Spend Skywards Miles
Spend Skywards Miles on United Airlines flights across their network starting at 8,000 Miles.
To book a flight using Skywards Miles with United Airlines, click on Spend now(Opens page in the same tab). In the slider, select "Classic Reward" and then choose "Partner" from the dropdown menu. You will then be able to check the availability of flights and use your Skywards Miles at complete your booking.
Enjoy your flight rewards with 25% off
Travel beyond the Emirates network and get 25% off your reward flight. Start spending from 6,000 Skywards Miles instead of the usual 8,000 Miles and explore new cities or revisit your favourites. Book by 31 March 2025 for travel until 6 January 2026.
Earn Skywards Miles
Book with United Airlines and quote your Emirates Skywards membership number to earn up to 1.5 Skywards Miles per mile flown. The number of Skywards Miles you’ll earn depends on your class of travel, fare type and distance flown.
- The offer is open to all Emirates Skywards members.
- This offer is valid for reward bookings made between 11 March 2025 and 31 March 2025 (based on Date of issue on e- ticket receipt) for travel between 11 March 2025 and 6 January 2026.
- To redeem Skywards Miles, members need to log in with Emirates Skywards membership credentials.
- The airline partner reduced reward offer is only available for Economy Class rewards.
- The offer is applicable on eligible flights marketed and operated by Air Canada, Air Mauritius, Azul, Bangkok Airways, Condor, Copa Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, GOL Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jetstar, Korean Air, Malaysian Airlines, Qantas, South African Airways, TAP Portugal and United Airlines
- This offer does not apply for flydubai and easyJet reward flight bookings
- This offer is only applicable to new bookings. In the event of an existing reward flight booking, should the member wish to cancel and rebook under this offer, such cancellation and rebooking will be subject to the Emirates Skywards Terms & Conditions, and applicable cancellation fees will apply.
- The discount shall not be applicable to reissued tickets or to modifications made to tickets outside the designated booking or travel period. In such instances, additional Miles will be charged to account for the difference between the discounted mileage pricing and the standard mileage pricing.
- Availability is subject to the terms and conditions of the airline partner listed above, which may be amended at their discretion.
- The Miles price shown in the booking flow includes a 25% discount, which has been applied for the duration of the promotional period.
- Taxes, fees and carrier imposed charges are excluded from the discount and must be paid in full.
- The discounted reward tickets issued under this offer are not combinable with other flight rewards.
- Emirates reserves the right to change the terms and conditions without prior notice.
- All other standard terms and conditions apply.
- Emirates Skywards Programme Rules apply.
Earning Miles
You can earn Skywards Miles on United Airlines or United Express operated flights. Miles cannot be earned on other airlines’ codeshare flights.
Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed and operated by United Airlines
Fare type Booking Class Skywards Miles Full Fare Business J, C 150% Business D, Z 125% Deep Discount Business P 110% Premium Economy O, A 110% Discount Premium Economy R 100% Full Fare Economy Y, B 100% Economy M, E, U 75% Discount Economy Q, V, W 50% Deep Discount Economy S, T, L, K, G 25% Basic Economy N 10% *F, I , X are ineligible
Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed by Emirates and operated by United Airlines
Fare type Booking Class Skywards Miles Business Flex Plus J 150% Business Flex Plus C 125% Business Flex I 125% Business Saver O 110% Business Special H 110% Premium Economy W, E 100% Economy Flex Plus Y 75% Economy Flex Plus R 50% Economy Flex Plus X 50% Economy Flex B, M 50% Economy Flex U, K 25% Economy Saver T, L, Q 25% Economy Special V 25% *S, D, N, Z, P, G, F, A are ineligible
To claim missing Skywards Miles for flights completed within the last six months, provide your flight details using Live Chat.
Spending Miles
Spend Skywards Miles on United Airlines flights across their network starting at 8,000 Miles. Check the table below for the number of Miles you need for a one way reward flight. You’ll need twice the number of Miles for a return reward flight.
Zone One way distance (miles) Economy Class Business Class 1 0-250 8,000 17,500 2 251-500 8,000 25,000 3 501-1000 12,000 35,000 4 1001-2000 18,000 50,000 5 2001-3000 22,000 65,000 6 3001-4000 26,000 77,500 7 4001-5000 32,000 92,500 8 5001-6000 38,000 105,000 9 6001-7000 44,000 125,000 10 7001-15000 54,000 145,000 Reward tickets are subject to availability.https://www.emirates.com/english/destinations/flights-to-no-country-code-for-co/
Rewards are only valid on United Airlines or United Express operated flights with the flight code UA
Skywards Miles needed as stated are for direct flights only. Where no direct service is operated, two or more rewards may be required.
Reward flights can be booked for both one‑way and round‑trip travel.
Reward ticket coupons cannot be used out of sequence.
All flights must be confirmed at the time of Skywards Miles redemption. Waitlists are not permitted.
Reward tickets are valid for 12 months from the original date of issue, with a maximum stay of three months.
Reward values are exclusive of taxes, fuel surcharge and other charges. These need to be paid separately.
Children and infants occupying a seat and travelling on reward tickets will need to redeem the same number of Skywards Miles as that of an adult member. Infant rewards are not permitted.
Other restrictions apply.
Earning and spending Miles are subject to Emirates Skywards Programme Rules.