Jun 25, 2022, 8:37 am
UA plus pts with 31 July 2022 expiry, extended to Jan 2023; Jan 2023 to July 2023
Jun 29, 2022, 9:43 am
#31
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA, DL
Posts: 7,418
I appreciate this. . . I know it keeps PP out there, but I continue to think that the opportunities to use them have been limited, not just because of reduced premium availability but also because of reduced opportunities to use on international travel where they are most valuable.
Jun 29, 2022, 9:48 am
#32
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 21,406
:sigh: That's what I get for trusting UA, I guess.
I have no PPs remaining, because I was successfully able to use them all, throwing them at flights that I'd never have wasted them on in the past. The only reason I did this was that I thought that they were expiring at the end of July, and it was better to use them than to lose them. (I even used a MUA for open PZ this coming November).
If I'd had any idea that they were going to extend them again, I never would have wasted them on short-haul domestic flights.
I have no PPs remaining, because I was successfully able to use them all, throwing them at flights that I'd never have wasted them on in the past. The only reason I did this was that I thought that they were expiring at the end of July, and it was better to use them than to lose them. (I even used a MUA for open PZ this coming November).
If I'd had any idea that they were going to extend them again, I never would have wasted them on short-haul domestic flights.
Jun 29, 2022, 9:51 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,219
I am so disappointed by this. This just leaves more PlusPoints in the system so those of us who are requalifying and do not need extensions will not get CPUs.
Not a change I like.
It is not as if planes are flying empty. They are flying full at the pointy end with very, very long upgrade lists
Not a change I like.
It is not as if planes are flying empty. They are flying full at the pointy end with very, very long upgrade lists
Jun 29, 2022, 9:53 am
#35
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: HPN, LAX, HNL, or somewhere in between
Programs: UA 1K, JetBlue Mosaic
Posts: 436
Jun 29, 2022, 9:54 am
#37
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,455
Disappointing for those of us who earned PP (and status) in 2021 the hard way.
UA's logic undoubtedly is that extending the points will motivate those who benefit to fly UA vs. the competition. Diluting benefits for the rest of us is apparently of little or no concern.
UA's logic undoubtedly is that extending the points will motivate those who benefit to fly UA vs. the competition. Diluting benefits for the rest of us is apparently of little or no concern.
Jun 29, 2022, 9:54 am
#38
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: HPN, LAX, HNL, or somewhere in between
Programs: UA 1K, JetBlue Mosaic
Posts: 436
PS: Extension Email
Jun 29, 2022, 9:56 am
#40
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
I am not particularly happy with the change. There will be enormous amount of +Ps in circulation before July 31, 2023. Otherwise, the upgrade will be easier for the rest of this year (after July 31) without the extension.
Jun 29, 2022, 10:01 am
#43
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,219
I have been flying TPAC and TATL for the past year and used all my PlusPoints. This is a dreadful decision by United. Just more and more PlusPoints in the system so that those of us who do fly regularly will never get CPUs. Easy decision for me now once my next lot of PlusPoints go (I am getting more at the end of the month) I will go to Google Flights and buy the cheapest business class/first class air fare. United has assured me with this decision I will not get another CPU for at least another year.
Jun 29, 2022, 10:10 am
#44
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: UA 1MM/1K, HH Diamond
Posts: 6,832