United Airlines and Instacart announced a new partnership October 6 that integrates Instacart’s grocery delivery service into United’s MileagePlus loyalty program, offering members a range of travel-adjacent benefits — including waived delivery fees and the ability to earn miles on qualifying orders.
The collaboration, which both companies say is the first of its kind between a major airline and a grocery delivery platform, is aimed at streamlining errands around the travel experience. MileagePlus members who link their accounts with Instacart can now earn United miles through everyday grocery purchases and access free delivery windows tied to their flight itineraries.