't buy any more.
Queries: can I buy the remaining 183 PQMs anywhere? ...
Queries: can I buy the remaining 183 PQMs anywhere? ...
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...es-2017-a.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ng-2016-a.html
Sep 1, 2017, 10:38 pm
#1356
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 1
I did a bunch of international business travel on Lufthansa this year (United tickets were over cap for business travel) so I have 76k PQM and credit card waiver for the PQD for Platinum. But I'm missing the 4 required United flights for any status. Any suggestions on how to get those 4 flights quickly? I'm SFO based.
Sep 1, 2017, 11:22 pm
#1357
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,402
I did a bunch of international business travel on Lufthansa this year (United tickets were over cap for business travel) so I have 76k PQM and credit card waiver for the PQD for Platinum. But I'm missing the 4 required United flights for any status. Any suggestions on how to get those 4 flights quickly? I'm SFO based.
From SFO, you can get four flights quickly pretty much anywhere you like. For example, SFO-LAX-LAS-LAX-SFO; you can do it in one day if you like. You never have to leave the airport.
Sep 2, 2017, 3:07 am
#1358
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 5
Yes, UA has a program called Premier Status Accelerator. It is more complicated, so see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...questions.html
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...es-2017-a.html
While possible, it is more likely they will not. And you will not know until February and then it is too late.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ng-2016-a.html
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...es-2017-a.html
While possible, it is more likely they will not. And you will not know until February and then it is too late.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ng-2016-a.html
Sep 2, 2017, 4:33 am
#1359
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Sep 2, 2017, 12:32 pm
#1360
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, Kailua-Kona, Cairns
Programs: UA 1K >2MM, IC Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 740
I went to book an award ticket from ORD to LHR.
"Saver" tickets were available in both directions. However the $$ added to each direction were drastically different.
$5.60 from ORD to LHR. Over $165 from LHR to ORD!
When did this change happen?
"Saver" tickets were available in both directions. However the $$ added to each direction were drastically different.
$5.60 from ORD to LHR. Over $165 from LHR to ORD!
When did this change happen?
Sep 2, 2017, 12:37 pm
#1361
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,402
There's no change. There's a massive difference in taxes. The UK charges an Air Passenger Duty on flights from Britain (not Northern Ireland). It's based on the distance to the next stopover. If you use the Excursionist Perk to add a stopover (> 24 hours) somewhere on the continent (or Ireland), you'll reduce the tax considerably.
Sep 2, 2017, 1:56 pm
#1362
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 5
Spoke to United again for clarification, they said my status is valid until January 2019 so I have it on record. Excellent customer service.
Sep 2, 2017, 2:21 pm
#1363
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South Wales, UK
Programs: UA 1k
Posts: 693
I want to cancel a flight and use the credit for a future ticket (after paying the change fee of course), on which RPU's have been applied (and in two cases cleared).
Will the RPU's automatically credit back to my account when I cancel, or do I have to pull them by calling in before cancelling the ticket?
Will the RPU's automatically credit back to my account when I cancel, or do I have to pull them by calling in before cancelling the ticket?
Sep 2, 2017, 3:01 pm
#1364
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: 66,850
If you use an agent to make the change, they can return the RPUs immediately.
Sep 4, 2017, 9:35 am
#1365
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,501
update: having emailed United, they said they were happy to move my status to Premier Silver because of the flights I'd purchased this year. However, my card says valid thru 01/18 which obviously means I can't use it next year when I need to. Is this just automated and it would renew for 2018 when January comes or will I need to email back again and chase this up?