Frequent Flyer Mileage

Frequent Flyer Mileage

Recently, a client book air with me. She requested aisle seat and that her mileage card be added to her booking to make sure the miles will be added to her ever growing mileage. She is using United Airline Mileage Plus Explorer and I love United Airlines. They helped passengers who were stuck by hurricane Maria arrival.

She is well traveled and deserved a wonderful mileage program. Mileage will be added upon completion of travel which means to say that adding the frequent flyer # helps but does not add mileage before travel. It is a convenience.

Here are some things to consider regarding Airline Frequent Flyer Mileage:

1. Using your loyalty credit card doesn't automatically add the frequent flyer number to a booking. That has to be done separately although if you book with same airline as your frequent flyer card, you can automatically add your membership number. Once you finished the travel, you will then be credited the mileage. Using a credit card with mileage allows a consumer to double-dip, getting points for both making a purchase using the card, and for also taking a trip with the airline.

If you own an airline frequent flyer card and book a ticket with the same airline. you can earn mileage when booking your ticket through your card and mileage automatically added after travel. To make sure it will be an added mileage, always add your Frequent flyer card # during the booking.

2. All the major airlines have an online method of reporting missed mileage points. If you happened to forget, don’t worry, it will still be added to your mileage upon calling the airline even after you have traveled. Most frequent flyer allows 6 months for you to claim missing mileage. You will need to log into your account and fill in an online form.

3. Points may take several days to appear on her account. The loyalty plan and airline operate somewhat at arm’s length from each other, and it may take a few days for the airline to report the trip to the loyalty department.

4. And you only gets points by actually getting on the plane, not for buying a ticket. No fly, no mileage.

If adding flown miles that the ff# was not entered. Contact the mileage airline. They will need ticket number & date that you need to provide to claim the missing miles and remember that there is a time limit on it. 

Sooner is better! Keep your miles and earn free flights!

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