United Drops Flight Segments for Status (thepointsguy.com)
United Airlines will eliminate Premier Qualifying Flights from its MileagePlus status metrics starting in 2027. Loyalty program head Jarad Fisher confirmed the shift to a spending-based system, ending the need for segment runs. The carrier continues to prioritize credit card holders through enhanced earning rates and exclusive award access.
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This mirrors Delta's 2024 switch to MQDs as the only Medallion metric, but one United-specific group loses more: per United's qualification page ([1]), every partner flight currently earns a full PQF while partner PQP is capped at 500 to 1,500 per flight, so segment-heavy Star Alliance itineraries have been a real path to status. Worth watching whether the 2027 rules raise those partner caps or change the PQP-only thresholds, which today run from 6,000 for Silver to 28,000 for 1K.
[1] united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premie…
This mirrors Delta's 2024 switch to MQDs as the only Medallion metric, but one United-specific group loses more: per United's qualification page ([1]), every partner flight currently earns a full PQF while partner PQP is capped at 500 to 1,500 per flight, so segment-heavy Star Alliance itineraries have been a real path to status. Worth watching whether the 2027 rules raise those partner caps or change the PQP-only thresholds, which today run from 6,000 for Silver to 28,000 for 1K.
[1] united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premie…