Nov 4, 2018, 10:34 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Effective November 1, 2019, United Club customers, including members and their guests, and one-time pass holders will need to provide a same-day boarding pass for travel on United, Star Alliance™ or a contracted partner for entry into all United Club locations. Admittance to United Club locations is permitted only at the departure and arrival airports for United, Star Alliance™ or a contracted partner operated flights.
"Contracted partner" appears to refer to non *A partners and those flights will need to be on a UA ticket to qualify.
*A partner flights also qualify even if not on a UA ticket.
"Admittance to United Club locations is permitted only at the departure and arrival airports for United, Star Alliance or a contracted partner operated flights" appears to mean that passengers are only permitted to access the United Club at the airport(s) at which their same-day flight either arrives or departs.
This requirement also applies to guest(s).
This thread has had two parallel discussions, which will become even more confusing as the new UC access policy is implemented, so the original thread has been split into two separate threads.
Lifetime Member Edition: UC access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner) will be for the discussion of if UA should offer an exception to the new UC access policy (only with same day BP with UA or partners) for Lifetime United Club members.
This thread will continue as the discussion thread for the base policy and issues in its implementation. But please discuss the lifetime membership concerns in the other thread.
WineCountryUA
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Lifetime Member Edition: UC access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner) will be for the discussion of if UA should offer an exception to the new UC access policy (only with same day BP with UA or partners) for Lifetime United Club members.
This thread will continue as the discussion thread for the base policy and issues in its implementation. But please discuss the lifetime membership concerns in the other thread.
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
Club member/one-time pass access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner)
Nov 7, 2018, 11:31 am
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Nov 7, 2018, 12:07 pm
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Nov 8, 2018, 8:19 am
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Nov 8, 2018, 10:23 am
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The language on page two of my monthly statements agrees with what WineCountryUA cited. "30 days or one billing cycle (whichever is less) after we provide the statement on which the annual membership fee is billed."
Nov 8, 2018, 11:43 am
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The language on page two of my monthly statements agrees with what WineCountryUA cited. "30 days or one billing cycle (whichever is less) after we provide the statement on which the annual membership fee is billed."
You were just one (including myself it turns out) that had November as your renewal month.
Not sure when UA made the posting on the website -- was not posted here until 3rd but the effective date is 1st of November 2019
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Nov 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm Reason: chase's renewal process
Nov 8, 2018, 12:11 pm
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Nov 8, 2018, 12:28 pm
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Maybe it will be less crowded with people cancelling their card 1 year ahead of when the policy actually takes effect.
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Nov 8, 2018, 1:01 pm
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Harder decision for someone whose renewal comes next Spring. Actually pretty lucky that your renewal is the same date as the policy change.
Nov 8, 2018, 2:40 pm
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Having Lifetime membership and also having Priority Club through a credit card I may not be affected by this change, but I also might be. I am of the opinion that fighting this through the courts is a rabbit hole with only a modest pay-off for most of us.
We have almost a year to get United to consider adjusting its rules so as to keep our benefits of membership at their current level. It seems they are already considering such adjustments.
We have almost a year to get United to consider adjusting its rules so as to keep our benefits of membership at their current level. It seems they are already considering such adjustments.
Nov 9, 2018, 9:36 pm
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I visited a United Club today, showing my Lifetime Member card and another airline's boarding pass. They didn't say a word about any upcoming policy change.
Nov 9, 2018, 9:44 pm
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The change is one year away and UA has communicated the change. Say a person enters the Club 20 times a year w/ OAL BP - I wouldn’t want to hear it 20 times.
Nov 10, 2018, 10:12 am
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God only knows what "commercial agreements" are extant.
"United reserves the right to extend access to customers traveling on partner carriers with whom United holds commercial agreements outside of Star Alliance."