In 2019 United Airlines and Vistara launched a codeshare agreement, and as of February 2020 that agreement has been expanded to include the ability to earn and redeem United miles on all Vistara flights.
One thing that made this partnership so interesting is that Air India is already in the Star Alliance and a United Airlines partner, though frankly it’s nice to see an Indian alternative to the national carrier, given their lackluster service.
It’s now possible to redeem United MileagePlus miles for travel on Vistara throughout their network. Flights are bookable directly through united.com, and award availability is readily available.
Most domestic flights seem to have at least two business class award seats and four economy class award seats. These itineraries start at just 8,000 miles in economy or 35,000 miles in business class.
Award availability is more inconsistent on international flights.
United lets you mix and match partner airlines on awards, though, so you could book a connection on Vistara in conjunction with a long haul Star Alliance award. Personally I’d much rather connect to Vistara than Air India.
04/02/20 Ben/One Mile At a Time
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One thing that made this partnership so interesting is that Air India is already in the Star Alliance and a United Airlines partner, though frankly it’s nice to see an Indian alternative to the national carrier, given their lackluster service.
It’s now possible to redeem United MileagePlus miles for travel on Vistara throughout their network. Flights are bookable directly through united.com, and award availability is readily available.
Most domestic flights seem to have at least two business class award seats and four economy class award seats. These itineraries start at just 8,000 miles in economy or 35,000 miles in business class.
Award availability is more inconsistent on international flights.
United lets you mix and match partner airlines on awards, though, so you could book a connection on Vistara in conjunction with a long haul Star Alliance award. Personally I’d much rather connect to Vistara than Air India.
04/02/20 Ben/One Mile At a Time
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