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Old Aug 5, 2011, 5:47 pm
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lax2010
 
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Originally Posted by travfar
I'm booking flights for my parents. Can I accrue their miles onto my Mileage Plus number? The system seemed to bawk when I booked it for my dad saying the name didn't match. But it didn't have a problem when I booked for my mom.
Great! Just leave your dad at home and send your mom all over the world to accumulate mileage for you :-)

Seriously, you can't do that for MP, mom or dad.
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