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Originally Posted by Slifer
Quick question about Star Alliance.
I recently flew with EVA air and racked up 12k in points. Now, can the points be transferred to Air Canada's Aeroplan since they are also part of Star Alliance?
Its so confusing since every airline has their own mileage program.
Whats the deal?
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Basically it depends on what you mean by "racked up 12k points." Before you take a flight on a star alliance carrier, you have the option of entering any frequent flier program's member number you belong to. For example, last year I earned 17,000 air canada status miles on a series of flights operated 100% by united, by putting my air canada (aeroplan - they work cooperatively) member number in. Each carrier has specific rules about how many miles are credited from each partner - for example, at the time I flew, air canada credited all lufthansa economy flights to air Canada at 50% - ie fly 10,000 miles, get 5,000 points while united was 100% (this is no more). You do not need to fly air canada to get points for air canada/aeroplan. However if you flew with Eva and credited your miles somewhere else, you can not "switch" them to air Canada after the fact.
Last year I earned 6x,000 points from flying but only about 35,000 were on air canada, the rest were united. The trick is to put your aeroplan info on all star alliance flights. Do your homework in advance though, there are many carriers who do not give 100% in economy.
Mark
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