United MileagePlus seemingly devalues first-class partner redemptions


by The Points Guy

The Points Guy— Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Sorry, United Airlines MileagePlus members — the airline is apparently rolling out another major mileage devaluation. As first reported on FlyerTalk, United is raising redemption prices on first-class travel with partners such as All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa. The news of another United devaluation comes less than a …

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The Points Guy—United MileagePlus now charges more miles for intra-Europe and intra-Asia business-class award flights. In April 2020, United MileagePlus removed its partner award chart. Partner awards continued pricing at the lowest Saver level from the last-published award charts for a while. But over time, United Airlines has slowly raised its unpublished partner award rates. Last month, United devalued first-class partner redemptions, increasing award prices up to 100%. Now, the …

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