American Airlines Aadvantage VS United MileagePlus? Which rewards program is best in 2024?

Curious about whether to go for American Airlines and the Aadvantage program or United and the MileagePlus program? Here's what you need to know.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:00 - The Basics
1:40 - Earning Points
2:48 - Aadvantage Gold vs MileagePlus Premier Silver
3:55 - Aadvantage Platinum vs MileagePlus Premier Gold
5:01 - Aadvantage Platinum Pro vs MileagePlus Premier Platinum
6:26 - Aadvantage Executive Platinum vs MileagePlus Premier 1K
7:25 - Spending Points
7:51 - Conclusions

[GetThePoints]

Was going for United Silver status. I have the PQPs but not enough PQFs to qualify. Living in a hub city, all of my flights are direct/nonstop. While convenient, it’s harder to earn status.

[grkbsls]

What does 1 point cents each even mean?

[stevegonzales]

I have top tier status in both United Airlines - 1K status (Star Alliance) and British Airways - Gold (One World). I live in a city that is a hub for A/A, but as you can see...I prefer to fly United domestically and British Airways internationally.

[lucahrosenberglee]

This was exactly the comparison I was looking for thanks!

[dylanshaffer]

Good video, and very informative, the map is forgetting American Samoa

[teddymasters]

With where I fly it makes more sense to go for aa status. But part of me wants to not because I hate the naming. What do you mean you have three different levels called platinum

[jonathanfactor]

Right now I have 5000 miles on united airlines

[johniii]

UA has a much better international route network other than Caribbean and South America.