
Aditya Bagaria
Your guide to Star Alliance!
Updated: Dec 17, 2020

You may have seen that grey star logo whenever you traveled on United Airlines within the States. That’s because United is part of the Star Alliance.
Airlines:
1. Aegean Airlines
2. Air Canada
3. Air China
4. Air India
5. Air New Zealand
6. ANA
7. Asiana Airlines
8. Austrian
9. Avianca
10. Brussels Airlines
11. Copa Airlines
12. Croatia Airlines
13. EGYPTAIR
14. Ethiopian Airlines
15. EVA Air
16. LOT Polish Airlines
17. Lufthansa
18. Scandinavian Airlines
19. Shenzhen Airlines
20. Singapore Airlines
21. South African Airways
22. SWISS
23. THAI
24. TAP Air Portugal
25. Turkish Airlines
26. United
Status:
If you hold qualifying status with any Star Alliance member, you will have Star Alliance Silver or Gold status. For instance, United MileagePlus Premier 1K status holders are Star Alliance Gold.
For this example, let’s assume I am a Premier 1K member on United. If I book a flight on Lufthansa, I am sure to put my United MileagePlus number into the booking (done at the time of booking or on the reservation page). As soon as I link my Lufthansa reservation with my United MileagePlus number Lufthansa verifies the number with the Star Alliance server and recognizes my Gold status. This is extremely valuable as it lets every Star Alliance member knows I am a special customer and allows me to access lounges, priority boarding, etc.
Benefits:
Star Alliance Gold
Priority Check-in
Priority Baggage
Lounge Access
Priority Boarding
Extra Baggage Allowance
Priority Security (at Star Alliance airline hubs)
Everything in Star Alliance Silver
Star Alliance Silver
Priority Reservation Waitlist
Priority Airport Stand-by
Bottom line:
It’s usually worthless to have Star Alliance Silver. Gold is where all the benefits are present. Alliance status is a major perk when traveling abroad or in economy class. It can get you free upgrades, lounge access, and more!