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Written by: RJ
United Airlines has released the 2027 Premier status changes:
- Premier qualifying flights (PQF) are being eliminated. Only Premier qualifying points (PQP) will go towards qualifying for status
- New status tiers
- Premier Silver: 6,000 PQP (currently 15 PQF and 5,000 PQP, or 6,000 PQP)
- Premier Gold: 12,000 PQP (currently 30 PQF and 10,000 PQP, or 12,000 PQP)
- Premier Platinum: 18,000 PQP (currently 45 PQF and 15,000 PQP, or 18,000 PQP)
- Premier 1k: 32,000 PQP (60 PQF and 22,000 PQP, or 28,000 PQP)
- Dynamic pricing added for PlusPoints upgrades
- Credit cards
- PQP earning caps will increase to 32,000 PQP (previously 28,000)
- PQP boost for credit card holders. If you have an eligible United card by December 31, 2026, and qualify for 2027 Premier status, you’ll get 5% of the PQP needed to reach your earned status level. Previously this was for all elites and not only cardholders.
Thoughts
About what you’d expect, another push to owning the credit cards for continued benefits.
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