- Requirements for becoming an Elite member
- Requirements for retaining your Elite member
- Comparison of PhoenixMiles and Star Alliance membership levels
1.The upgrade criteria and assessment period for tiers of Silver, Gold and Platinum
| Level | Silver Card | Gold Card | Platinum Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade assessment cycle | The previous 12 consecutive months, including the month when assessment starts. | ||
| General Upgrade Standards | 40,000 qualifying mileage/ 25 qualifying segments | 80,000 qualifying mileage/ 40 qualifying segments | 160,000 qualifying mileage/ 90 qualifying segments |
| Validity term after upgrade | From the month of the upgrade to the end of the 24th month thereafter. | ||
2.The upgrade criteria and assessment period for tiers of Lifetime Platinum and Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum
| Level | Lifetime Platinum Card | Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum Card② |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Standards | 1 million Lifetime Platinum mileage③/ 2 million Lifetime Platinum mileage④ |
Annual 300,000 Lifetime Platinum mileage |
| Upgrade assessment cycle① | From the date when the membership takes effect | From January 1 to December 31 of the previous year |
| Validity term after upgrade | Lifetime | From the date when the Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum Card takes effect to December 31 of the same year. |
① During assessment, only the existing flight record in your account is checked, and the flight dates must be within the assessment cycle.
② Assessment takes place on January 1 every year, and you must be a Lifetime Platinum Card member before the date of assessment.
③ Since the date each carrier joined PhoenixMiles, members take flights operated by each of Air China Family carriers with its own code. Or, taking Tibet Airlines with TV code during the days from January 8th, 2013 to August 31st, 2019. (Shenzhen Airlines and Shandong Airlines joined PhoenixMiles on January 8, 2013. Air Macau joined PhoenixMiles on January 1, 2015.)
④ Since the date each carrier joined PhoenixMiles, members take flights operated by each of Air China Family carriers with any carrier’s code. Taking Tibet Airlines with CA, ZH, SC, NX and TV codes during the days from January 8th, 2013 to August 31st, 2019. Or, taking Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Air Macau with TV code to accumulate mileages. (Shenzhen Airlines and Shandong Airlines joined PhoenixMiles on January 8, 2013. Air Macau joined PhoenixMiles on January 1, 2015.)
3.Special upgrade thresholds
The Special Upgrade Standards take effect from April 1, 2014. If you are qualified for the same membership level for four full years in a row, and meet 70% of the upgrade2 threshold from January to December in the fifth year, you are eligible for a membership upgrade in March of the sixth year.
Example: A member who retains the Silver status from January 2016 to December 2020 and accrues 70% of the mileage or segments required for a Gold upgrade from January to December 2020 will be upgraded to Gold member in March 2021.
1.The retain criteria and assessment period for tiers of Silver, Gold and Platinum
| Level | Silver Card | Gold Card | Platinum Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewal Standards | 35,000 qualifying mileage/ 23 qualifying segments | 70,000 qualifying mileage/ 36 qualifying segments | 145,000 qualifying mileage/ 80 qualifying segments |
| Renewal assessment cycle① | 12 consecutive months from the month prior to the one when the existing membership expires. | ||
| Validity term after renewal② | From the month following the one when the existing membership expires to the end of the 12th month thereafter. | ||
① During assessment, only the existing flight record in your account is checked, and the flight dates must be within the assessment cycle.
② If Elite Membership still remains after downgrade, its validity period is the same as that of Elite Membership after renewal.
2.The retain criteria and assessment period for tiers of Lifetime Platinum and Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum
It will be no longer expired once members reach to the Lifetime Platinum tier.
Members who have reached to Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum tier needs to be evaluated every year. Each member has to accumulate at least 300,000 mileages during the period from January 1st to December 31st in the previous year; if not, the member will be directly downgraded to the Lifetime Platinum tier.
| PhoenixMiles status | Corresponding Star Alliance status |
|---|---|
| PhoenixMiles Annual Premium Lifetime Platinum Card | Star Alliance Gold |
| PhoenixMiles Lifetime Platinum | Star Alliance Gold |
| PhoenixMiles Platinum | Star Alliance Gold |
| PhoenixMiles Gold | Star Alliance Gold |
| PhoenixMiles Silver | Star Alliance Silver |
