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United and Lyft expand MileagePlus rewards: customers can pay for U.S. rides with MileagePlus miles in the Lyft app

United MileagePlus members with linked Lyft accounts can redeem MileagePlus miles to pay for Lyft rides through a new “Pay with Miles” feature inside the Lyft app. The update deepens the airline- rideshare partnership by adding miles redemption for point-of-ride purchases, the first such U.S. collaboration.

Discovered 2026-04-29T07:30:06.071055-07:00 | 2026-04-29T07:30:06.071055-07:00

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This is a new redemption pathway for MileagePlus—moving loyalty value from travel-only awards into everyday mobility spend via the Lyft app, which changes how members convert points into real-time services.
The move lands after United’s recent MileagePlus redesign that tightened value and increased cardholder focus (e.g., United revamps MileagePlus to favor co-branded cardholders — up to 40% cuts for non-cardholders).
It signals a broader industry shift toward partnership-driven loyalty ecosystems, building on earlier inter-platform loyalty redemption expansion like United and JetBlue enable reciprocal revenue bookings and loyalty redemptions.

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