How do I use my United miles on partner airlines?

To book a partner-award flight, follow the same steps as if you are searching for a flight directly on United Airlines.
  1. Go to the United Airlines website. Visit the United Airlines website to start your search. ...
  2. Enter your travel details. ...
  3. View award-flight options. ...
  4. Log in and book your award flights.




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If you have United MileagePlus miles, you can spend them on airlines other than United Airlines.

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You can redeem your miles for an award ticket of any member airline — subject to availability — irrespective of the frequent flyer programme with which you earned them.

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Because Lufthansa is a Star Alliance partner, you can use your United miles to book a First Class award in the airline's most celebrated cabin. In fact, Lufthansa offers one of the best first-class products in the world, and it's obtainable to book for a fraction of the price, thanks to travel rewards.

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How to book Swiss first class with United miles. The biggest thing to know about booking Swiss first-class award tickets with United miles is that they're only bookable within three days of departure. In turn, you can only use this for last-minute award tickets.

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With 80,000 United miles in your MileagePlus account from the United Club Infinite Card, you could fly yourself from the US to Europe on a round-trip ticket and just pay the taxes and fees out of pocket.

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United Star Alliance Partners
  • Aegean.
  • Air Canada.
  • Air China.
  • Air India.
  • Air New Zealand.
  • All Nippon Airways (ANA)
  • Asiana Airlines.
  • Austrian Airlines.


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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. By using a single frequent flyer programme whenever you fly, you will reach Star Alliance Silver or Gold status faster.

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As a founding member of Star Alliance, Lufthansa offers innumerable advantages in the world's biggest global network. Its regional strategy under the Lufthansa Regional brand connects Europe's regions with one another and with the world beyond.

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60,000 United miles are worth about $720. How much are 100,000 United miles worth? 100,000 United miles are worth about $1,200.

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Flying between North America and Japan will cost 85,000 Alaska miles from the West Coast and 100,000 miles from the rest of the United States for a one-way first-class ticket. Business class redemptions cost 60,000 or 80,000 miles depending on your departure point.

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In its list of the 20 overall safest airlines for 2023, U.S. based airlines which made the cut include Alaska Airlines in eighth place, Hawaiian Airlines in 12th, United Airlines in 14th, American Airlines in 19th and Delta Air Lines in 20th, according to Airlineratings.com.

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