- 14 Apr, 2025
United Airlines is a major United States-based airline and one of the most popular airlines in the world. It serves over 140 million passengers each year and flies to more than 300 destinations across six continents, with over 4,500 flights daily. United Airlines is globally recognized for its extensive route network and excellent customer service. Airlines's main target is business travelers and frequent flyers, but it doesn't mean they forget about the young customers. Traveling during the young days, especially as a student, can be challenging because of a tight budget. United Airlines identified this problem and has launched a Young Adult discount. In this article, we will learn about United Airlines' discounts for Students and young adults.
What are Young Adult discounts?
United Airlines provides 5% discounts for students and young adults for Economy and Basic Economy seats. Whether you are a student or not, if you are between 18 and 23 and are a MileagePlus member, you can save some extra funds during booking. You have to ensure that your date of birth is listed on your MileagePlus account, and that date should also match the travel documents.
Flight that offers discounted prices
- Flights operated by United or United Express within the United States.
- Flights operated by United or United Express are to and from selected International destinations that originate from the United States.
- Flights that are operated by the selected partner airlines and are identified with a flight number "UA." International discounts apply to the flight partner flights with the flight number "UA," and such airlines include ANA, Air Canada, Austrian, Brussels, and Swiss.
How to get United Airlines Young Adult discounts?
To access the discounted prices, you will have to follow the steps and procedure to get these offers. Let's explore the methods and ways through which Young Adult discounts can be accessed.
- The first method is to use the United application and sign into your MileagePlus account, or if you do not have one, then you can sign up for free.
- Once signed in, locate the "Book Flight" section and choose the young traveler discount.
- After selection, every flight ticket price will be displayed with discounted prices. When you search for flights, the discounts will already be applied.
Benefits
Travelers have an advantage over other flyers and may also have some additional benefits. Let's discuss the benefits and fees Young adults can expect.
- Premier Status Traveler: Premier travelers can expect several benefits on the regular ticket, including priority boarding, a free checked baggage allowance, and full-sized carry-on bags.
- United Card Members: If the passenger uses a United Chase credit card to get discounted tickets for themselves, they become eligible for several discounts, although it won't be applied to any other traveler's ticket.
Fees and Taxes
The Young adult discounts do not apply to any fees, surcharges, or taxes. These unchanged charges include:
- Passengers facility charges
- International departure tax
- Agricultural tax or airport security charges
- Customs users or immigration fees
- Bag check fees
Terms and Conditions
- Traveler must be a MileagePlus member and must be between 18 and 23 at the time of booking.
- Birth date must be provided to the MileagePlus account.
- Discounted fares are only available in the United Airlines application when you are signed in with a Mileage Plus account.
- Discounted fares are indicated in the booking path.
- Tickets must be purchased before December 31, 2025.
- Offers will not be valid for the previously made purchases.
- All the rules and restrictions of the purchased flight ticket apply, and when refunds may be issued based on the paid amount, extra charges will be applied.
- These discounts can not be combined with any other travel discount certificate, Mileage Plus reward, or other discounted fares.
