Airlines agree to broad reciprocal benefits and award access across the group. You still book through an individual airline’s loyalty program.
Who flies with whom?
Search an airline to find its global alliance, and the partner airlines whose frequent-flyer programs may be able to book its flights.
Why partnerships matter
Same flight. Different price.
An airline does not control every mileage price for its own flights. When United releases a seat to Star Alliance partners, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, and other partner programs can each price that exact United-operated seat differently.
The cheapest program varies by route, cabin, date, fees, and award availability. Always compare before transferring points.
Book with the airlineUnited flightPrice set by United MileagePlus
→Book through a partnerSame United seatPrice set by the partner program
59 airlines shownCurrent global-alliance members · Updated September 2026
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How to use this: If an airline belongs to an alliance, miles from another member’s program may be able to book its saver-level award seats. Availability, pricing, fees, and eligible routes depend on the program you use.
Membership verified against the official Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam directories.
The important distinction
An alliance is not a rewards program.
Two airlines can partner outside an alliance. Earning, redeeming, elite benefits, and eligible routes may be much narrower.
One airline sells a flight operated by another. A codeshare does not guarantee that frequent-flyer miles can book the flight.
A bank can transfer points to an airline program. That program may then unlock its own alliance and bilateral airline partners.
Outside the big three
Some major airlines build their own partner networks.
Emirates, Etihad, JetBlue, Southwest, Virgin Australia, and Aer Lingus are not full members of the three global alliances. Their individual partnerships change more often and do not offer uniform alliance-wide access, so always verify the exact earn-and-redeem rules with the loyalty program before transferring points.