Can I add my frequent flyer number to my children?

The process for enrolling your child in a frequent flyer program varies based on the airline, but in most cases, a parent or legal guardian can simply sign their kid up online via the airline's website (or by calling customer service if they prefer).



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Only the person who flies, stays or rents will earn the miles. So, if you paid for someone's ticket, the traveler would earn the miles. No. You can only earn credit in one loyalty program at a time.

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With Mileage Pooling, two adults and up to five children can combine their award miles in one mileage pool free of charge. This way, your mileage account will grow all the faster, and your joint wishes will come true in no time.

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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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Thus, the name on the frequent flyer account and the name on the ticket must match exactly. You can't put your loyalty number on someone else's ticket to receive miles for a flight where you weren't the passenger. Even if you paid for the ticket, only the passenger earns miles from the flight.

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Most frequent flyer programs do not allow family pooling of miles, and United is no exception.

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Yes, most miles can be transferred between people that are using the same frequent flyer rewards program.

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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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If you're a very frequent flyer and you're travelling mostly on business, on flights you haven't paid for out of your own pocket, then yes, it's worth it as you'll earn free upgrades once you've built up your status. For everyone else, it's simply not the real deal.

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You can join multiple member airline frequent flyer programmes if you wish, but they are each managed separately, so you cannot transfer miles or points between them or combine them into one.

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Frequent flyer accounts aren't credit accounts, so they will not pay for another person's ticket. You may use your AA frequent flyer account to purchase a flight in the name of any eligible person.

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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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With a United Club membership, you can bring one adult and dependent children younger than 21, or up to two guests. However, if you're considering purchasing a membership, note that there is a cheaper way to get access.

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The frequent-flyer number (FFN) is simply the number that is used to monitor travelers and the number of points that they have accumulated over time. Travelers can then use that number to use their points when booking flights.

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