Mileage Plus accrual policy for flights less than 500 miles
To ensure that Mileage Plus miles earned toward award travel on United and elite status are aligned with actual miles flown, we are revising our base accrual policy. Effective July 1, 2008, all travel on United, United Express, Ted, Star Alliance and partner airline* flights credited to the Mileage Plus Program will accrue actual miles, with no minimum. This change affects only those flights that are less than 500 miles. Flights greater than 500 miles have always accrued actual miles, and are not affected by this policy change.
This new mileage structure applies to travel on or after July 1, 2008, regardless of when the flight was ticketed. (Flights of less than 500 miles flown on or before June 30, 2008, will fall under the previous accrual policy.)
*Note: Select partner carriers may set a base mileage accrual for specific flights which may not reflect the actual mileage flown
| How does this change affect my earning bonus miles? |
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Bonus miles will be awarded at the appropriate percentage of the actual flight miles earned. Examples of bonus flight miles include:
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| How does this change affect my earning Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) and Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS)? |
- EQM will be awarded based on the actual flight miles earned
- Bonus EQM will be awarded at the appropriate percentage of the actual flight miles earned.
- EQS are not affected by this change.
- More about EQM and EQS.
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Mileage Earning Example:
A Premier member on a United flight from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN) in Y class (full-fare Economy) would earn the following:
- Redeemable flight miles: 339
- EQM: 339
- Full-fare EQM bonus: 170
- Premier Redeemable miles bonus: 85
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Retroactive credit
United flights of 500 or miles or less flown on or before June 30, 2008, but posted to Mileage Plus accounts on or after July 1 will accrue Mileage Plus credit under the previous policy of a minimum of 500 miles per flight segment.
Partner flights of 500 miles or less flown on or before June 30, 2008, but posted to Mileage Plus accounts on or after July 1 will accrue Mileage Plus miles under the previous policy for each specific airline partner. See specific Airline partner's information.
