The United\/Continental merger has been crawling forward at a snail’s pace.\u00a0 Sure, they have gotten around to repainting some airplanes in the weird, Continental motif with the United name in the Continental font, but up until this week, there has been scant progress otherwise.\u00a0 Now, they have announced that you could move miles back and forth between United and Continental accounts.\u00a0 This is a big deal for people who have some miles in each account.\u00a0 Now, they can merge their miles to achieve an award.<\/p>\n
As is typical with these mergers, savvy travelers who have been collecting miles on either program are now able cash in on their strategy.\u00a0 Other perks include merging status miles so that people can get to the next tier.\u00a0\u00a0 Customers can also match status between the two airlines.<\/p>\n
What This Is Not<\/strong><\/p>\n The airlines have not yet merged their frequent flier programs.\u00a0 That should happen some time next year.\u00a0 You will know it has happened when Continental.com merely directs you to the United site, and all your Continental miles are there, merged with your United account.<\/p>\n