Originally Posted by
kdfu685
This is probably a stupid question, but I am *A Gold with UA. If I am booking directly with other *A carriers such as AC or LH should I buy them as a "guest" and provide my UA number then opposed to making an account with them?
Yea don't make an account with them. You'll usually be able to enter your FF # when purchasing the flight and entering passenger details, but if you forget that, you can always add it at OLCI 24 hours before the flight.