Who is United Airlines affiliated with?

Proud Member of the Star Alliance Network.



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United Airlines is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance in the world, that includes the following global airlines:
  • Aegean.
  • Air Canada.
  • Air China.
  • Air India.
  • Air New Zealand.
  • All Nippon Airways (ANA)
  • Asiana Airlines.
  • Austrian Airlines.


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Members of the Star Alliance include: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Eva Air, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, ...

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Proud Member of the Star Alliance Network. United Airlines.

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With 26 members, the Star Alliance also has the largest number of airlines in its portfolio. SkyTeam has 19 members, including Air France and KLM in Europe. Oneworld is the smallest alliance, with only 13 members (including British Airways).

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The United MileagePlus program is also part of the Star Alliance along with more than two dozen airlines around the world, which opens the door to flight awards to almost any destination. In other words, you can use United miles to fly with United and partners such as Air Canada, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and more.

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A codeshare occurs when one airline markets a flight operated by another airline. This may mean that you buy a ticket from United Airlines to Munich with a stopover in Frankfurt. While the first leg of your flight is operated by United, the second leg is flown by Lufthansa.

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Not a problem with a stopover in the Lufthansa Welcome Lounge. First and Business Class passengers as well as status customers and United Airlines Global Services Card members can enjoy use of these lounge services provided that they have arrived in Frankfurt on a selected flight.

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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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With an impressive 26 members, Star Alliance was founded in 1997 by Lufthansa, Air Canada, United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Thai Airways. Today it services 1,200-plus airports (even more with their connection partners) and is the largest airline alliance.

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You can earn and use MileagePlus miles on more than 35 airlines worldwide.

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Economy: 1 x 23 kg/ 50 lbs; Premium Economy: 2 x 23 kg/ 50 lbs; Business: 2 x 32 kg/ 70 lbs; First Class: 3 x 32 kg/ 70 lbs. Bags may measure up to 158 cm/ 62 inches in total (width + length +depth).

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  • Lufthansa. Lufthansa offers you 200 destinations and 5,000 flights every week. ...
  • Air Canada. Air Canada offers direct connections to 64 destinations in Canada, 54 destinations in the United States and 90 destinations worldwide. ...
  • Air China. ...
  • Air Dolomiti. ...
  • All Nippon Airways. ...
  • Austrian Airlines. ...
  • Brussels Airlines. ...
  • Eurowings.


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You can make upgrade requests for Lufthansa-operated flights beginning 331 days before departure until 10 hours before departure. If upgrade space is available at the time of the request and you choose to confirm the upgrade, United will automatically deduct PlusPoints from your MileagePlus account.

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Airline alliances have grown over the years to form an integral part of the passenger aviation industry. Altogether, there are currently three big players in the market. These groups are oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam.

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Budget airlines, also, are chosen not for their ease, efficiency or amiability, but solely on the basis of their price – and so RyanAir and EasyJet, among others, are not part of any alliance.

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