How to Book United Flights With Avianca LifeMiles

Which bank points work for LifeMiles

A bank missing from this table doesn't transfer to LifeMiles today. See every ratio on the transfer partners page.

How to book United flights with LifeMiles

1. Find the United flight you want and note the flight number and date.
2. Search the same flight with LifeMiles. LifeMiles says you redeem miles online for avianca and for its air partners, and it names Star Alliance among those partners. The redemption help pages checked on November 9, 2026 do not name United or a United award price. If United is not on the LifeMiles screen, do not transfer.
3. If the seat shows and United is the operating carrier, transfer bank points to LifeMiles. Confirm the seat first, so you never move points you can't use.
4. Book the seat and check that the confirmation shows the United flight number.

Source: [LifeMiles help center, miles redemption](https://helpcenter.lifemiles.com/hc/en-us/categories/15668703041691-Miles-Redemption), checked November 9, 2026.

LifeMiles tells you to follow the redemption steps on its site for one way, round trip, or multi city travel. That is the whole published method. It is not a United award chart. How to book United with miles is the map of MileagePlus and both partners. Book United with Aeroplan is the partner guide that does cite a distance chart and a booking fee. The best ways to use United miles is about United's own program.

What you pay on top of the points

The LifeMiles redemption help pages checked on November 9, 2026 do not list a United surcharge or a partner booking fee. Read the cash amount on the redemption screen before you move miles. Source: [LifeMiles help center, partner redemption](https://helpcenter.lifemiles.com/hc/en-us/articles/15775783299355-Miles-redemption-for-Flights-with-avianca-and-Air-Partners), checked November 9, 2026.

This page does not include a worked booking. A specific United route, a LifeMiles price, and a date seen are not in the repo, and the help pages above do not print one.

Is it worth it?

We value LifeMiles at 1.65 cents per point (The Points Guy, November 2026). Divide the cash fare, minus the taxes you pay on the award, by the points the award costs. If the result beats that number, the booking is a good use of your points. If it doesn't, pay cash and keep the points.

Run your own balance through the points value calculator.

Do that division on the seat LifeMiles actually shows. A remembered "no surcharge" line from a guide is not a LifeMiles rule, so it is not repeated here.

Changing or cancelling

LifeMiles says the name on a partner ticket, including Star Alliance, cannot be corrected. You request a refund and book again, and the new fare's rules apply. That help page does not list a dollar penalty for the refund. Source: [LifeMiles help center, partner name corrections](https://helpcenter.lifemiles.com/hc/en-us/articles/20949572563099-Name-correction-in-reservations-with-air-partners), checked November 9, 2026.

Learn this properly

Lesson 11: Transfer Partners & When to Use Them explains why one bank's points can book another airline's seats. Compare LifeMiles with United miles on points values.

Frequently asked questions

Which credit cards transfer to LifeMiles?

Cards that earn Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, Capital One Miles and Bilt Rewards.

Can I book United flights with LifeMiles?

LifeMiles says you redeem miles online for avianca and for its air partners, and it names Star Alliance among those partners. The redemption help pages checked on November 9, 2026 do not name United or a United award price. If United is not on the LifeMiles screen, do not transfer.

Are there surcharges on United flights booked with LifeMiles?

The LifeMiles redemption help pages checked on November 9, 2026 do not list a United surcharge or a partner booking fee. Read the cash amount on the redemption screen before you move miles.

Can I cancel a United flight booked with LifeMiles?

LifeMiles says the name on a partner ticket, including Star Alliance, cannot be corrected. You request a refund and book again, and the new fare's rules apply. That help page does not list a dollar penalty for the refund.