Inside Premier® status

Premier benefits chart

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®

Economy Plus seating benefits¹

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
Complimentary access to Economy Plus	At check-in	At booking	At booking	At booking
Economy Plus companions	1	1	8	8

Upgrades²

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
Complimentary Premier Upgrades
Complimentary Premier Upgrades companion upgrades
Complimentary Premier Upgrades confirmation (as early as)	Day of departure	48 hours	72 hours	96 hours
Instant upgrades on Y- or B-class full-fare economy tickets
Instant upgrades on M-class economy tickets	Not available	Not available	Not available
Regional Premier Upgrades eligibility	Not available	Not available
Global Premier Upgrades eligibility	Not available	Not available	Not available

Premier mileage bonuses³

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
500 PQM minimum accrual
Award miles on United and United Express and select partner airlines (includes Premier bonus award miles)	7 × fare4	8 × fare4	9 × fare4	11 × fare4

Premier priority travel services, including Premier Access®⁵

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
Priority check-in
Priority security screening, where offered
Priority boarding privileges
Priority baggage handling
Premier Priority Desk phone line				1K 1Call dedicated line
Access to most sold-out flights
Lounge access when traveling internationally	Not available

Discounts and waivers on service charges and fees

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
Complimentary checked baggage allowance for economy tickets6	1 bag at 50 lbs. (23 kg)	2 bags at 70 lbs. (32 kg) each6	3 bags at 70 lbs. (32 kg) each	3 bags at 70 lbs. (32 kg) each
Discounted or waived same-day flight changes7	Not available
Discounted United Club℠ membership rates	Not available	Not available
Discounted or waived phone service charge	Not available	Not available
10% discount on inflight Duty Free purchases	Not available	Not available

Award travel benefits

Benefit	Premier Silver	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum	Premier 1K®
Priority award waitlisting
Standby for international awards
Unrestricted access to United Standard Awards on United- and United Express-operated flights
Better availability for United Saver Awards in economy
Better availability for United Saver Awards in select premium cabins	Not available	Not available
Reduced or waived close-in award booking fee
Reduced or waived award redeposit fee
Reduced or waived award change fee

Travel benefits on Star Alliance member airlines

Premier Silver members receive Star Alliance Silver benefits

Premier Gold, Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members receive Star Alliance Gold benefits

1. Complimentary Economy Plus access is determined by the highest Premier status of the travelers on the reservation. Complimentary Economy Plus seating for travelers on award tickets is based on the traveler's status at booking for Premier Gold and above or at time of check-in for Premier Silver, rather than the status of the member whose miles were used to purchase the award ticket.
   Complimentary (and paid) access/upgrades to Economy Plus are not valid for tickets containing Basic Economy.

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2. Premium cabin upgrades of any type are not allowed for Basic Economy (N) fares, including Complimentary Premier Upgrades, Instant Upgrades, Regional Premier Upgrades, Global Premier Upgrades, MileagePlus Upgrade Awards and Paid upgrades.

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3. United Airlines reserves the right to exclude certain flights, fares, tickets, routes, products and/or programs from earning MileagePlus award miles and/or Premier qualifying credits. Premier qualifying credit is not available to customers on tickets containing Basic Economy (N) fares. Learn more about earning miles on United flights

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4. The fare is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry standard exchange rate and then calculate the number of miles you will earn. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico. You will not earn PQD or award miles for the full amount of the displayed price for these itineraries because the U.S. Federal Transportation tax is not eligible to earn PQD or miles.

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5. Customers who do not receive complimentary Premier Access may have the option to purchase Premier Access for a particular flight. A Premier Access purchase includes priority check-in, security lane access (where available) and boarding, but it does not include priority baggage handling.

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6. For United Economy® tickets issued or re-issued before February 1, 2015, Premier Gold members are eligible for three complimentary checked bags at 70 pounds (32 kg) each. For United Economy tickets issued or re-issued on or after February 1, 2015, Premier Gold members are eligible for two complimentary checked bags at 70 pounds (32 kg) each with the exception of travel to and from select international markets, where Premier Gold members are eligible for three complimentary checked bags at 70 pounds (32 kg) each. To determine specific checked baggage service charges, please use the Baggage Calculator.

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7. Flight changes are not permitted on tickets containing Basic Economy (N) fares, even for Premiers.

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