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Old Jan 1, 2018, 9:57 pm
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Welcome to this thread to ask your basic, simple questions about United Airlines, its operations, or the MileagePlus program. We know that the airline is complex and we’ve created this thread for new and veteran members to ask those basic questions about United Airlines that you think must have an easy answer but just can’t find it or aren’t sure where to look.

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Old Aug 14, 2018, 7:32 pm
  #1126  
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Over 125K in annual miles
At some point in the past, I thought there was another bonus for reaching 125,000 ( or 150,000 ) miles in a year. I can't seem to locate it anywhere on the United site. Did that bonus disappear with other "Elite Improvements" ?

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Old Aug 14, 2018, 7:46 pm
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Originally Posted by DEN
At some point in the past, I thought there was another bonus for reaching 125,000 ( or 150,000 ) miles in a year. I can't seem to locate it anywhere on the United site. Did that bonus disappear with other "Elite Improvements" ?

TIA

DEN
At 125,000 miles a year, you get two additional RPUs. At 150,000 miles you get 2 additional GPUs + 2 additional RPUs.
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Old Aug 14, 2018, 7:48 pm
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Thank you!!

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Old Aug 14, 2018, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by StuckinITH

At 125,000 miles a year, you get two additional RPUs. At 150,000 miles you get 2 additional GPUs + 2 additional RPUs.
The one year I actually (accidentally) make 125K had to escalate to a supervisor before I got my two additional RPUs
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Old Aug 14, 2018, 7:58 pm
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Originally Posted by DEN
At some point in the past, I thought there was another bonus for reaching 125,000 ( or 150,000 ) miles in a year. I can't seem to locate it anywhere on the United site. Did that bonus disappear with other "Elite Improvements" ? ....
See wiki of Additional RPUs / GPUs after reaching 100K PQMs / 1K status?
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Old Aug 14, 2018, 11:55 pm
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Originally Posted by DEN
At some point in the past, I thought there was another bonus for reaching 125,000 ( or 150,000 ) miles in a year. I can't seem to locate it anywhere on the United site. Did that bonus disappear with other "Elite Improvements" ?
Appears to be another casualty of the website "upgrade."

The geniuses who design the website have omitted any reference to how you earn upgrade instruments, or how many you get.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 12:04 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Appears to be another casualty of the website "upgrade."

The geniuses who design the website have omitted any reference to how you earn upgrade instruments, or how many you get.
They are still there
RPUs
GPUs
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 12:17 am
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Originally Posted by steveman518
They are still there
RPUs
GPUs
Right you are!

I spent 10 minutes looking.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 12:27 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Right you are!

I spent 10 minutes looking.
Its the same place it was before the latest website change.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 5:15 am
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Its the same place it was before the latest website change.
I found those website pages for my first response by googling: "United and GPUs at 150,000 miles" and "United and RPUs at 125,000 miles". Took 30 seconds.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 9:33 am
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hi guys. will be flying SFO-IAD in J on a red-eye. there are two flights leaving within a half hour of each other (UA 308 and UA 397) -- UA 308 is on a 787-8 and UA 697 is on a 737-900. is the J product better in either? i presume the Dreamliner, but you never know with UA?
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 9:39 am
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Originally Posted by xerenthar
hi guys. will be flying SFO-IAD in J on a red-eye. there are two flights leaving within a half hour of each other (UA 308 and UA 397) -- UA 308 is on a 787-8 and UA 697 is on a 737-900. is the J product better in either? i presume the Dreamliner, but you never know with UA?
It is definitely better on the 787-8. No difference in service, but the seat is an entirely superior experience.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 9:47 am
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Originally Posted by fumje
It is definitely better on the 787-8. No difference in service, but the seat is an entirely superior experience.
As is the entertainment system with much larger screen.
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by EmailKid
As is the entertainment system with much larger screen.
OK, should have said the seat and the one in in front* comprise a superior experience.

*or the bulkhead
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Old Aug 15, 2018, 11:15 am
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thanks much! my flight on the way there is on a 737-900 -- don't see any way out of that one. googling i'm seeing that it's not lie-flat? that can't still be true, right? i thought UA didn't have non-lie-flat transcon flights in J anymore?
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