United is in the Star Alliance network, which means it has
many other airline partners whose members can use their miles to book flights operated by United when a saver award is available.
A: The credit card issuer will transfer the miles to your frequent flier account once per month where they will be added to miles earned from flying or
using other airline partner services, such as car rental or hotel charges.
That leaves over a
dozen other airline partners that you can only call to book, including Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, LATAM, and Etihad Airways.
We already know that your American AAdvantage miles, United MileagePlus miles, or Delta Skymiles may not only buy you a ticket on American, United, or Delta, but also on dozens of
other airline partners from oneworld, Star, and SkyTeam alliances, as well as their respective non-aligned partners.
It is one of the most useful foreign carriers for the North American fliers, not only because it's a member of the Star Alliance, the biggest alliance in the world, and not only because it has quite a
few other airline partners, but also because it's an AmEx Membership Rewards transfer partner.
There are different award charts for oneworld members; for flights that involve two or more oneworld airlines; and
for other airline partners.
Star Alliance and
other Airline Partners.
Rather than «transferring» them to
other airline partners, you can simply use them to book award flights with any Star Alliance partner.
Remember, Citi ThankYou points transfer at a 2:1 ratio to Virgin America, instead of the typical 1:1 ratio for
all other airline partners.
If you are only looking to earn redeemable miles, consider earning Membership Rewards, which can be transferred to Delta and many
other airline partners.
You can use your miles to also book travel with one of 13
other airline partners, though you will generally have less available dates to chose from by doing so - at that point it'd be better to just have a credit card earning you miles with those airlines you fly with.
Other Airline Partners: Aer Lingus, Aeromar, AirDolomiti, Azul, Cape Air, Edelweiss, Eurowings, Germanwings, Great Lakes Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Island Air, Silver Airways and Jet Airways
With Chase Ultimate Rewards, you can not only use the MileagePlus program to book flights, but also leverage Chase's eight
other airline partners.
Bottom Line: When using Avios, you should utilize a Oneworld /
other airline partner or get a business / first class award to make the redemption valuable.
Rather than «transferring» them to
other airline partners, you can simply use them to book award flights with any Star Alliance partner.
To search for award space on Korean Air's
other airline partners, you'll need to use a few other sites.
If you are only looking to earn redeemable miles, consider earning Membership Rewards, which can be transferred to Delta and many
other airline partners.
Once you have earned enough miles by flying with American or earning with their partners, you can redeem for travel through AA or any of their Oneworld Alliance or
other airline partners.
Other Airline Partners: Aer Lingus, Aeromar, AirDolomiti, Azul, Cape Air, Edelweiss, Eurowings, Germanwings, Great Lakes Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Island Air, Silver Airways and Jet Airways
Now, for the bad news: First, there are now two award charts: one for awards redeemed solely on United and its Latin American partner Copa and one for Star Alliance and
other airline partners.
There are
other Airline Partners that let you book awards with Etihad.
You can even use your miles to fly or upgrade with Star AllianceTM and
other airline partners.
Yes, Chase has 5
other airline partners but almost every one of them has a major downside.
These redemptions are only valid for travel on KLM and Air France, not
their other airline partners such as Delta and Alaska Airlines.
While I'm normally indifferent toward the Elevate program because of the fuel surcharges it collects, that's not so different from many of Membership Rewards»
other airline partners.
And if Alaska Airlines doesn't work out for you, you can also transfer SPG points to over 30
other airline partners.