Save a Form of Payment
Save a form of payment
To enjoy our inflight menu, you can either use Tap to Pay or save a form of payment before your flight. We don’t accept cards or cash for inflight payments. Make sure you’ve downloaded the latest version of the United app.
How it works
How you save payment depends on what device you’re using. There are a few ways you can do this on united.com or the United app before you get to the airport:
You can also save a form of payment using PayPal (only for registered PayPal users on select flights).
You can also save a form of payment using PayPal (only for registered PayPal users on select flights).
Inflight menu
You can look at our flight menu on united.com or on the United app.
Use your United MileagePlus® card
Use your United MileagePlus® card
Save your card as your primary form of payment and you’ll get 25% back on food, beverages, and Wi-Fi on your flight. To qualify, you must save your card before traveling and your account must be open (not in default).
The 25% comes back in the form of a credit card account statement credit. After your inflight purchases are on your account, the statement credit will show up in 24 hours.
To pay with miles, make sure you add your MileagePlus number to your reservation.
Save your card as your primary form of payment and you’ll get 25% back on food, beverages, and Wi-Fi on your flight. To qualify, you must save your card before traveling and your account must be open (not in default).
The 25% comes back in the form of a credit card account statement credit. After your inflight purchases are on your account, the statement credit will show up in 24 hours.
To pay with miles, make sure you add your MileagePlus number to your reservation.