Don’t have enough airline miles for a free flight? United Airlines is currently offering people Pool and share your mileage points Calling family and friends is a feature currently offered by some small carriers.
United Airlines announced Thursday that “pool leaders” can select up to four people to open a joint account in the MileagePlus program.
Group leaders must be at least 18 years old, but there is no minimum age for other leaders, so parents can register their children. All pool participants must have their own United Airlines Mileage Account.
jet blue airlines, spirit airlines and frontier airlines They already offer pooling, but each has slightly different rules.
Frequent flyer programs remain popular despite complaints that the value of miles and points decreases over time as airlines increase redemption requirements for tickets and other products.
This program is valuable to airlines by increasing customer loyalty and giving consumers a reason to obtain an airline-branded credit card. United Airlines credit cards are issued by Chase.
United Airlines points have moderate value among U.S. and international airline programs, according to a recent analysis by the consumer site. Nerd wallet.
