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Status benefits

Frequent flyer benefits – achieve status, and get valuable perks

As a Frequent Traveller, Senator or HON Circle Member, you travel faster and in greater comfort. You also enjoy a range of benefits that make travelling by land or air even more pleasurable. Plus, you earn more miles on flights than members without frequent flyer status, helping you to reach your dream award even faster.

Status benefits at a glance

Priority check-in

Lounge access

Increased free baggage allowance

Unlimited mileage validity

Executive Bonus: more miles for every flight

Higher waiting list priority

Status card and baggage tags

Status benefits on all Star Alliance flights

Exclusive service hotline
Two passengers talking at the airport – Frequent flyer status benefits at a glance

Learn more about Frequent Traveller, Senator and HON Circle status

    All statuses in comparison

    Compare all the benefits and perks that come with each frequent flyer status: Frequent Traveller, Senator and HON Circle Member.

     

    See overview

     

    Enjoy special perks and other benefits

    Lifetime status

    We reward long-term loyalty with Frequent Traveller or Senator Lifetime status, allowing you to enjoy all the associated perks for life.

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    Extra Benefits

    You automatically enjoy additional benefits once you achieve a certain number of Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points.

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    Status Events

    As a status customer with more than 10,000 Qualifying Points, you benefit from exclusive invitations to premium experiences, known as Status Events.

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    Achieve frequent flyer status

    To achieve frequent flyer status, you’ll need a certain number of Points, Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points per calendar year.

      Frequent Traveller Senator HON Circle
    Points 650 2,000 -
    Qualifying Points 325 1,000 -
    HON Circle Points     6,000

    You become a Frequent Traveller when you earn 650 Points and 325 Qualifying Points in a calendar year. To achieve Senator status, you need 2,000 Points and 1,000 Qualifying Points. You achieve HON Circle status with 6,000 HON Circle Points in a calendar year.

    Earning Points is simple: It works like this

    Easily calculate your status using the Points Calculator

    Frequently asked questions

    Transferring miles and Points between frequent flyer programmes


    It’s not possible to transfer your miles, Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points to another frequent flyer programme. The miles and Points you earn on your flights are always credited to the Miles & More account specified by you or your travel agency in the flight booking. Flights can only ever count towards one programme.

     

    If your miles, Points, Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points have not been credited, you can request a credit online at any time.

     

    Retroactive credit request

    Status validity for Frequent Travellers and Senators

    If you achieve or renew your status after 1 January 2024 based on Points and Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points, the term will be a minimum of one year. It will start as soon as you’ve achieved your status and finish at the end of February the year after next. The qualification period is one calendar year.

     

    Example:

    if you achieve your qualification for the status in April 2024, it will remain valid until the end of February 2026.

     

     

    Status-relevant flights and flight segments

    To achieve Frequent Traveller or Senator status, you’ll need both Points and Qualifying Points. To achieve HON Circle status, you’ll need HON Circle Points.

     

    You can earn Points on flights operated by Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Discover Airlines, Eurowings, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, Luxair, SWISS and all other Star Alliance airlines.

     

    You can earn Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points on flights operated by the following airlines: Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Discover Airlines, Eurowings, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, Luxair and SWISS.

     

    HON Circle Points will only be awarded on flights in Business and First Class.

     

    Depending on the airline, some flight numbers and booking classes may not qualify for earning Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points. You can find further information on our airline partners’ offer pages.

     

    Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points can be earned on LX code-share flights operated by Edelweiss (flight numbers LX8000–8499), provided these flights are booked directly with SWISS under the LX flight number.

    HON Circle status validity

     

    If you achieve or renew your status after 1 January 2024 based on HON Circle Points, the term will be a minimum of one year. It will start as soon as you’ve achieved your status and finish at the end of February the year after next. The qualification period is one calendar year.

     

    Example:

    if you achieve your qualification as a HON Circle Member in April 2024, the status will remain valid until the end of February 2026.

    Members without frequent flyer status

    To meet today’s requirements for digital and environmentally friendly solutions, Miles & More is no longer issuing Miles & More service cards for members without frequent flyer status. You can find your digital service card in the Miles & More app. This allows you to keep using all the services related to earning and redeeming miles.

     

    If you haven’t yet installed the Miles & More app on your smartphone, you can download it here:

    Download the Miles & More app from the App Store
    Download the Miles & More app from Google Play

     

    By the way, you’ll receive a credit of 500 award miles the first time you log in to the app.