It was reported earlier in the week on FlyerTalk that United had been changing the elite qualifying (PQM’s) miles that you can earn on partner airlines. United didn’t make any official announcement about this change, but rather than just updated the tables on its website.
I just went through all the United’s PQM earning partner airlines and compared the current charts on United.com to what I was able to pull up from Google cache. This also confirms what United representative posted.
Adria
No changes
Aegan
No changes
Air Canada
No changes
Air China
No changes
Air New Zealand
ANA
No changes
Asiana
No changes
Austrian
No changes
Avianca
No changes
Brussels Airlines
No changes
Copa
No changes
Croatia Airlines
Egypt Air
Ethiopian
No changes
LOT
Lufthansa
No changes
Scandinavian
No changes
Shenzhen
No changes
Singapore Airlines
South African
Swiss
No changes
TACA
No changes
TAM
TAP
Thai
Turkish
US Airways
No changes
Conclusion
It is unfortunate that United lowered so many of its partner airline PQM earnings on premium cabins to just 100%. At least, they are willing to credit per the previous chart, if your ticket was issued before the changeover date. It is likely that you need to contact United to have it credited manually, however.
