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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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No, miles cannot be transferred from program to program. It stays with whichever program you chose. However, you can choose different programs than the airline that you flew with. Each program has different redemption rates and rules, which can make it confusing.
The question is what you want to do with the miles - travel, gain status, etc.
Aegean is a favorite of a lot of Star Alliance flyers, because it takes very little mileage to get Star Alliance Gold status, which is good for accessing airline lounges, priority boarding, extra luggage allowance, priority check-in and so on. The status is also one of the longest lasting - 3 years vs. the usual 1 year for most airline programs. However, you can't really redeem the miles easily.
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Originally Posted by Hehe
No... you usually stick to whatever airline you fly most frequently. Alliance is just for redemption and collection. For redemption, it means that you can redeem EVA miles for Star Alliance rewards, which can be on AC, CA... etc
In collection, they would just usually also honor the membership from other airlines in the alliance. I.E.: I usually use United's mileage Plus. And I collect miles on all star alliance flights I fly (UA, AC, CA, LH... etc).
Recently though, many airlines have adjusted their policy so flights not operated by themselves tend to have many limitations. Sadly, I don't get much say in what airline to fly for work (they usually just book the cheapest J they have available)... so I'd stick with UA for now.
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UA recently had a big devaluation, so it's difficult to say whether or not it will be good to stick with UA or not... but we don't have many choices for *A in North America if you want to redeem miles. UA or AC.
