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| Fare | Award Miles | PQM | PQS | Pecking Order | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 7 | United Premium Plus (discounted fare). If you upgrade from economy to PPlus, you will earn miles based on the pre-upgraded fare class. All paid PPlus fares (O, A and R) are fully upgradeable to business class (PN or PZ). PPlus has a higher priority on the upgrade list than non-PPlus fare holders.Check out the Point's Guy article |
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B |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 10 | Premium Economy. Discount full fare coach. |
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C |
ticket$ + status | 200% | 1.5 | 2 | Discount Business |
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D |
ticket$ + status | 200% | 1.5 | 3 | Discount Business |
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E |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 12 | Discount Coach |
F |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | F inventory no longer applicable for 2019. |
FN |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Standard 3-cabin First Award |
G |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 22 | Deep Discount Coach |
H |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 14 | Discount Coach |
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HN |
N/A | 100% | 1 | N/A | Non-Elite Standard Coach Award (tracks to the H bucket) |
I |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Non-Elite and Low Elite SaverPass Business or 2-cabin First Award |
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IN
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elite (Plat/1K/GS) Saver Business or 2-cabin First Award |
J |
ticket$ + status | 300% | 1.5 | 1 | Full Fare Business or First. #HighRoller |
JN |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elite/CC Standard Business or 2-cabin First Award.Points earning for all upgrades is based on the original purchased fare |
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K |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 21 | Deep Discount Coach |
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L |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 20 | Deep Discount Coach |
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M |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 11 | Discount Coach |
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N |
ticket$ + status | 50% | .5 | 99 | United Basic Economy (highest revenue fare). Reduced PQS, PQM, and miles earned. Basic Economy tickets may be booked in various fare classes. |
|
O |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 6 | United Premium Plus. If you upgrade from economy to PPlus, you will earn miles based on the pre-upgraded fare class. All paid PPlus fares (O, A and R) are fully upgradeable to business class (PN or PZ). PPlus has a higher priority on the upgrade list than non-PPlus fare holders.Check out the Point's Guy article |
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ON |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | PPlus award travel. Also, C to F on 3-cabin aircraft Points earning for all upgrades is based on the original purchased fare |
P |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 5 | Deep Discount Business |
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PN |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y/B/M 1K Instant Upgrades; All GS upgrades Y->C (CPU, RPU, GPU, miles) Points earning for all upgrades is based on the original purchased fare |
PZ |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Upgrade to Business/Domestic F (except GS). Points earning for all upgrades is based on the original purchased fare |
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Q |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 15 | Discount Coach |
|
R |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 8 | United Premium Plus (deeply discounted). If you upgrade from economy to PPlus, you will earn miles based on the pre-upgraded fare class. All paid PPlus fares (O, A and R) are fully upgradeable to business class (PN or PZ). PPlus has a higher priority on the upgrade list than non-PPlus fare holders.Check out the Point's Guy article |
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RN
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Confirmed Premium Plus Upgrade. Premier instant upgrade (from Y/B) for Premier Plat/Gold/Silver; |
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S
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ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 18 | Deep Discount Coach |
T |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 19 | Deep Discount Coach |
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U
|
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 13 | Discount Coach |
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V
|
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 16 | Discount Coach |
W |
ticket$ + status | 100% | 1 | 17 | Discount Coach |
X |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Non-Elite SaverPass Coach Award. |
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XN
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elite SaverPass Coach Award. |
Y |
ticket$ + status | 150% | 1.5 | 9 | 1st Tier Economy. Full Fare unrestricted coach class |
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YN
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elite/CC EasyPass Coach Award. |
Z |
ticket$ + status | 200% | 1.5 | 4 | Deep Discount Business |
ZN |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Non-Elite Standard Business or 2-cabin First Award (tracks to the Z bucket). Also used for buy-up upgrade offered at check-in. |
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Color
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Description |
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x |
Coach |
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x |
First / Business |
Upgrade Chart
| Mileage Regions (UAL ONLY) |
Complimentary Premier Upgrades |
Regional Premier Upgrades |
Global Premier Upgrades |
MileagePlus Upgrade Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Continental U.S. (non-p.s.® flights) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) (p.s.® flights) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Houston (IAH), Newark (EWR) or Washington (IAD) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Northern South America | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Southern South America | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newark (EWR) or Houston (IAH) to Lima (LIM) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Europe, Middle East, Africa | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Australia, New Zealand | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Asia, Japan | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Within Asia, Oceania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Tokyo (NRT) to Bangkok (BKK) or Singapore (SIN) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Guam (GUM) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
Upgrade Chart
| Mileage Regions (UAL ONLY) |
Complimentary Premier Upgrades |
Regional Premier Upgrades |
Global Premier Upgrades |
MileagePlus Upgrade Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Continental U.S. (non-p.s.® flights) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) (p.s.® flights) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Houston (IAH), Newark (EWR) or Washington (IAD) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Northern South America | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Southern South America | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newark (EWR) or Houston (IAH) to Lima (LIM) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Europe, Middle East, Africa | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Australia, New Zealand | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Asia, Japan | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Within Asia, Oceania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Tokyo (NRT) to Bangkok (BKK) or Singapore (SIN) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Guam (GUM) | No | No | Yes* | Yes |
| Code | Description |
| X | Coach |
| X | First / Business Elite |
| Yes | Fare is Upgradeable |
| No | Fare is NOT Upgradeable |
| NA | Not Applicable |
| ? | Maybe |
**The ONLY official way to upgrade a "published" lower priced international Q, V, W, coach fare is with a SWU or certain Sales Dept or one-segment certs etc. (However as a "lottery" side bar to this, in 2006 United actively started offering PAID upgrades at check-in for many long haul International flights - $US550 one way being a typical price point.)
United Airlines, Inc. Updated: March 8 2006
FARES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING DESCENDING CLASS OF SERVICE/BOOKING CODE ORDER:
1) FIRST CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: F
2) RESTRICTED FIRST CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: P
BOOKING CODE: A
3) BUSINESS CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: C
4) RESTRICTED BUSINESS CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: D
BOOKING CODE: Z
5) COACH CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: Y
6) RESTRICTED COACH CLASS:
BOOKING CODE: B
BOOKING CODE: M
BOOKING CODE: E
BOOKING CODE: U
BOOKING CODE: H
BOOKING CODE: Q
BOOKING CODE: V
BOOKING CODE: W
BOOKING CODE: S
BOOKING CODE: T
BOOKING CODE: L
BOOKING CODE: K
BOOKING CODE: G
BOOKING CODE: N