MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge

We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to participate in our 2025 MileagePlus® Premier® Status Match Challenge, offering top-tier flyers of many other airlines a way to quickly reach comparable status in the MileagePlus program. This offer is valid for requests received between January 8 and June 30, 2025.

Program details

After you have successfully submitted the required documentation and we have confirmed you meet the criteria to participate in the Premier Status Match offer, you will be upgraded to Premier Silver, Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, or Premier 1K status for 120 days (the “Challenge Period”), based on the level you hold in your current frequent flyer program, within five to seven business days after completing an Activating Flight. An "Activating Flight" is a flight operated by United or United Express® that is completed within 90 days after the documentation that you submit for this offer is approved and the flight is posted to your MileagePlus account. Members who successfully submit their request and complete an eligible flight on the same calendar date will have that flight considered as their Activating Flight unless they elect to look back at the prior 30 days for an earlier eligible flight. A member can make this election by selecting this option in the application at the time of document submission. Individuals who do not complete an Activating Flight in the required time period will no longer be eligible for the Premier Status Match offer and are not eligible to again submit for a Premier Status Match in the same calendar year.

The following is a partial list of carriers that we match to.

Frequent flyer programLevelLevelLevelLevel
American Airlines AAdvantage elite statusGoldPlatinumPlatinum ProExecutive Platinum ConciergeKey
Delta Air Lines Medallion® levelSilverGoldPlatinumDiamond
Delta360
Southwest Airlines Rapid RewardsA-ListA-List PreferredN/AN/A
Alaska Airlines MVP elite statusMVPMVP GoldMVP Gold 75KN/A
British AirwaysBronzeSilverGoldN/A
Qantas (QF)SilverGold
Platinum,
Platinum One
N/A
Level matched to in MileagePlusPremier SilverPremier GoldPremier PlatinumPremier 1K

To keep the matched Premier status for the remainder of the 2025 program year, you will need to earn a certain number of Premier qualifying flights (PQF) AND Premier qualifying points (PQP) on flights operated by United or United Express® within the Challenge Period.* The number of both PQF and PQP you must earn depends on the Premier status level you are matched to in MileagePlus.

MileagePlus Premier status PQF and PQP requirements
Premier Silver Fly 5 PQF and earn 1,700 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier Gold Fly 10 PQF and earn 3,400 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier Platinum Fly 15 PQF and earn 5,000 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier 1K Fly 20 PQF and earn 7,500 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express