Overview of Star Silver Status
#31
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Concord, NC (North of Charlotte)
Programs: Dividend Miles Preferred-Gold, HHonors- Diamond , Priority Club-Gold, Emerald Club- Executive
Posts: 132
Thank you for posting the chart. I just became silver with SQ and was wondering what I would get from other Star Alliance airlines, and this was great. However I really am underwhelmed - seems Star Alliance silver is pretty worthless. I can't even check-in at business class counters unlike on OneWorld. I'd intended to diversify out of OW, but am having second thoughts now.
#32
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 41
Gaining access to SQ lounge at LHR with a BMI Silver Card
Whilst I know my BMI Silver Card doesn't afford me access to other Star Alliance lounges when it's not a code share flight, I wondered if anyone has experience of successfully getting into the SQ lounge at Heathrow when travelling cattle class to Singapore? I don't know if the gate keepers operate a strict access policy or if they exercise some leverage if you smile nicely, dress appropriately, are polite and descretely show your silver card.
#33
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YHM (BUF/YYZ/YTZ in practice, formerly LHR)
Programs: rapidly diminishing
Posts: 973
OTOH, the whole setup and organization at TPA was a world away. Busy, but courteous and fairly quick service.. and they didn't even to bother charging us for the extra checked item we had on the way back ^
As seems to be the case with so much of all this, YMMV - but particularly when it comes to which station you're heading out from.
#34
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,538
Whilst I know my BMI Silver Card doesn't afford me access to other Star Alliance lounges when it's not a code share flight, I wondered if anyone has experience of successfully getting into the SQ lounge at Heathrow when travelling cattle class to Singapore? I don't know if the gate keepers operate a strict access policy or if they exercise some leverage if you smile nicely, dress appropriately, are polite and descretely show your silver card.
I have no first hand experience in LHR, but I would say, the changes are rather limited that they will let you in. But try it, you did not lose anything by asking nicely.
#35
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Singapore
Programs: TK*G, SAS EB Basic, CX MPC, KLM FB, SPG Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 64
Correction on BMI?
Hello, just checked BMI Diamond website, they say "20kg additional free baggage allowance on flights operated by bmi to UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, hold luggage only". In the chart it says +10 kgs.
Keep up the good job!
(and my first post on flyertalk!)
Keep up the good job!
(and my first post on flyertalk!)
#36
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,538
Welcome to Flyertalk and thank for pointing out the free baggage allowance. I will checkt it.
#38
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,538
Which FFP has reduced the baggage allowance.
I will update the chart with Continental in the next couple of days (hopefully).
#42
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Up in the Air OR Down to Earth ;)
Programs: XP AA, ◊ HGP, PL SPG, 1K UA
Posts: 1,369
#43
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 170
From http://www.continental.com/web/en-US.../checkbag.aspx
Checked Baggage Fees
The following customers will not be charged service fees to check a first or second bag:
OnePass Silver Elite members and Star Alliance Silver members*
OnePass Platinum and Gold Elite members and Star Alliance Gold members*
First Class customers*
Checked Baggage Fees
The following customers will not be charged service fees to check a first or second bag:
OnePass Silver Elite members and Star Alliance Silver members*
OnePass Platinum and Gold Elite members and Star Alliance Gold members*
First Class customers*
#45
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,538
I have finally manage to update the Star Alliance Silver Comparison Chart with the chart about Continental's OnePass Silver Benefits. As usual, I ask for a second (or third) look by fellow flyertalkers. It was a bit difficult to get the differences in the EQM / Redeemable Miles earning into the chart for Star Alliance airlines.
I have not updated the chart concerning UAs change in the domestic upgrade rules, since they are not in affect until the second quarter of 2010.
Sorry for the heavy dealy in the update, caused by the load on my desk at work in November and December.
I have not updated the chart concerning UAs change in the domestic upgrade rules, since they are not in affect until the second quarter of 2010.
Sorry for the heavy dealy in the update, caused by the load on my desk at work in November and December.