Here are some links that I find useful for *A.
Anything else should be included?
Note - links that are external to FT are
italicised.
Easy way to find *A award availability on most *A airlines, in real time
Finding award seats thread
NB: special thanks to OxonFlyer for this over at the bmi board.
*A Members and Airline Codes
(with links to relevant FT fora and FAQs)
*A
Full Members
AC Air Canada
CA Air China
NZ Air New Zealand
NH ANA and
FAQ
OZ Asiana
OS Austrian
BD BMI forum and
FAQ
MS EgyptAir
LO LOT
LH Lufthansa
SK SAS
FM Shanghai Airlines
SQ Singapore
SA South African Airways
JK Spanair
LX Swiss
TP TAP Portugal
TG Thai
TK Turkish
UA United forum and
FAQ
US US Airways
Regional Members
KF Blue1
JP Adria Airways
OU Croatia Airlines
Observer Members
AI Air India expected to join *A in 2010
CO Continental and
FAQ NOTE - CO is expected to join *A 25 October 2009
JJ TAM expected to join *A in 2009 or 2010
SN Brussels Airlines expected to join *A in 2009 or 2010
Former Members
RG Varig
Official *A Websites
www.staralliance.com
www.starallianceemployees.com
*A Reference Guide (very useful rules, lounges and airport guide)
pdf (warning ~4 Mb)
online version
*A Timetables
*A PDF timetable (warning ~5 Mb)
*A downloadable timetables
*A mobile timetable browser
*A Flights
*A flight search
*A flight status
Product Planners (RTW, passes, etc)
*A RTW online mileage calculator,
thread listing RTWMC bugs and
short version of rules (see also fare rules below)
*A Fare Products index
*A Fare Product Calculators
Official *A Member Airlines Websites
Adria
Air Canada
Air New Zealand
ANA
Asiana
Austrian
Blue 1
BMI
Croatia
EgyptAir
LOT
Lufthansa
SAS
Singapore
South African
Spanair
Swiss
TAP Portugal
Thai
Turkish
United
US Airways
Air India
Brussels Airlines
Continental
TAM
FFP's
thread on BlondeBomber's *G Comparison Chart 2008 (includes CA and TK)
*S comparison thread and
FLYGVA's *S comparison chart
*A FFP Partner Airlines
*A can be credited to which non *A FFP?
Choosing a *A FFP
How to upgrade on *A carriers
Earn miles on *A FFPs (by carrier and booking code)
*A FFP status drops one level only if fail to requalify
*A FFP's which have one-way awards
*A FFP awards with/without fuel surcharges
How long elite status lasts
Requalification periods (calendar year, rolling, etc).
*A wide upgrades
Official *A FFP's Websites
Air Canada's Aeroplan
Air New Zealand Airpoints
ANA Mileage Club
Asiana Club
Adria, Austrian, Croatia, Lufthansa, LOT, Swiss Miles & More
BMI Diamond Club
EgyptAir Plus
SAS EuroBonus
Singapore KrisFlyer
South African Voyager
Spanair Plus
TAP Victoria
Thai Royal Orchid Plus
United Mileage Plus
US Airways Dividend Miles
Air India Flying Returns
Brussels Airlines Privilege
Continental Onepass
TAM Fidelidade
*G Lounges
Official Lounge Access for First, Business and *G Passengers
Links to *A member lounges
The Global Lounge Project (no longer working - does anyone have new link?)
BlondeBomber's *G Lounge Guide
Air NZ lounge thread
LH Lounge list
AC Lounge list (note for SIN SQ Raffles lounge listed in error)
Discussion on contract lounges (at PEK but also more generally)
Lounges used by *A that arent *G
Your favourite *A lounges worldwide
Your favourite *G lounges worldwide (note this means lounges available to *G no matter class of travel)
BlondeBomber posted
AC *G members can access *G lounges when flying non-*A carriers if there is no *A carrier on the route and
this thread discussed more general *G case. Seems limited to AC but YMMV.
Lounge access when not flying *A (or other partner airline)
Loungeguide wiki (more than just *A)
*A Booking Codes
*A Booking Classes
*A RTW
*A RTW mileage calculator tool
*A RTW rules - from NZ (effective 1 May 2008) and
*A special (economy) RTW rules - from NZ (effective 1 May 2008)
For the latest rules use the link above (other versions of rules included for completeness/comparison with discussion threads, and so I don't lose the links to alternate sources)
*A RTW May 2008 major rule changes
*A RTW 2008 price rise watchlist
*A RTW April 2008 rule changes
JayHawkCO's spreadsheet of January 2009 prices
New RTW rules from 1 May 2007*A RTW Rule Changes 02JAN07
New RTW prices from 1 June 2006
*A RTW Comparison price chart 2005
*A RTW Rule Changes 15APR05
*A RTW allowable codeshares
*A FAQ
*A RTW Comparison price chart 2004
WearyBizTrvlr's RTW comparison spreadsheet (includes One World and Sky Team as well as *A)
*A RTW rules
RTW rules - from NZ
RTW rules - from SK
Alternative RTWs with *A Airlines (Compilation)
USA fare rules for TAs from NZ
*A product rules for TAs from NZ
*A Passes
*A Circle and Airpass mileage calculator tool
Circle Pacific thread
Visit USA thread
Europe Airpass list of countries
*A FAQ
Air NZ rules (RTW, Circle Pacific, Circle Asia, Airpasses for Asia Europe North America Japan Thailand South Africa)
*A non-fuel surcharges (RTW and others)
2005 *A RTW rule change
insidious growth of surcharges
2006 *A rule changes
*A unorthodox routes
Unorthodox *A routes.
*A Seating
Air Canada seating thread
Air NZ seating thread
Air NZ seating charts
Lufthansa seating thread
*A Carry-on & Checked Baggage Limits & Enforcement
See also FFP
Air Canada
AKL international carry-on warning
New lower checked baggage limits
*A Mileage Expiry
*A FFP Mileage expiry
*A owned airlines - included in *A or not?
*A owned airlines
Misc
Some minimum connect times from UA timetable
*A and major airline routings (warning large 13 megs)
*A First Class Routes
list of one coupon multiple sectors routes
Please advise additions/corrections/bad links. Updated to post #92.
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