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Types of upgrades
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Star Alliance Upgrade Awards
You can also use your miles to upgrade to business or first class on participating Star Alliance carriers.
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Upgrade types |
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Unlimited Domestic Upgrades |
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Regional upgrade |
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Systemwide upgrade |
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MileagePlus Upgrade Awards |
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How to earn |
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Global Services, 1K, Premier Executive and Premier members will have an upgrade automatically requested on their behalf on all eligible itineraries—simply for being an elite member. There is no need to earn or track upgrade certificates |
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In 2010: 1K members earn two Regional Upgrades when they fly 10,000 miles on United or United Express in a quarter (up to eight per year).
In 2011: Elite members who earn 75,000 EQM or 90 EQS will get two Regional Upgrades and two more at every 25,000 EQM/30 EQS flown after that in the same calendar year - with no limit to how many can be earned. For 1K members, these upgrades are in addition to the ones earned quarterly.
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1K members receive six Systemwide Upgrades per elite qualifying year as part of the 1K benefits package. |
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Use redeemable miles, available for all MileagePlus® members.
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Valid travel
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Within Region 1
(United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America)
Please note: Transcontinental three-cabin p.s. flights are not eligible. |
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Within Region 1
(United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America) |
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All regions |
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All regions |
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Certificates/
miles required |
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Upgrades will automatically be requested on behalf of all elite members—no certificate required! |
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One certificate required per direction, including connections less than 4 hours in duration |
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One certificate required per direction, including connections less than 12 hours in duration |
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Varies by destination. See details |
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Valid booking classes |
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• United Business
(C, D, J, Z)
• United Economy
(Y, B, M, E, H, U,
Q, V, W, S, T, K, L)
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• United Business
(C, D, J)
• United Economy
(Y, B, M, E, H, U,
Q, V, W, S, T, K, L) |
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Within Region 1:
• United Business
(C, D, J)
• United Economy
(Y, B, M, E, H, U,
Q, V, W, S, T, K, L)
Within Region 2 or between Region 1 and Region 2:
• United Business
(C, D, J)
• United Economy
(Y, B, M, E,
H, U, Q, V, W)
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• United Business
(C, D, J, Z)
• United Economy
(Y, B, M, E, U, H,
Q, V, W, S, T, L, K) |
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500-Mile Upgrades
500-Mile Upgrades will no longer be issued or available for purchase. Elite members will no longer have access to existing 500-Mile Upgrades, which will be replaced with Unlimited Domestic Upgrades.
General members and Premier Associate members may continue to use their existing 500-Mile Upgrades for a one-cabin upgrade on select booking classes within the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America (excluding three-cabin transcontinental p.s.® routes), until their regular expiration dates (12 months from the date of issue).
Plus, learn about Sales/Corporate Upgrades.
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