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Old Oct 14, 2023 | 10:23 pm
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Originally Posted by randomasian
Another problem is that currently, Korean Air only has one level of non-lifetime status that only gives Skyteam Elite. While Skyteam Elite has more benefits than Star Alliance Silver, it doesn't include lounge access or priority baggage handling that you would get with Star Alliance Gold. You need lifetime status to get Skyteam Elite+ that would be almost comparable in benefits to Star Alliance Gold with the exception of no lounge access on US domestic flights.
Unless KE decides to not hand out the status that would be equivalent to OZ *G, you should have time to build up status with another ST carrier while still enjoying elite benefits. Another strategy (but more risky) is to take KE's elite status after it absorbs OZ and use that to match with another *A carrier.

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