Star Alliance - status match?
Jun 19, 2012, 9:57 am
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Star Alliance - status match?
Now that BMI are coming out of Star Alliance I need to sign up with one of the other Star Alliance carriers for the occasional flight that I have to do on SAS or Lufthansa. Does anyone know if these airlines do status matches with BA?
Jun 19, 2012, 9:59 am
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As you have bmi Gold (presumably), why not check the thread in the bmi forum which shows you all the Star Alliance carriers that are currently matching bmi status?
Jun 19, 2012, 10:00 am
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Aegean, Turkish and Air Canada are matching BMI.
Aegean also seems to be matching BA, I think - you need to read the thread on the BMI board.
SAS was doing a match for OneWorld members with a mailing address in Hong Kong or China, not sure if still running.
Aegean status is effectively for life, amazingly, under their current rules so I would go with that one.
Aegean also seems to be matching BA, I think - you need to read the thread on the BMI board.
SAS was doing a match for OneWorld members with a mailing address in Hong Kong or China, not sure if still running.
Aegean status is effectively for life, amazingly, under their current rules so I would go with that one.
Jun 19, 2012, 10:15 am
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Jun 19, 2012, 10:22 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aegea...les-bonus-694/
Read a bit first, then ask your questions there.
Read a bit first, then ask your questions there.
Jun 19, 2012, 12:37 pm
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Aegean info is here http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfr...e-gold-status/
Jun 19, 2012, 2:10 pm
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I am Aegean Gold (completely by accident, due to irrops) and it's not quite Gold For Life like KLM/AF or the former BMI - you do have to keep the account running by topping up the account every so often; and furthermore I expect them to change the terms and conditions before too long. If this is for baggage and lounges then this a good way to go, it almost doesn't matter if you don't get matched, since a single medium distance trip in J will get you the 19,000 miles needed for Aegian's top tier.
The real downside is that in terms of redemption their bar is much much tougher than LH Senator. I think you fly a fair bit, so given a longer term choice LH Senator is better overall, but if it's just the short term hit of lounges then Aegean. Other options are Asiana and Turkish.
The real downside is that in terms of redemption their bar is much much tougher than LH Senator. I think you fly a fair bit, so given a longer term choice LH Senator is better overall, but if it's just the short term hit of lounges then Aegean. Other options are Asiana and Turkish.