Airline mileage partners

Earn and use miles around the world.

Star Alliance

We’re a proud member of the Star Alliance network. With Star Alliance, you can earn MileagePlus® miles on other airlines. You can also travel on different airlines with one ticket and get access to lounges around the world. Premier® Gold, Platinum and 1K® travelers flying on a Star Alliance airline get exclusive benefits, like priority check-in and free checked bags.

Star Alliance Connecting Partner

Other airline partners

You can also earn miles on the following airlines:

Former partners

These airlines are no longer MileagePlus partners. Visit the pages to find out if you can still earn miles for previously flown flights.

Earning Premier credit

Preferred partner airlines

Flights on our preferred partner airlines earn 1 PQP for every 5 miles. First and business class tickets can earn a maximum of 1,500 PQP. Economy and premium economy tickets can earn a maximum of 750 PQP:

  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • Air Dolomiti
  • Air New Zealand
  • ANA
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Avianca
  • Azul Brazilian Airlines
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Copa Airlines
  • Discover Airlines
  • Edelweiss
  • Eurowings
  • Lufthansa
  • Lufthansa City Airlines
  • SWISS International Air Lines
  • Virgin Australia

MileagePlus partner airlines

Flights on our MileagePlus partner airlines earn 1 PQP for every 6 miles. First and business class tickets can earn a maximum of 1,000 PQP. Economy and premium economy tickets can earn a maximum of 500 PQP:

  • Aegean Airlines
  • Air India
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Croatia Airlines
  • EgyptAir
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • EVA Air
  • Juneyao Air
  • LOT Polish Airlines
  • Olympic Air
  • Shenzhen Airlines
  • Singapore Airlines
  • South African Airways
  • TAP Air Portugal
  • Thai Airways International
  • Turkish Airlines