Did I get soft landing from 1K?
Jan 18, 2011, 10:23 pm
#1
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Did I get soft landing from 1K?
When do I find out if I got soft landing from 1K? I didn't come close to 1P even this year, but I was hoping that instead of dropping me to 2P, they'll soft-land me at 1P for a year. The MP website says nothing about my 2011 status. Where do I find out? Thanks!
Jan 18, 2011, 10:27 pm
#2
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UA rarely does soft landings for 1Ks and instead offers challenges / buy ups.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ssion-etc.html
Jan 18, 2011, 11:07 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Yes, and there are reports in this forum of other FT being asked $1000 to keep 1K for the following year. So pretty much unlikely.
Jan 20, 2011, 4:35 pm
#4
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You need to call or wait till Feb 1.
UA rarely does soft landings for 1Ks and instead offers challenges / buy ups.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ssion-etc.html
UA rarely does soft landings for 1Ks and instead offers challenges / buy ups.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ssion-etc.html
To our delight UA just soft landed my SO from 1K to 2P. Due to family reasons she only had 19K last year so this helps a lot. ^
She was offered $499 1K challenge but 25K in 3 month is not feasible for her now.
Jan 20, 2011, 7:14 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Hi
I got my card in the mail today , plain Premier down from 1K
only flew 16K in 2010 and was expecting no status,
I also got the $499 - 25K miles to buy into 1K for 2011 and will probably do that
So thanks United , you will be getting some $$$$ from me soon
Rally
I got my card in the mail today , plain Premier down from 1K
only flew 16K in 2010 and was expecting no status,
I also got the $499 - 25K miles to buy into 1K for 2011 and will probably do that
So thanks United , you will be getting some $$$$ from me soon
Rally
Jan 21, 2011, 11:26 pm
#6
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If I were offered $499 plus 25K to retain 1K, then I'd bite. But my offer was $999 plus 35K miles, which is much more costly.
Alas....
Alas....
Jan 22, 2011, 12:39 am
#7
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Redwood City, CA USA (SFO/SJC)
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25k in 3 months at this time of year wuold be tough. 15k, sure. Kind of a relief. I really don't have the $499 to spend right now.
Jan 22, 2011, 1:57 am
#8
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Who is getting this 25k and $499 offer?
Do you have to be close to 100k miles to get this? I had the 35k / $999 and have been 1k for a decade so they clearly don't think much of me for only doing 55k miles last year.
Jan 22, 2011, 8:13 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Programs: Delta Plat, BMI Gold, Subway Sandwich Mustard and was UAL 1K for 2010, now 1K for 2011 too :)
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and you have to do the 25k miles in 90 days so not so bad, I have a MR in 2 weeks and an Asia flight I was going to take anyway in 6 weeks.
here s the thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ssion-etc.html
the logic of $499 or $999 escapes me , but I am happy because 25k is doable , and 35K is not for me.
Rally
Jan 22, 2011, 10:48 am
#10
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Can anyone crack the code to explain why some get the much cheaper/easier $499 and 25K EQM vs $999 and 35K EQM? Is it the same offer except the $$$ and EQM terms, i.e., 1K for 2011 as soon as you hit the mileage mark, meaning 6 SWUs good for 12 months thereafter?
Jan 22, 2011, 11:02 am
#11
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Just spoke to MP, who said Marketing decided it on basis of EQM in 2010, in another words how many miles you missed by. I think I flew less than 5K last year, so way, way off. Others saying they flew 16K or 19K and got the $499/25K offer. Anybody get the $499/25K with still fewer miles in 2010?
Jan 22, 2011, 11:06 am
#12
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: UA--no longer 2P as of 3/2012 and don't even care. Never thought I'd say that.
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What about 6 SWU's?
Thanks.
Jan 22, 2011, 12:56 pm
#13
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Jan 22, 2011, 1:02 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I got a soft landing today in the form of a 2P card showing up unexpectedly in the mail. Would have been a GM otherwise. I've been 1K for the past 5 years or so and I also received the $499, fly 25K EQM offer. (Which is tempting, but in reality doesn't make sense since my flying patterns have changed...)
Guess I need to change my FT signature in about a week...
Guess I need to change my FT signature in about a week...
Jan 22, 2011, 1:11 pm
#15
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Does anyone know this: if I accept the 1K challenge by paying the $999 fee and flying 35,000 EQMs in the next however many days, then do the same EQMs still count toward my re-qualification for the next year?
So many unanswered questions.
Thanks,
BCH
So many unanswered questions.
Thanks,
BCH