MileagePlus members can earn award miles on eligible Virgin Australia flights. To receive mileage credit, present your MileagePlus number when you make reservations and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in. Also, MileagePlus members receive the following benefits on Virgin Australia-operated flights:

For flights flown on and after May 23, 2022

• Premier Gold, Platinum and 1KŪ: members are eligible for priority check-in, boarding and security clearance where available
• Premier Gold, Platinum and 1KŪ: members receive one additional complimentary checked bag 1
• Premier Gold, Platinum and 1KŪ: members are eligible for access to Virgin Australia operated lounges

Earning miles on Virgin Australia flights
If your ticket was purchased directly from united.com, by calling the United Customer Contact Center (including a United specialty desk, such as United Groups, United Meetings or the Premier Priority Desk), from a United representative at the airport, or through a United ticket office, you'll earn miles based on the fare 2, 3 and your MileagePlus status. Please reference the "Ticket number starts with 016" section below.4Otherwise, you should reference the "Ticket number does not start with 016" section.5 You'll earn miles based on flight distance6 and the purchased fare class and/or fare class flown.7

If you don't know how your ticket was purchased, in most cases your ticket number can be found on your confirmation email or receipt