Kudos: United MileagePlus' Miles Pooling Feature Gets Even Better

United MileagePlus® Makes Mile Pooling More Valuable With Expanded Redemption Options - The Bulkhead Seat

Back in March 2024, I wrote about United starting to offer mileage pooling (the ability to combine miles from family members and friends into one account for faster award earnings). While this was nothing new for airlines globally (JetBlue and Frontier Airlines have been doing this for some time and there are dozens of international carriers that also allow families to combine miles), United Airlines was the first of the big three in the US to a…

Kudos: United MileagePlus' Miles Pooling Feature Gets Even Better

In 2024, the United MileagePlus program introduced a great feature, letting members pool their miles. This initially came with some major restrictions, and we’ve just seen the most limiting of those lifted. That’s something to be excited about. How the United MileagePlus mileage pooling feature works United Airlines is the only one of the “big three” US carriers to allow loyalty program members of all ages to pool their miles with friends and fa…