Can I double-dip a flight and claim it for both United and Lufthansa status miles?
I've always booked United flights, but some legs of the "United" trips (ticket codes all starting 016) are operated by Lufthansa.
I've already/automatically got these flights for United MileagePlus status, but can I sign up for Miles and More (Lufthansa) and then also claim those flights for Lufthansa status?
United has a mileage requirement (Premier Qualifying Miles - PQM) and a dollar requirement (PQD) to get status. I'm under the impression that I can claim any star-alliance flight for mileage, but tickets that don't start 016 don't count towards any PQD status.
What I'm really looking for is entry to the Lufthansa Business lounges, which you can get with only 35k miles on Miles and More. I am also getting close to United Gold, but that doesn't hit until 50k miles.
I'm reluctant to just try it because I'm worried I'm going to cost myself United status if Lufthansa "claims" the flight or something similar, so I was hoping someone had an answer or could point to some official statements from Star Alliance, etc. on how this would work.
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Can I combine United and Lufthansa miles?
The alliance means you can redeem your Lufthansa miles for flights on United and your United Airlines miles for flights on Lufthansa. While you can use miles from one airline to fly another airline, it's not possible to combine miles between the 2 programs.Can you claim miles on multiple airlines?
You can't transfer airline miles from one airline to another. It's also impossible to combine two different types of miles into one account. However, you can use an airline's miles to book an award seat on another airline within the same alliance.Does Lufthansa honor United Status?
Also, MileagePlus members receive the following benefits on Lufthansa-operated flights: Star Alliance Gold or Silver status recognition. Use of Star Alliance Upgrade Awards....Ticket number starts with \u201c016\u201dMileagePlus statusAward miles earned (based on fare footnote1, footnote2)Member5 \xd7 farePremier\xae Silver7 \xd7 fare3 more rowsHow do I link United and Lufthansa?
Pull up your booking on lufthansa.com (with the booking code). You should see an area called "Passengers" (which will be collapsed). Open it up and you should be able to add/edit frequent flyer card - just add your United Mileage plus number.Top Three Ways to Redeem Your United MileagePlus Miles | To The Point | Ep 20
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