China's Juneyao Airlines to join Star Alliance group in 2017
Apr 23, 2017, 12:19 am
#16
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Hopefully one of those is United, because their website loves spitting out 5 hour connections through Shanghai on Juneyao to Southeast Asia.
Apr 25, 2017, 9:09 am
#17
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: EWR, PHL
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I was looking at flight schedules to Xi'an on UA's web site and since the UA n/s return to SFO was not available on the day I wanted to come back, UA offered a connection on Juneyao through PVG to LAX.
Apr 28, 2017, 10:27 am
#18
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May 22, 2017, 7:42 pm
#22
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UA announced the earning chart: https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/mar...spx?ItemId=716 effective 23 May.
Now, who else might be good candidate as Connecting Partner? UNI Air (B7), for example?
Now, who else might be good candidate as Connecting Partner? UNI Air (B7), for example?
May 25, 2017, 6:40 pm
#24
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: AC MM E50 , Former SPG, now Marriott LT Plat
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I received this email from SQ's Kris Flyer today:
Enjoy KrisFlyer benefits with Juneyao Airlines, Star Alliance's first connecting partner
We are pleased to introduce even more ways to earn and redeem your KrisFlyer miles, as we welcome Juneyao Airlines as the first Star Alliance Connecting Partner.
As a KrisFlyer member, you can now earn KrisFlyer miles on eligible fares when you travel on Juneyao Airlines-operated flights. You will also be able to redeem your KrisFlyer miles for flights on Juneyao Airlines*.
For more information, please visit krisflyer.com.
We thank you for your support, and look forward to welcoming you on board soon.
Yours sincerely,
Enjoy KrisFlyer benefits with Juneyao Airlines, Star Alliance's first connecting partner
We are pleased to introduce even more ways to earn and redeem your KrisFlyer miles, as we welcome Juneyao Airlines as the first Star Alliance Connecting Partner.
As a KrisFlyer member, you can now earn KrisFlyer miles on eligible fares when you travel on Juneyao Airlines-operated flights. You will also be able to redeem your KrisFlyer miles for flights on Juneyao Airlines*.
For more information, please visit krisflyer.com.
We thank you for your support, and look forward to welcoming you on board soon.
Yours sincerely,
May 25, 2017, 9:51 pm
#25
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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We now know with each of HO's FFP agreement with the initial 5 Star members, some don't count towards status.
AC, UA, SQ: both miles and status
BR, CA: miles only
None of them will count towards tier of HO's own FFP Juneyao Air Club. Of course Juneyao Air Club Gold is also not Star Gold.
It says Star Gold benefits are only available on direct connecting flights on HO services with a Star member on the same ticket. It's unclear what how it defines "direct". Is it within 24 hours at the same airport? It's also unclear if eligible connecting flights on HO will get you in lounges operated by Star members, such as TG, SQ, UA's lounge when connecting to HO's service out of HKG. And how do lounge staff determine whether your flight is a connecting one or not. Do you show them your connecting flight boarding pass and Star Gold card? At the moment it's also difficult to have HO flight issued on the same ticket as a full Star member flight.
AC, UA, SQ: both miles and status
BR, CA: miles only
None of them will count towards tier of HO's own FFP Juneyao Air Club. Of course Juneyao Air Club Gold is also not Star Gold.
It says Star Gold benefits are only available on direct connecting flights on HO services with a Star member on the same ticket. It's unclear what how it defines "direct". Is it within 24 hours at the same airport? It's also unclear if eligible connecting flights on HO will get you in lounges operated by Star members, such as TG, SQ, UA's lounge when connecting to HO's service out of HKG. And how do lounge staff determine whether your flight is a connecting one or not. Do you show them your connecting flight boarding pass and Star Gold card? At the moment it's also difficult to have HO flight issued on the same ticket as a full Star member flight.
Jun 22, 2017, 4:45 pm
#27
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Has to be connected to a *A flight on same PNR, per everything I've seen on this.
Jun 23, 2017, 1:34 am
#29
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Jun 28, 2017, 11:03 pm
#30
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Orange County, Ca
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I was on a flight at the weekend with LAX-PVG on UA (Polaris), connecting PVG-XIY on HO (first). Smooth enough except for weather delay (which is common at this season in Shanghai). My Mileage Plus number appeared automatically on the HO boarding pass and I got the mileage credit a few days later. So the two seem to be integrated OK. Ticket was issued by UA.
HO uses the same terminal as UA at PVG which was better than having to haul myself and my bags over to T1.
HO lounge, service etc. unexceptional but OK, much like the other China domestics. They did reschedule the flight after initial booking to insert a couple of hours of extra layover which was not great. In the event the weather delay was the only negative.
HO uses the same terminal as UA at PVG which was better than having to haul myself and my bags over to T1.
HO lounge, service etc. unexceptional but OK, much like the other China domestics. They did reschedule the flight after initial booking to insert a couple of hours of extra layover which was not great. In the event the weather delay was the only negative.