Originally Posted by North!and

Hey first time on this forum, hoping someone can help.

I'm trying to sort out which program to use for my upcoming flights. I'm flying Air New Zealand to Sydney then United from Sydney to LAX. I know Continental and Virgin are partners, so with the merger with United I am wondering if it is possible to earn Virgin miles flying United. I'm just trying to work out my best option. I have a few different frequent flyer accounts from when I didn't really know how it all worked.

I have:
Virgin Flying club 5000+ miles
Continental One Pass 1000+ miles
US Airways 2500+ miles
Delta 4000+ miles
Air Tahiti Nui 7000+ miles

I wish I'd know that some of these were partners before so I could have combined them. I'd love to hear any suggestions. Thanks.