{"id":22153,"date":"2023-06-11T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/your-guide-to-united-airlines-lifetime-elite-status-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:00:02","slug":"your-guide-to-united-airlines-lifetime-elite-status-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/your-guide-to-united-airlines-lifetime-elite-status-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Your guide to United Airlines lifetime elite status &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a dedicated business traveler or a passionate jet-setter, reaching Million Miler status is a testament to your continued patronage of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/airline\/united\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although it requires a lot of flying on paid tickets, Million Milers enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/what-is-united-elite-status-worth\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines elite status<\/a> for life and can share their status with a companion. And unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/american-airlines-lifetime-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Airlines lifetime elite status<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/delta-revamps-million-miler-program\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Air Lines&#8217; Million Miler program<\/a>, United offers Million Milers a path to its ultraexclusive unpublished Global Services tier.<\/p>\n<p>In fairness, only a small percentage of United&#8217;s 100-plus million <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/know-united-mileageplus\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MileagePlus<\/a> members will ever qualify for lifetime status. But United&#8217;s most frequent flyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/tom-stuker-22-million\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Stuker<\/a>, has earned over 23 million lifetime flight miles with United. And even if you don&#8217;t fly nearly as much as Tom, you may still aspire to earn Million Miler status and lock in United Premier elite status for life.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about lifetime elite status with United Airlines.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"united-lifetime-flight-miles\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">United lifetime flight miles<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-3367723627 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.6875%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_United-Boeing-777-300ER-Polaris-business-class_KOlsen_11.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">Even if you pay for a full-fare Polaris seat, you&#8217;ll earn the same lifetime flight miles as an economy passenger on a discount fare. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nowadays, the major U.S. airline loyalty programs award status to high spenders rather than frequent travelers. That&#8217;s why United flyers must earn <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/pqp-credit-card-spend\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier qualifying points<\/a> \u2014 or a combination of PQPs and Premier qualifying flights \u2014 each year to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/earning-united-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earn United Premier status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, United awards Million Miler status based on the total distance you&#8217;ve flown on paid United- and United Express-operated flights credited to MileagePlus. Lifetime flight miles do not expire or reset.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, you can only earn lifetime flight miles on paid United- and United Express-operated flights. Most cash fares, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/how-to-survive-basic-economy-on-united-airlines\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United basic economy<\/a>, earn lifetime flight miles. Regardless of your cabin class, you earn a lifetime flight mile for each physical mile you fly (based on the miles scheduled for your flights, not the actual flight distance).<\/p>\n<p>But although you can now <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/united-airlines-premier-status-2023-changes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earn PQPs and PQFs on some award bookings<\/a>, you won&#8217;t earn lifetime flight miles on award flights. Additionally, flights operated by partner airlines don&#8217;t earn lifetime flight miles.<\/p>\n<p>When you log in to your MileagePlus account, you&#8217;ll see your lifetime flight miles under the &#8220;Premier progress&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_container__XqB82\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 130 124\"><circle cx=\"62\" cy=\"62\" fill=\"url(#a)\" r=\"62\"\/><mask height=\"124\" id=\"b\" maskunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" width=\"124\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"><circle cx=\"62\" cy=\"62\" fill=\"#fff\" r=\"62\"\/><\/mask><g mask=\"url(#b)\"><circle cx=\"49.547\" cy=\"60.043\" fill=\"#FDF268\" r=\"31.978\"\/><path clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M75.068 83.272a4.66 4.66 0 0 0-7.696-3.452c-3.15-3.953-8.035-6.454-13.48-6.36-.068.002-.136.008-.204.01-.774-2.911-3.445-5.035-6.592-4.98a6.689 6.689 0 0 0-5.046 2.431c-1.319-4.982-5.889-8.62-11.273-8.526a11.424 11.424 0 0 0-8.215 3.69 6.706 6.706 0 0 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https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_Asiana-Airlines-A330_KOlsen_19.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_Asiana-Airlines-A330_KOlsen_19.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/05\/20230512_Maximizing-Stopovers_Asiana-Airlines-A330_KOlsen_19.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">Flights operated by Star Alliance partners won&#8217;t get you closer to Million Miler status. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what it takes to earn Million Miler status with United:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3709662331 tpg-table \">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<table class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<thead class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<tr class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<th class=\"jsx-3709662331\">Lifetime flight miles<\/th>\n<th class=\"jsx-3709662331\">Status level<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<tr class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<td>1 million.