Comments on: United to Move to Unlimited Complimentary Elite Domestic Upgrades Second Quarter of 2010 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/12/united-to-move-to-unlimited-complimentary-elite-domestic-upgrades-second-quarter-of-2010/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 26 May 2012 19:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: United downgrades its upgrades | Upgrade: Travel Better http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/12/united-to-move-to-unlimited-complimentary-elite-domestic-upgrades-second-quarter-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-90372 United downgrades its upgrades | Upgrade: Travel Better Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:37:09 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4587#comment-90372 [...] Oct 2009 United downgrades its upgradesPosted by: Mark Ashley United Airlines announced yesterday that they were revising their upgrade program within Mileage Plus. The headline is going [...] [...] Oct 2009 United downgrades its upgradesPosted by: Mark Ashley United Airlines announced yesterday that they were revising their upgrade program within Mileage Plus. The headline is going [...]

]]> By: United Adding Unlimited Complimentary Upgrades for Elites » Marshall Jackson on Travel http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/12/united-to-move-to-unlimited-complimentary-elite-domestic-upgrades-second-quarter-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-90105 United Adding Unlimited Complimentary Upgrades for Elites » Marshall Jackson on Travel Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:05:13 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4587#comment-90105 [...] In a move no doubt related to its upcoming partnership with Continental, United Airlines announced on FlyerTalk.com today that they will begin offering unlimited complimentary upgrades to elite Mileage Plus members starting next year.  Members will no longer need to earn and burn electronic 500 mile upgrades, and requests for upgrades will be automatically entered.  This is a system similar to Continental, Delta and US Airways.  (Hat tips to One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing) [...] [...] In a move no doubt related to its upcoming partnership with Continental, United Airlines announced on FlyerTalk.com today that they will begin offering unlimited complimentary upgrades to elite Mileage Plus members starting next year.  Members will no longer need to earn and burn electronic 500 mile upgrades, and requests for upgrades will be automatically entered.  This is a system similar to Continental, Delta and US Airways.  (Hat tips to One Mile at a Time and View from the Wing) [...]

]]> By: Wandering Aramean http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/12/united-to-move-to-unlimited-complimentary-elite-domestic-upgrades-second-quarter-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-90084 Wandering Aramean Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:28:33 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4587#comment-90084 Crap...bad link in that post. <a href="http://www.wanderingaramean.com/2009/10/united-changing-domestic-upgrade.html" rel="nofollow">This is the one I meant to include</a>. Crap…bad link in that post. This is the one I meant to include.

]]> By: Wandering Aramean http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/12/united-to-move-to-unlimited-complimentary-elite-domestic-upgrades-second-quarter-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-90083 Wandering Aramean Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:27:50 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4587#comment-90083 I'm sure that a lot more will become clear tomorrow when all the details are released. That being said, I'm betting that the e500s and CR-1s are gone completely. Upgrades will either be SWUs, miles, or elite-based. Companions will be free at the gate. <a href="mailto:media.relations@united.com" rel="nofollow">They're moving to align with Continental</a>. Nothing else makes sense. Continental has spent many, many years refining their system and now United is going to leverage that experience. RCC/PC reciprocity is coming at the end of the month and in the first half of 2010 upgrade reciprocity will happen. The new reward chart for CO virtually mirrors that of UA. It is a merger without all the mess of actually combining the companies. I’m sure that a lot more will become clear tomorrow when all the details are released. That being said, I’m betting that the e500s and CR-1s are gone completely. Upgrades will either be SWUs, miles, or elite-based. Companions will be free at the gate.

They’re moving to align with Continental. Nothing else makes sense. Continental has spent many, many years refining their system and now United is going to leverage that experience.

RCC/PC reciprocity is coming at the end of the month and in the first half of 2010 upgrade reciprocity will happen. The new reward chart for CO virtually mirrors that of UA. It is a merger without all the mess of actually combining the companies.

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