WineCountryUA

A cleared CPU would be unaffected but waitlist priority is dynamic, realtime.

BH62

As we near the end of the so-called status-year, a question has arisen about a ticketed & confirmed itinerary. After some years with 1K status, the BHs did not re-qualify as 1K for 2018; not because we haven't been traveling, just not enough UA trips. To go out in a blaze of glory, we've used our last four GPUs to book a TPAC in biz class over the last few days of our 1K tenure. As I said, the itinerary is confirmed & paid for. Now, because of some health concerns (onset of flu-like symptoms compounded with a fractured vertebrae for one of us), it may be necessary to cancel/postpone the trip. But can we reschedule the trip for later in the year under the same parameters? In other words, would we still have biz class amenities/seating for the rescheduled trip although technically, as MM flyers, we've reverted to Gold status? Any change fees? This is a reverse of a FT situation we've seen before; rather the consequences of gaining status while on a trip, losing status while on a trip or because of rescheduling a trip? Thoughts? Comments?

mherdeg

Most people's 1K status expires Jan 31, 2018. Most GPUs are valid for travel starting on or before Jan 31, 2018.

You can reschedule travel -- that will rebook into your original class of service (economy). United will reimburse change fees with a doctor's note; you pay and then file a refund request. In my unfortunate recent experience they have been great about this. You can re-apply GPUs to rescheduled travel if you like; you may not have GPUs if you didn't requalify for 1K and don't know anyone who did.

Sorry to hear about the illness :/ .

WineCountryUA

The general rule is status at the time of the flight or at the time of making a change is what matters. Your status at booking does not carry over.

There is no status benefit for paid ticket change fees.
You will lose your GPUs and ability to use if you rebook after Jan 31,
You will be your new status for flights after 31 Jan.

IAH-OIL-TRASH

Not via GPUs - they will expire January 31st. If you had re-qualified for 1K, you could have extended them through April. You will obviously still have the option to upgrade with miles (and co-pay, if applicable), with waitlisting (again, if applicable) based on Gold status, your fare class, and day/time of upgrade request..

mooseman2142

Hi all,

I was a Gold status member in 2017 but wasn't able to hit status again for 2018. I just booked a trip for mid-Feb and noticed that I received free Economy Plus seating.

Is that true and how it works? If so, any issues with me booking my international vacation this week (travel date mid-2018) so I can get Economy Plus for free before my status expires?

StuckinITH

Welcome to Flyertalk and to the United threads!

I think that if there's any little change in the time of the flight or a change of aircraft you will lose the Economy Plus seat. I would rather choose a seat in Economy that I would find acceptable. Travel in mid-2018 is too far away. Travel in mid-Feb your Economy Plus seat has more chances to stick.

Say Vandelay

I am dropping to Silver next week and just booked early April business travel to snag row 7. Will probably book May-June as well. Yes, I know that there are frequent schedule changes for flights booked months out, but I thought I would take my chances and think in your spot there is nothing to lose. For leisure fares or awards, it is probably a good time to book anyways.

WineCountryUA

No, status of the provider of miles at time of change is used to determine fees.

findark

As mentioned, you will lose your entitlement to E+ (and thus any protection if things go wrong) on 01-Feb-18. But you may otherwise select E+ seats for future travel.

emcampbe

Systems only knows what status you are at time of booking, not at some point in the future. Even those keeping their status still see the expiry as Jan. 31, 2018 until Feb. begins.

All gold gold benefits will drop at the beginning of February, including ability to select E+. But if you’ve already selected an E+ seat, it should stay, unless there is some change to the flights, particularly plane type. Bag allowance will revert to silver benefits since travel is as a silver.

Note this is based on past (and I’m gold dropping to silver this year too, just booked a trip for mid-Feb with seats in E+). However, would probably be pretty easy for UA to sweep and remove ineligible pax from E+. They haven’t done this in the past, but no reason why they couldn’t.

ksballen

I changed jobs last year and will be losing my status from 1k to gold. I noticed when I booked a flight in Jan that it shows me as 1k for the Jan leg (today) and the return leg feb 2nd. Is this because it spans the month or is anything I book in Jan going to be the status I am now even if the travel is later (want to know as I am booking an international flight and would be good to get it 1k if I could) thanks for the explanation.

fly2work

Status always extends to January 31st of the following year. Your getting the benefit of booking now but your return may show your new status when you get checked in for it as the system will downgrade you on Jan 31st but does not know that now.

ksballen

Doah was afraid you would say that, makes sense but I was hoping. thank you.

emcampbe