United’s 2025 MileagePlus Status Match Challenge
With the 2025 United MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge, you can get the benefits of United Airlines status for 120 days – as well as a shortcut to Star Alliance Gold.
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United Airlines Launching Adelaide-San Francisco Flights
In a pleasant surprise for South Australians, United Airlines will launch 3x weekly seasonal Adelaide-San Francisco flights in December 2025.
Velocity Adds Non-Stop United Trans-Atlantic Rewards
Virgin Australia has fixed a bug that resulted in many non-stop United Airlines flights being unavailable to book with Velocity Points.
Velocity Blocking Non-Stop United Trans-Atlantic Rewards?
Virgin Australia flyers can redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer points on United Airlines, but there’s no reward seat availability on any non-stop trans-Atlantic route.
United MileagePlus Sweet Spot: Intra-Europe Flights
Despite a lack of award charts, United MileagePlus still has pockets of value such as intra-Europe Economy redemptions on partner airlines.