What Frequent Flyer Programs Allow Members to Combine Miles?

We often talk about having a “Player 2” while playing the points and miles game. It makes sense – if two people are signing up for new cards to earn credit card welcome bonuses and earn points, you will accumulate miles and points a lot faster than if you were to work alone. 

However, there are times when you might find each of you just a tad short to make a redemption for a flight. Now, you’re both left with a chunk of points that you aren’t able to use towards something you want, which really takes the value out of it.

We recently wrote about Air Canada Aeroplan Family Sharing, which allows us to pool together our points with our family members. With that pool, members of the Family Sharing group can use points towards amazing redemption. The good news is that Aeroplan isn’t the only program that does this! 

Let’s take a look at what frequent flyer programs allow us to pool miles and points, and what the best case use for this strategy is!

Best Uses for Combining Frequent Flyer Program Miles

When working with your Player 2, there are multiple reasons why you would want to combine your points and miles. Let’s go over some of the best use cases!

Redeeming For Your Next Flight

The most logical reason to combine your points and miles from frequent flyer programs is to maximize your ability to redeem for great flights. Let’s use 2 Frugal Flyers as an example: Jack and Jill. They have just spotted a great opportunity to book an Air Canada business class flight  from Toronto (YYZ) to Los Angeles (LAX) for just over 60,000 Aeroplan points:

Bad news is, Jack has 100,000 Aeroplan points and Jill has 50,000 Aeroplan points, so Jack does not have enough points to book 2 tickets, and Jill can’t “afford” her own redemption. However, if we pool their points together, we get a grand total of 150,000 Aeroplan points, and enough to take advantage of business class!

Benefiting From Player 1 or Player 2’s Elite Status or Credit Card Benefits

If you’re like my partner and me, only one of us ever holds elite status (and it’s usually me). Alternatively, maybe only one of you holds a credit card that gives perks and benefits like preferred pricing. 

By pooling or combining your points, the person who holds elite status or a credit card that offers a preferred pricing benefit can make the award booking, allowing everyone to benefit from a free checked bag by holding a credit card like the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card, or priority zone boarding if they hold Star Alliance Gold Status.

Using Up a Remaining Points Balance

Sometimes we can find ourselves, or P2, with a few thousand points in our accounts, just sitting there. It’s not enough to make a meaningful redemption, besides a gift card or a blender, which we NEVER recommend you do. If you don’t use them, miles and points can expire, which we also NEVER recommend you let happen.

By combining miles, we can use up these idle points towards our next redemption. While 10,000 Aeroplan points won’t get us anywhere, adding that to the Family Sharing account might get someone in our family to where they need to go! 

Frequent Flyer Programs That Allow Members to Combine Miles

There are two main ways that members can combine their frequent flyer miles. The first is through a pool, where members contribute, most often, all of their points into a shared pool. When redemptions are made, points are deducted in proportion to how much each person contributed. 

The second is through point transfers. Similar to hotel programs, some airline programs will allow you to transfer points from one member to another. Often, transfers will incur a fee, unless you hold elite status or credit cards (all of which are currently unavailable to Canadians). 

Here is a comprehensive table of the frequent flyer programs that allow members to combine their miles, either through pooling or transfers.

In total, we know of 25 frequent flyer programs that allow us to combine our points with members of our household, family, and/or friends.

The Most Useful Frequent Flyer Programs That Allow Combining Miles for Canadians

While there are many to choose from, only a handful actually have utility for Canadians. These include: Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, and British Airways Executive Club.

Air Canada Aeroplan

Air Canada Aeroplan brought back its Family Sharing program in 2025 after a several-year hiatus. This program allows up to 8 family members to link their Aeroplan accounts into a Family Sharing pool.

From here, redemptions will draw proportionally from every member’s Aeroplan account according to how much they contributed to the pool! Check out our Definitive Guide on Aeroplan Family Sharing for all the details! 

The power of Aeroplan Family Sharing is that there are so many ways to earn Aeroplan points in Canada, whether through Aeroplan co-branded credit cards or transferring from American Express Membership Rewards.

Air France/KLM Flying Blue

Flying Blue is becoming an increasingly powerful program in the world of points and miles. My favourite use for Flying Blue is their Promos Rewards, where you can get economy and business class flights for great value, as well as their generous free stopover policy. 

Earning Flying Blue points in Canada is getting increasingly accessible. While transferring from American Express Canada yields an unfavourable 4:3 rate, if you have access to US credit cards, you can get an awesome 1:1 transfer rate using American Express Membership Rewards US, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Capital One Miles!

While the Brim Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard doesn’t have a welcome bonus, it is a great card to use to accumulate Flying Blue points through spending. In fact, it’s a card that many of us keep in our wallets!

Brim Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard

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Brim Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard

The Brim Financial Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard offers Flying Blue Miles on purchases that can be used for flights around the world, along with a way to increase your status with Flying Blue.

Check out our Brim Financial Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard review for more details.

BONUS
0 Flying Blue Miles

MINSPEND
$0

EST. VALUE
$0+

ANNUAL FEE
$132

FOREX FEES
Yes

EXPIRY
–

Check out our Definitive Guide on Flying Blue Family Accounts for a deep dive into the program!

British Airways Avios

British Airways Avios has been a long-time player in the Canadian points and miles scene, and also offers points pooling with their Avios Household account! 

Like the other two options above, there are many great ways to earn Avios points in Canada. Consider the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card to earn Avios points directly, or transfer from the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card!

Credit Card		Welcome Bonus
Apply Now	RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card	RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card 60,000 Avios Estimated value: $1,020	Apply Now
Apply Now	RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card	RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card 35,000 Avion Estimated value: $665	Apply Now

Conclusion

Combining or pooling our points with a Player 2 and/or family members is a great way for everyone in your household to be able to make great redemptions faster. It goes without saying, but make sure you only form pooling accounts with people that you trust, as you don’t want to see your hard-earned points disappear. 

Check out our podcast on working with a Player 2 in the points and miles game to get some other ideas on how to make the most of your household spending and travelling!