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United Airlines Makes it Easier to Earn MileagePlus Premier Status for 2022
Airline reduces qualifying thresholds and offers first-ever promotions to accelerate earning status CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines
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[{"type":"text","content":"Airline reduces qualifying thresholds and offers first-ever promotions to accelerate earning status\n\n\nCHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced changes to its MileagePlus® Premier® program that will make it easier to earn status in 2021 for the 2022 program year. United is reducing Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) thresholds next year and introducing first-of-its-kind promotions that help members earn status more quickly. Early next year, United will deposit 25% of the PQP-only requirements in Premier members' accounts based on their 2021 Premier status level. United will also give members bonus PQP for their first three trips flown in 2021 through Mar. 31, helping their flights go further toward reaching status.\n\"Throughout this year, United has taken a leadership approach in enacting customer-friendly changes, and today's announcement of making it easier to qualify for status is just another step we are taking to make United a better airline for our customers,\" said Luc Bondar, vice president of loyalty and marketing and President of MileagePlus at United. \"From announcing state-of-the-art cleaning and safety policies, to debuting innovative new technologies and now adjusting our loyalty program to reflect this new environment, United customers can feel confident that we are making progressive changes that reflect their needs both next year and, in the years to come.\"\nReducing Thresholds\nTo make earning status easier, United is reducing PQP and PQF requirements at each Premier level. New requirements in 2021 will be:\nLevel\nStandard Requirements\nRequirements Adjusted for 2021\nPremier Silver\n4,000 PQP + 12 PQF or 5,000 PQP\n3,000 PQP + 8 PQF or 3,500 PQP\nPremier Gold\n8,000 PQP + 24 PQF or 10,000 PQP\n6,000 PQP + 16 PQF or 7,000 PQP\nPremier Platinum\n12,000 PQP + 36 PQF or 15,000 PQP\n9,000 PQP + 24 PQF or 10,000 PQP\nPremier 1K\n18,000 PQP + 54 PQF or 24,000 PQP\n13,500 PQP + 36 PQF or 15,000 PQP\nAutomatically Depositing PQP\nTo make maintaining status even easier for Premier members, United will automatically deposit PQP into their accounts by Feb. 1, 2021. Members will receive 25% of the PQP-only requirement for 2021 based on their Premier status for 2021. Each level will earn the following PQP deposits to help get them on track to re-qualify f...