Star Alliance Airline Booking Class Codes Chart

Booking Classes listed below earn less than 100% of actual miles flown in Economy Class, less than 125% in Business Class, or are not eligible for mileage accrual.

If your ticketed booking class is not included in this chart, for example Y,B,M in Economy Class, then you will earn full mileage according to the class of service flown.

Changes to accrual in all booking classes may be subject to change without prior notice.

Airline

Booking Class

Accrual Percentage

Air Canada (AC) C/ D/ Z (Discounted Business Class)
A/ B/ H/ L/ Q/ V (Within Canada)
E/ G/ K/ N/ P? R/ T/ W (Between USA and Canada, or Within Canada)

100%
50%
0%

Air China (CA) G/ L/ Q/ S/ U/ V/ W
E/ T

50%
0%

Air New Zealand (NZ) G/ K/ L/ P/ S

0%

All Nippon Airways (NH) B/ G/ H/ K/ L/ M/ S/ W
T
Q (When purchasing a TG marketing ticket and the flight is operated by NH)

70%
50%
70%

Aegean Airlines (A3) All paid fares currently earn full mileage.

Asiana Airlines (OZ)

V/ W
G

50%
0%

Austrian Airlines Group (OS)      

S/ W

E/ K/ L/ O/ P/ T/ U /Z

50%

0%

BMI (BD)

O/ W (effective January 1, 2010)
E/ G/ N/ O/ T/ W

I/ R/ X/ Z (all tiny fares)

100%
0%

0%

Brussees Airlines (SN) E, G, L, S, U, W

0%

Continental Airlines (CO) L,N,T

0%

EgyptAir (MS)

K/ Q

G/ L/ N/ R/ S/ T/ V/ W

75%

0%

Lot Polish Airlines (LO)

G/ W
E/ K/ L/ P/ T/ U

50%
0%

Lufthansa (LH)

 

S/ W

E/ L/ T/ U

Q/ S/ V/ W (when purchasing a Lufthansa marketing ticket and the flight is operated by THAI)

50%
0%
0%

SAS (SK)

G/ K/ L/ O/ T/ U/ W

0%

Shanghai Airlines (FM)

E/ G/ H/ Q/ S

K/ P/ V/ W/ Z

50%
0 %

Singapore Airlines (SQ)

W

G/ N/ Q/ T/ V

50%

0%

Spanair (JK)

G/ K/ Q/ V/ W

E/ G/ H/ K/ L/ M/ N/ Q/ T/ V/ W (Domestic Only)
(S Domestic and International)

50%

0%

South African Airways (SA)

G/ L/ T/ V/ W

50%

SWISS (LX)

P/ T/ W (effective January 1, 2010)
E

L/ V (when purchasing a SWISS marketing ticket and the flight is operated by THAI)

50%
0%

0%

TAM (JJ/PZ) N/ R/ T/ W

0%

Tap Portugal (TP)

G/ K/ L/ S/ U/ W

E/ T
Q (when purchasing a TG marketing ticket and the flight is operated by TP between Lisbon and : Madrid, Frankfurt, Rome, Milan, Zurich)

50%
0%
0%

Turkish Airlines (TK)

E/ L/ Q/ S/ T

G/ O/ U/ V/ W
N/ P/ X

50%

25%
0%

United Airlines (UA)

Z (Discounted Business Class)

G/ L/ S/ T/ W

100%

0%

US Airways (US)

E,R
J,P (Upgrade Classes)

No Miles
100%

Regional Carriers

Adria Airways (JP)

 

S/ W

L/ T

50%

0%

Blue 1 (KF)

G/ K/ L/ O/ T/ U/ W

0%

Croatia Airlines (OU)

S/ W

50%

 

Royal Orchid Plus miles are earned according to booking class codes of operating Star Alliance airline.

When purchasing a marketing ticket, these tickets display the carrier code followed by a 4 digit number, and can be purchased from the marketing carrier or a travel agent.

A discounted fare with a marketing ticket may earn less than full miles, or may not be eligible for any miles on the operating carrier, as noted above.

Please note that mileage accrual with Star Alliance airlines is subject to change without prior notice.