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Originally Posted by UNITED959
The MP VISA does not give you EQMs on purchases.
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Originally Posted by sylaw72
why do you want to be 1K? it seems like you would be 1P really soon, and the only difference between the two, if you were to be comp the higher status, would be earning 4 CR1s (if 10K BIS a quarter), and earlier 500-miles clearing time. And if most of your flights are on other *A airlines, and not UA, you wouldn't be earning the CR1s anyway.
You forgot about the SWUs..... |
Originally Posted by Cmdr2001
The other thing I would think would make it harder is that you say that you have it all booked on *A. What percentage of that is UA? If that is not that high, then it doesn't benefit UA at all to comp you to 1K, as that revenue is going to other carriers (unless it is transatlantic on LH, then it is split 50-50 with UA, or so I have been told).
All I want is to able to use SWU earlier, since some of the transatlantic trips are long... |
Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
It is very easy, as one M+ supervisor told me, M+ is a frequent flyer program. It is not a frequent purchase program.
Having purchase the tickets does not automatically mean you will fly. If UA grants you because tickets have been told, then anyone could purchase fully refundable tickets and ask for 1K status. |
Originally Posted by dmodemd
Some people have reported getting "advanced" 1P and 2P. I havent heard anyone doing it for 1K but it only happens if you have enough UA flights already ticketed and you have a large enough percentage of the EQM already.
No one seemed to know the exact criteria at that time tho. Perhaps a conversation with a sympathetic MP CSD can yield the same benefits for others now? Best, Dave |
Originally Posted by muc2asia
You forgot about the SWUs.....
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My main motive is that if I can get "advanced" 1K in September, I can get the 2 CR-1s in the October sweep. Otherwise if I wait until October I won't get Q3 CR-1s. From other threads I have read I believe it does not matter if the 10K miles in the quarter were all flown while you were 1K.
I would think if you have non-refundable tickets booked it should be a courtesy to advance the status. jason6812 did it for 2P and 1P prior to his Denver mileage runs... yes, I know that is different than 1K, but we havent head of anyone trying and failing with non-refundable itineraries putting them over the top. So, I try, we get data point :), wont be til mid-Sept though for me. The difference with the OP is the LH flights instead of UA. |
Originally Posted by dmodemd
My main motive is that if I can get "advanced" 1K in September, I can get the 2 CR-1s in the October sweep. Otherwise if I wait until October I won't get Q3 CR-1s. From other threads I have read I believe it does not matter if the 10K miles in the quarter were all flown while you were 1K.
Unless accrue 100,000 EQMs (or 100 EQSs) on or before 30 September 2006, and 10,000 UA metal miles for the period 1 July 2006 - 30 September 2006( your 90,000th - 100,000th miles), you will not be able to earn two (2) Q3 CR-1's. SWU's would be deposited on/about 1 January 2007 provided you accrued 100,000 EQMs (or 100 EQSs) during 2006. (For those that [re-]qualify early UA/MP have in the past offered an early-deposit option for two(2) SWU's in the OCt/Nov timeframe, but I can't recall the exact details of this offer.) I can see early 1K status helping with things like clearing a DM, or getting a meal choice or access to the 1K phone, or waiver of award fees, or 10% off duty-free, or access other ground services, but not getting upgrades early. (This assumes the system is not flawed, and that once you show up as a comped 1K you do not automatically start participating in upgrade sweeps.) |
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