Can frequent flyer miles be used for someone else?

You can freely redeem airline miles for others You can almost always do this directly through your frequent flyer program account, by just entering the name of the traveler during the booking process. Now, it's important to emphasize that this is for situations where you truly want to gift your rewards to others.



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Many airlines make it very easy to use your miles to book a ticket for someone else. The most important detail to be aware of is that you don't need to transfer your miles to someone else to book a ticket in their name. While many airlines offer mileage transfers, it's often at a steep price.

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Most frequent flyer programs only allow you to credit mileage to the account of the person flying. Inputting the same frequent flyer number for two different passengers wouldn't work, because the name on the account has to match the name on the ticket.

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- You'll need to provide the recipient's Collector Number and their full name, exactly as it appears in the recipient's AIR MILES profile. - Any Miles transferred won't count towards reaching AIR MILES Gold® or Onyx® status for the recipient Collector Number. - All transfers are final and no refunds are permitted.

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Bottom line. With a vast majority of airline loyalty programs, you're free to redeem your miles for friends & family without many restrictions. The best practice is to have the person redeeming the miles out of their account make the reservation.

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You need 6,000 to 20,000 miles for a free one-way flight, depending on how far you're flying, which airline you're using and the dates of your travel. A one-way international flight will usually cost 35,000-50,000+ miles. Airline miles and points are generally worth around 1 cent each, but their value can vary.

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Can I combine my Accounts with anyone else? You may transfer Miles and even merge your profile with another Collector Account in order to pool your collecting efforts and the Miles existing currently in your AIR MILES Cash and Dream Accounts.

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Here's the catch. Air Miles themselves do not expire. But, if your account “expires” by being “dormant” (or inactive) for 24 consecutive months, then the points on it will disappear. An account is considered inactive if there are no points transactions within that period.

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The rules of most frequent flyer programs are that in order to collect points the name on the ticket and the name on the frequent flyer account must match. And nobody in this day and age is getting on an airplane with a ticket that doesn't match their identification.

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In a typical week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday are typically the best days to fly for travelers seeking the cheapest fares, at least on domestic flights.

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Pay with Miles is a benefit of select Delta Amex Cards where you can use miles to pay for all or part of the cost of eligible flights. It is always available as a payment option on all Delta operated flights as long as you have 5,000 miles in your SkyMiles account.

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