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Topbonus
Silver

AAdvanteage Gold

Eexecutive Club
Bronze

Marco Polo Club Silver

Finnair Plus Silver

Iberia Plus Silver

JAL Mileage Bank Crystal /
JGCCrystal

LANPass Premium

GO
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Frequent Flyer Silver

Royal Plus Gold

S7 Priority Silver

Paid First COS Bonus

50% - 100%
[5]

50 %

100% (Avios) /
500% TP[4]

50%

200%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50% / 100% QF
200% SC

50%

50%

Paid Business COS Bonus

25% - 100%
[6]

25 %

50 % (Avios) /
300% TP[4]

25%

100%

25%

25%

25%

50% - 100% on MX / 25% on ow

25% / 50% QF
100% SC
(Premium Eco on QF +25%)

25%

25%

COS = Status Miles

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y
(JAL domestic flights: flights miles x 2
JAL Japan-China / HKG flights: flights miles x 1,5

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Miles / KM / points need for status [Year / 12 Month]

25 k Mls / 24 Seg
12 M

25K Mls / 30 Seg. / 25k pts
Y
Possible to qualify by challenge from Base

300 TP
and
2 BA Flights
or
25 BA Flights

30k Mls / 20 Seg.
from lowest tier to top tier
4 CX / KA flights

40k / 24 Seg
12 Months

1100 pts
+
1 IB / BA flight
or
25 IB / BA flights

[30 k pts. / 30seg + 10kpts]
+4 JAL flights

40k km / 30 Seg. +4 LAN flights

25k pts / 30 Seg. + 2 MX flights

300 SC
(4 QF flights)

15k tier miles
or
14 Segments
min. 4 RJ flights

20k miles or 20 S7 flights (C counts as two flights)

Miles / KM / Points need for requalification

25 k Mls / 24 Seg
12 M

25K Mls / 30 Seg. / 25k pts
Y

300 TP
and
2 BA Flights
or
25 BA Flights

30k Mls / 20 Seg.
4 CX / KA flights

40k / 24 Seg
12 Months

1100 pts
+
1 IB / BA / Vuelig flight
or
25 IB / BA flights

[30 k pts / 30seg + 10k pts]
+4 JAL flights

40k km / 30 Seg. +4 LAN flights

25k pts / 30 Seg. + 2 MX flights

250 SC
(4 QF flights)

12k pts
or
12 Segments

20k miles or 20 S7 flights (C counts as two flights)

% Bonus for Elite

20% (on AB & Niki)

25% (not on MA and S7)

25%

 

10% - on AY flights only

25% on IB / BA / Vueling

50% - on JAL flights only

25% on LAN and AA

 

50% QF, 25% AA, BA)

15%

 

Upgrade domestic / continental
(one way / one class)

n/a

4 x 500 certs @ 10k EQM

buyable for a certain number of Avios dep. on route and booking class

 


500 - 900 pts

10 upgrade points + additional 2 pts for every 10k FOP or 10 segments after qualification
[1]

2 coupons for Qualifying; need 1 coup. for a oneway upgrade in South America, 3 from Chile to Europe (see webpage for details)
LAN flights only

for MX flights buy for pts. (10 k pts.)

confirmed domestic upgrades depending on distance bw.
bw 5k - 16k pts

 

buyable from flex Y from 3750 - 11250 ow / disc Y 7500 - 22500 ow / n available from deep discounted Y

Upgrade international
(only home carrier)
(one way / one class)

15 - 35k mls, depending on distance, only on AB

 

buyable for a certain number of Avios dep. on route and booking class
only one class, i.e. WT -> WTP
-> C -> F

12,5k - 70k (dep. on cos and distance)
ability to upgrade on AA; BA,

 

1000 - 1700 pts (dep. on cos and distance

for MX flights buy for pts (15k - 80k pts)

for miles:
dep. on distance bw. 12k - 96k pts
standby only

dep. on distance

buyable from flex Y from 3750 - 16250 ow / disc Y 7500 - 32500 ow / n available from deep discounted Y

