united status is so overrated. there’re so many people with status and I barely have gotten to enjoy their benefits

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Welcome to consulting, that’s how it is with every airline. Not sure why everyone thinks consultants have this glamorous travel lifestyle, 5 years in and I’m lucky if my flights even have open economy plus, much less an upgrade

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Read this as United States is overrated. Came here to defend America’s honor.

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Same!

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It is also a sign of the economy. I was flying a lot during the last recession and upgrades were the norm without even having the 2 highest statuses. While I miss the upgrades, I am much happier with an economy that is thriving and more people working.

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If you're in Chicago it's useless

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i would say it’s useless for most major cities sadly

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It’s definitely overrated. 1K and the best part about it is free CLEAR

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The only status that actually matters is Global Services in my opinion. It is a true step up in benefits and you are treated extremely well. Second is gold because you can enjoy lounges during international travel.

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+booking Economy Plus seats is huge

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They are culling the 1K herd next year. Raising the spend requirements.

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I disagree...atleast on my travel route. I get upgraded on United about 75% and maybe 10% on delta- platinum with both. I do like that I can book directly into United economy plus...deltas comfort plus “upgrades” are a joke.

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I'm 1K and I get upgraded fairly often.

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Going from Platinum to Diamond on Delta just puts me higher on the upgrade list. I don’t actually get upgraded unless I’m traveling outside of peak hours

Yeah, I just get lazy and book last minute which gets me a middle comfort+ seat which isn’t worth it for me

The 2020 change to earning United status will knock out a LOT of 1K’s. Just gotta wait until 2021 for them to drop off...

Agreed that dropping miles from the benefit will drop a lot of existing 1Ks, BUT there will also be a group suddenly propelled from lowly Silver to Gold, Platinum, and even 1K (like me). It will be interesting to see how 2021 shapes up.

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Some status is always better than none.

You need high status, off peak travel, or preferably both to maximize use of benefits.

I do like that 1ks preboard. I rarely get upgrades but that’s because of consultant flying. I’ve found that my GPUs go much further on Lufthansa rather than United

Oh, and red eyes.

I love Jet Blue Mosaic. Expedited line for security check in, priority boarding, large mega seats with huuuge leg space, free wifi, free live tv, free drinks (soft) and snacks. Based out of Boston.

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