Yesterday, aviation insider @JonNYC broke the news that United Airlines will be announcing that it’s making “family pooling” available to Mileage Plus members sometime this week.
By using this feature, Mileage Plus members will be able to join a group of friends or family in order to add miles to a shared, collective account. They will then be able to designate one person as a “pool leader,” and once a member adds miles to the pool, those miles can then be used towards any award that the pool leader chooses.
What’s Happening
This week, United Airlines plans to announce the ability for Mileage Plus members to pool miles with friends and/or family.
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- You will only be able to be in one “pool” at a time
- Each group will designate a “pool leader” that decides who can join the group and who can withdraw miles
Quick Thoughts
While it’s more of the exception than the rule, there are multiple airlines that already have family pooling (for…
