United Airlines��s MileagePlus program is the first airline loyalty program to allow up to five members to contribute and combine their miles into a joint account, available now.?

The airline, which recently raised baggage fees for non-loyalty members, now allows any five MileagePlus members can pool their miles, making it easy to share and redeem miles for families and friends. As there��s no minimum age to become a MileagePlus member, parents can create accounts for their children, link them to their own, and start earning more miles for family travel.?

Any MileagePlus member over 18 years old can become the pool leader and create a pool for free. They can invite up to four friends, family or travel companions of any age to join their pool. Every member will receive instructions on how to contribute miles to the group and how to redeem pooled miles for travel. There are no limits to how many miles may be contributed to an active miles pool.?

The pools will not affect an individual member��s Premier status. Only members who travel on a ticket using pooled miles will earn any eligible Premier qualifying points.?

"We're always looking for new ways to provide the most value to all of our loyalty members and are proud to be the first major U.S. airline to allow our members to pool their miles with their loved ones and friends," said Luc Bondar, Chief Operating Officer of MileagePlus. "MileagePlus miles pooling further reinforces United's position as the leader in family and group travel and gives our members more flexibility to use their miles while making it easier to connect to the destinations and moments that matter most, with the people that matter most."?

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