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Old Feb 23, 2023 | 6:28 pm
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Originally Posted by dkc192
Title says it all. Can I use miles from my account to redeem an award or upgrade for someone else (a family member with the same last name, if that matters) I'm not traveling with? Or must I go through the extremely slow and complicated process to add them as a transfer nominee, and then transfer the miles to their account for redemption?

Thanks in advance!
No.

If redeeming miles for him/her and only him/her, you'll need to transfer miles to his/her account.
If redeeming miles for yourself and him/her on the same itinerary, you can redeem from own account.
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