Welcome to becoming United elite! As a Premier member, you’ll get the following benefits available to all Premier members, including:

• Premier Access (priority lines at check-in, security screening, and customer service locations; priority baggage handling)
• Priority phone service. No need to call the special number on your call – just call 1-800-UNITED-1 and enter your MP number (or enter your number on your online profile, and it will recognize you). You will receive a simplified automated phone tree, as well as reduced hold times and “better” agents in proportion to your status.
• A minimum of 500 PQMs earned on each segment flown on United, United Express, and selected partners (such as Air Canada, Copa).
• Unlimited Complimentary Premier Upgrades (CPUs) in non-Global First/BusinessFirst markets for you and up to 1 companion
• “Instant upgrades” on Y and B fares in non-Global First/BusinessFirst markets. If you buy these fares, your upgrade right will trump lots of other folks’, causing them to come to FT and complain.
• Access to sold-out flights
• Enhanced availability for Economy Saver awards.
• Last-seat availability for all Standard awards.
• Waived upgrade copays for domestic mileage upgrades.

NOTE - Your Premier benefits are not cumulative with your United-branded Chase credit card. The higher benefit will take precedent over the lower one.

Premier Silver

Welcome to the first level of United elite status! At this level, you’ll get the following benefits in addition to above:

• Boarding in Group 2.
• Access to Economy Plus (E+) with 1 companion at check-in (or maybe only 24-hours before a specific segment). In practice, you will almost always be able to get E+ seating as the flight nears, if you know what you’re doing. You can also get E+ for a companion, and they don’t ven really need to be on the same PNR – just call and have them placed next to you.
• Your CPUs can clear as soon as 24 hours from departure. As a Silver, you will likely only receive CPUs (1) to leisure destinations (like Hawaii), (2) on very empty flights, (3) at leisure times (like weekends and holidays), and (4) on regional jets with large first-class cabins. Because CPUs *will be rare for you*, you’re best off not fussing too much about them, and just enjoying them when they happen.
• 7x RDM multiplier per PQD.
• One free checked bag up to 50 lbs.
• Reduced award fees.
• Sold-out flight Access: Y-fare ticket until T-24 hours

As a Silver, you also receive *A Silver (*S) status. When you travel on a *A partner, your *S will get you practically nothing.

Premier Gold

Welcome to Gold status, the first level with benefits far beyond what you can get through a United-branded Chase credit card!

You get everything that Silvers get and more, including:

• E+ at booking for you and one companion.
• 8x RDM multiplier per PQD
• Better upgrade chances. You CPUs can clear as soon as 48 hours from departure. Although a better chance from Silver, you may still want to work on improving your upgrade odds by (1) Aim for bigger planes or with larger C cabins,(2) use SDC to move to flights where you have better odds at the last minute. Learn the ins and outs of how CPU’s work. If you’re based out of SFO/EWR/IAD, or fly mostly hub-to-hub flights, though, you’re still not going to see much success.
• Free, unlimited use of SDC and standby privileges.
• 2 free checked bags, up to 70 lbs each.
• Further reduced award fees.

As a Gold, you also receive *A Gold (*G) status. When you travel on a *A partner, your *G will get you :

• Extra baggage allowance and priority bag handling
• *G Lounge Access under *A access rules, such as the Lufthansa (LH) Lounge @ IAD and the Air Canada (AC) lounge @ LGA. Some *G Lounge (such as Singapore Airlines (SQ) Silver Kris Lounge @ SFO) have decided to make up their own rules about lounge access. Access to the United Club is restricted unless your itinerary contains an “international” segment, which includes Canada and Caribbean destinations.
• Priority check-in and boarding
• Priority security for some *A partners
• NOTE: Premium seating is NOT formally available to you as a *G.

Premier Platinum

Everything that Golds get, plus the following:

• Group 1 boarding.
• E+ at booking time for you and up to 8 companions.
• Even better upgrade chances. You CPUs can clear as soon as 72 hours from departure.
• 9x RDM multiplier per PQD
• 2 RPUs and 2 more RPUs for every additional 25K PQMs.
• 1 extra checked bag (3 total), up to 70 lbs each.
• Until October 2016 - Fully waived award fees.
• Sold-out flight Access: Y-fare ticket until T-2 hours
• *A Gold status (just like Premier Gold)

Premier 1K

Everything that that Platinums get, plus the following:

• Even better upgrade chances. Your CPUs can clear as soon as 96 hours from departure.
• 11x RDM multiplier per PQD
• 6 GPUs, 2 RPUs, and 2 more GPUs for every additional 50K PQMs accumulated after reaching Premier 1K.
• Fully waived award fees.
• Instant Upgrades on M-fares in addition to Y- and B-fares
• Sold-out flight Access: Y/B-fare ticket until T-90 minutes
• 1K 1Call dedicated line
• *A Gold status (just like Premier Gold)

Global Services
Everything that Premier 1Ks get, plus the following:

• The best upgrade chances. Your CPUs can clear as soon as 120 hours from departure.
• All GS upgrades process into PN. This includes GPUs, RPUs, CPUs and miles.
• Dedicated phone line with US-based agents; phone usually answered within 30 seconds.
• Special handling during irregular operations, including possible Mercedes-Benz transfers across the tarmac when passengers have close connections at hubs.
• Ability to upgrade award tickets using mileage and RPUs/GPUs; domestic itineraries are eligible for CPUs in priority just after revenue GS passengers.
• Ability for agents to "open" saver award inventory if "T" fare bucket is available.
• *A Gold status (just like Premier Gold)