Originally Posted by
eshaq786
Best to get your friend to open an account and then when required, get them to buy you a reward/upgrade ticket with their miles (they can also purchase extra miles if needed upto 25k per year).
This won't work I'm afraid. Miles can only be claimed by a new member for up to two months before their joining date. If they already had an account it would be six months but that doesn't sound like the case here.