Lounge Access

N

N
discount for Admirals Club Membership

N

Y
(CX / KA C Lounge if traveling on CX or KA same day)[3]

Y
(Finnair Lounges only)

N

Y
( 5 domestic lounge entries for 5k mls)

N

Y
(only MexicanaElite Lounges traveling on MX))

Y
One time Voucher

Y
(RJ lounges traveling on RJ)

 

Membership Year

12 M

Y
i.e. remain. Y + next Y

12 M

12 M

12 M

Y
(April - March)

(i.e. remain. Y + next Y

Y
(i.e. 2 M after qualfi + next Y

Y
(i.e. remain. Y + next Y)

Y
(i.e. remain. Y + next Y

12 M

12 M

 

Lifetime status

N

1000k** Mls = Lifetime Gold (OW Ruby) = get 8 500 Mls Certs (US) or 4 VIP SWU (Intl)
2000k** Mls = Lifetime Platinum (OW Sapphire) get 4 VIP SWU
(every 1000k get 4 VIP SWU)

 

 

 

 

OW Sapphire
(If fees paid) [2]

 

 

7k SC (Life Silver = OW Rby)
14k SC (Lif Gold = OW Sapphire)

 

 

Validity of Points:

36 M

no expiration if activity (18M)

no expiration if activity
(36 M)

(3 - 4 Y )

5 Y / 3 Y for points earned after Feb., 1st 2010

4 Y (end of 4th Year)

36 M

3 Y

no expiration if activity (18M)

no expiration if activity (18 M) in own account, not familiy)

30 M

 

Others
all have:
Check in at Business Couters / Special counters

> My Route Bonus for preselected route
> Reduced fee for XL Seats
>Companion Awar (on AB)
>1 additional free bag
 

>prefered seating
>challenge for Base is 5k EQM in 90 days; status for challenges starting prior June 16th is to Feb 28th following year, for challenges later June 16th is for whole next year.

>flat fee for Taxes for awards in Zone 1 - 3 (27 EUR / GBP in Y and 34 EUR / GBP in C)

>+10 kg luggage on CX / KA
>oneway awards on Asiamiles
>Advanced seat reservation sometimes possible


>+40kg / 1 pc luggage on FA
-> family membership

> +15 kg luggage
>free insurance for travel

>10 kg / 1 p luggage (JGC 20 kg + 2 p luggage)
> in 2008: 400 bonus status miles for Japan domestic and Japan - China / HKG flights


>+10 kg luggage on LAN flights

 

>32 kg luggage in Y, 64 kg in C/F if piece concept // 3 pieces in Y (23kg); C /F /32 kg) (international flights only)
>prefered seating

> loyalty bonus of 8000 pts for every 500 SC / year
> free seat reservation and preferred seating

>+10 kg luggage allowandce on RJ flights

 

[1] effective April 2009, FOP = Fly-on-Points, points required for upgrade: 2 pts, required for domestic upgrade for one segment (J only, not for F); for Y - C : 5 upg. pts (Asia) / 8 upg pts (Rest of JAL Network), for C - F: 6 upg. pts (Asia) / 12 upg pts (Rest of JAL Network)

[2] If one has once qualified for JGC, one is at least JGC Crystal. The only thing is, one has to pay 5k for the membership fee, but there is no need to fly

[3] if the lounge is used by CX by special contract like an own lounge, than CX lounge policies apply for (ow)partner lounges

[4] varies from distance and class of service. Percent is from full fare Economy on longhaul (more than 2000 Mls but less than 6000 Mls: Discounted WT 35 TP / WT 70 TP / WTP 75 TP / C 140 TP / F 210 TP)


[5] 100% on Ethiad, Hainan Airlines (Status miles only on AB Codeshares)

[6] 100% on AirBerlin, 50% on Ethiad, Hainan Airlines (Status miles only on AB Codeshares), Royal Jordanian (J)

TP = Tier Points; SC = Status Credit;
* need to fly
**based on miles in account

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