MileagePlus
Star Alliance · PQP · Calendar year; status runs to 31 January of the year after next
Elite tiers
| Tier | PQP required from zero |
|---|---|
| Premier Silver | 6,000 |
| Premier Gold Star Alliance Gold | 12,000 |
| Premier Platinum | 18,000 |
| Premier 1K | 28,000 |
Premier Gold confers Star Alliance Gold — the lowest tier in this programme with alliance-wide lounge access. Alliance mapping last verified 12 July 2026. Conditions beyond the threshold: Minimum 4 paid United / United Express segments.; Alternative route: 30 PQF + 10,000 PQP.. Compare lounge access across programmes →
Requirements beyond the threshold
- Premier Silver — At least four paid flight segments operated by United or United Express in the calendar year.
- Premier Gold — At least four paid flight segments operated by United or United Express in the calendar year.
- Premier Platinum — At least four paid flight segments operated by United or United Express in the calendar year.
- Premier 1K — At least four paid flight segments operated by United or United Express in the calendar year.
These apply in addition to the PQP figure, so reaching the number alone does not confer the tier.
PQP-only thresholds shown. United also publishes a cheaper PQF + PQP pair at every rung: Silver 15 flights + 5,000 PQP, Gold 30 + 10,000, Platinum 45 + 15,000, 1K 60 + 22,000. Basic Economy fares earn PQP but no PQF, so they can fill the spend side and never the flight side. The window is the fixed calendar year (1 January – 31 December) and status earned in it runs to 31 January of the year after next. The Basic split is confirmed on a live fare card (31 Aug 2026): a Basic fare earns ZERO redeemable miles and zero PQF yet FULL PQP — status and redeemable earning are decoupled at Basic, so a Basic flyer still advances toward status. One accuracy caveat is open (31 Aug 2026): on the one decomposed capture — a GBP-filed transatlantic fare read against ITA Matrix — United's displayed 'Fare' line is base fare PLUS carrier-imposed surcharge (86% surcharge on that ticket), and the observed PQP was 0.920 per dollar of it rather than 1.00, a near-constant ~$19 shortfall across three economy products. Whether that is an FX step on the GBP filing or a fixed exclusion is unresolved; a UK point-of-sale capture is queued, and figures here follow United's published $1 rule in the meantime.
Earning reference
Booking classesEvery PQP rate, by booking class
The full reference table for MileagePlus: each operating carrier crossed with each booking class, the rate we hold, and the earning model behind it. Only classes with a rate we have captured from the programme are listed — nothing is filled in with a guess.
Open the booking-class table →Status matches into MileagePlus
Grants Premier Silver, Premier Platinum, Premier Gold · Run by United Airlines · Free · UK eligible · See the published rule · Checked 4 September 2026
- The British Airways Club Bronze → Premier Silver (Challenge)
- The British Airways Club Gold → Premier Platinum (Challenge)
- The British Airways Club Silver → Premier Gold (Challenge)
- Virgin Atlantic — Flying Club Gold → Premier Gold (Challenge)
- Virgin Atlantic — Flying Club Silver → Premier Silver (Challenge)
Run by United Airlines · Free · no residence gate published · See the published rule · Checked 31 August 2026 · No residence gate published; a global offer, with regional variants run separately (see ua-status-match-london-2026).
We have not yet transcribed this offer’s published tier mapping — see the operator’s own terms for the current list of eligible statuses. A gap in our records, not a statement that nothing qualifies.
MileagePlus status matches out
Into Alaska Airlines — Atmos Rewards
- Premier Gold → Gold (Challenge)
- Premier Platinum, 1K or Global Services → Platinum (Challenge)
- Premier Silver → Silver (Challenge)
Into Air France / KLM — Flying Blue
- Premier Gold → Gold (Status match)
- Premier Platinum, Premier 1K or Global Services → Platinum (Status match)
- Premier Silver → Silver (Status match)
Into Virgin Atlantic — Flying Club
- Premier 1K or Global Services → Gold (Status match)
- Premier Platinum → Silver (Status match)
Into Marriott Bonvoy
- Premier Gold → Gold Elite (Status match)