<\/td>\n<td>Premier Gold.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<td>2 million.<\/td>\n<td>Premier Platinum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<td>3 million.<\/td>\n<td>Premier 1K.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"jsx-3709662331\">\n<td>4 million.<\/td>\n<td>Global Services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unlike American and Delta, which offer the lowest status tier to flyers who reach 1 million lifetime flight miles with the program, United offers members mid-tier Premier Gold for life when they reach 1 million lifetime flight miles.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Gold includes many of the same perks as top-tier United status, like access to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/reviews\/united-economy-plus-with-kids\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economy Plus<\/a> seating at the time of booking, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/marriott-united-rewardsplus\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/star-alliance-benefits\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Alliance Gold<\/a> status.<\/p>\n<p>Then, for each additional million miles you fly, you&#8217;ll boost your status. You&#8217;ll be a Global Services member for life if you earn 4 million lifetime flight miles. Generally, this is an <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/invitation-only-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">invitation-only status<\/a> tier for United&#8217;s highest spenders.<\/p>\n<p>Some TPG readers have reported that United is no longer crediting PlusPoints to Premier Platinum and 1K lifetime elite members who are no longer meeting the annual requirements for their status tiers. In a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/lifetime-elite-pluspoints-delay\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a United spokesperson confirmed this was due to a technical error<\/a>, but many Million Milers have gone without their PlusPoints despite their best efforts. So, as a Million Miler, don&#8217;t expect PlusPoints if you&#8217;re not meeting the PQP (or PQP and PQF) requirements for your respective status.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably, however, the best part of United&#8217;s Million Miler program is sharing your current status with a companion. For example, if you&#8217;re a 2 Million Miler with lifetime Premier Platinum status but currently hold Premier 1K status, you can designate your spouse to also enjoy Premier 1K. However, note that you can only share your current status with a spouse, significant other or individual who resides at your home address.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a Million Miler, you can select your companion <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=108360X1565867&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fthepointsguy.com%2Fguide%2Funited-lifetime-elite-status%2F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpromo.united.com%2Foffers%2Fmmcomp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on United&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/maximize-pluspoints\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How I use my United PlusPoints to maximize the chance of an upgrade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"how-long-does-it-take-to-earn-million-miler-status\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">How long does it take to earn Million Miler status?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-3367723627 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:74.98243148278286%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/01\/United-Airlines-economy-class-on-a-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner-scaled.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">Flying long-haul economy class is the cheapest way to earn United Million Miler status. KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since United only credits lifetime flight miles on paid United-operated flights, earning 1 million lifetime flight miles (let alone 4 million) is not easy. If you earn 100,000 lifetime flight miles per year, it&#8217;ll take you a decade to earn 1 million lifetime flight miles.<\/p>\n<p>If you qualify for lifetime flight status entirely on one-way flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), here&#8217;s what it would take to secure status for life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Premier Gold<\/strong>: 390 flights (around 2,150 inflight hours).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Premier Platinum<\/strong>: 780 flights (around 4,300 inflight hours).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Premier 1K<\/strong>: 1,170 flights (around 6,450 inflight hours).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Global Services<\/strong>: 1,560 flights (around 8,600 inflight hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, if you travel frequently on long-haul United flights, you&#8217;ll earn Million Miler status with fewer flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/credit-cards\/united\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The best credit cards for United Airlines flyers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a dedicated United flyer, consider checking your Million Miler balance to see how close you are to reaching one of the lifetime tiers.<\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;ve seen passengers take <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/last-minute-mileage-run-elite-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mileage runs<\/a> on United flights to earn more lifetime flight miles, we don&#8217;t recommend flying solely to rack up lifetime flight miles. That said, Million Miler status is the only published route to locking in United elite status for life and not having to worry about requalifying year after year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Ethan Steinberg.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/united-lifetime-elite-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re a dedicated business traveler or a passionate jet-setter, reaching Million Miler status is a testament to your continued patronage of United Airlines. Although it requires a lot of flying on paid tickets, Million Milers enjoy United Airlines elite status for life and can share their status with a companion. 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