United MileagePlus Miles Pooling Now Stay

United immediately formally launched MileagePlus miles pooling – a brand new manner for MileagePlus members to contribute and mix their miles right into a joint account. I wrote concerning the new function final evening, and now it’s already dwell with most the small print confirmed. 

Accessible on United.com, teams of as much as 5 members can now share and redeem miles in a single linked account. United permits any MileagePlus member – whether or not relations or shut buddies – to be in a pool with different members.

United is the primary and solely main U.S. airline to supply this function. The introduction of MileagePlus miles pooling goals to make journey even simpler for households or teams trying to get away; even the youngest members of the family can contribute as there’s no minimal age to grow to be a MileagePlus member.

MileagePlus miles pooling is now accessible to all MileagePlus members by logging in to their account on United.com. For these not already MileagePlus members, this system is free to hitch right here. 

The MileagePlus program gives essentially the most methods to earn and use miles of every other U.S. airline. Members earn miles that by no means expire with each flight bought, by way of spending on the United Household of Playing cards from Chase, by making purchases on MileagePlus Buying and extra. Members can decide to completely cowl a visit with their MileagePlus miles or use a mix of cash and miles to avoid wasting on the out-of-pocket value of their subsequent flight**.

How United Mileage Pooling Works

Any MileagePlus member over 18 years outdated can grow to be the pool chief and create a pool at no cost when logged in to their account on United.com.

• Pool leaders can invite as much as 4 of their household, buddies, or shut journey companions of any age to hitch the pool if they’ve an lively MileagePlus account. There isn’t a minimal age to hitch MileagePlus.
• Pooled miles can solely be used for award flights on United and United Categorical.
• There aren’t any limits to the variety of miles that could be contributed to an lively miles pool.
• Pooled miles can be utilized when reserving a ticket on United.com or within the United cellular app. 
• Contributing miles to a MileagePlus miles pool is not going to have an effect on a person member’s Premier standing.
• Solely members who journey on a ticket utilizing pooled miles will earn any eligible Premier qualifying factors (PQP), not the member who contributed them.
• Members can’t pool PQP, Premier qualifying flights (PQF), PlusPoints, or TravelBank money.  

For instance, if a bunch of buddies is planning an upcoming summer season getaway and every pal has their very own particular person MileagePlus accounts with their respective variety of miles, they will mix all, or a choose quantity of their private miles into one central ‘pool’ that can be utilized to buy flights and offset the price of ticket costs.

MileagePlus miles pooling is excluded from cash and miles right now. For full phrases, restrictions, and circumstances, see right here.