United announced that it is giving customers more flexibility when they need to rebook their travel by helping them to find and use their travel credits. The carrier said it is the only airline to make it easy for customers to use their credits by automatically displaying them as a payment option during the checkout process. This functionality will be available for MileagePlus members first, and the airline is working to roll it out to all customers in the near future. Also, United said it is the first to let customers use their travel credits for extra legroom seats and to prepay for checked baggage. For customers who have travel credits issued on or before Aug. 31, 2021, United is also allowing a one-time opportunity to share these credits with friends and family. Toby Enqvist, chief customer officer, said that while most airlines make travel credits difficult to use, United is showing customers they have credits – and making them easier to use.