Korean Air SKYPASS

What Korean Air SKYPASS is

How a frequent flyer program works: earning miles with SKYPASS

On Korean Air flights, the credit depends on distance and booking class. Flight miles are the flight distance multiplied by the accrual rate of the booked class. We did not capture the individual rates per class, so we list none.

Ways to earn miles for readers in Switzerland, Germany and Austria are not backed by our sources. The country pages of Korean Air could not be read during our research. For credit cards, hotels or car rentals in these three markets we therefore say nothing.

Redeeming miles and Cash & Miles

We cannot say what an award flight costs in miles, because the award chart is missing from our sources. The same goes for taxes and surcharges on awards and for fees: we have no sourced amounts.

Part payment with Cash & Miles is documented. From 500 miles, it lets you pay up to 30 percent of the fare with miles. Taxes and fuel surcharges are excluded. It works only if the ticket is bought in Korean won or US dollars. The number of miles deducted depends on season, demand, route and booking situation.

We give no value per mile in cents or rappen, because we lack a sourced basis for it.

Expiry of miles

Whether and when SKYPASS miles expire we cannot say, because we have no sourced rule. Check the terms of Korean Air before you build up a balance.

Status levels Morning Calm, Morning Calm Premium and Million Miler

The program has three levels. We did not capture the requirements and benefits of each level, because the Korean Air status pages returned no readable text to our capture tool. So we state no thresholds here, and nothing on lounge, baggage or upgrades. Which SkyTeam level each program level matches is also not backed by our sources.

The integration of Asiana adds a fourth level. Korean Air introduces Morning Calm Select, which offers the benefits of SkyTeam Elite Plus. Current Morning Calm members are split between Morning Calm Select and Morning Calm according to their activity.

One benefit of SkyTeam Elite Plus is documented: these members may use the own lounges of Korean Air without a prior reservation, as may passengers in First and Prestige.

Asiana integration and conversion of miles

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are becoming one integrated Korean Air. The remaining Asiana miles are transferred to Korean Air but managed separately for 10 years.

When converted into SKYPASS miles, flight miles from Asiana convert at 1 to 1 and partner miles at 1 to 0.82. Partner miles therefore yield fewer SKYPASS miles than you held before.

Frequent flyer program for Switzerland, Germany and Austria

Which airports in Switzerland, Germany and Austria Korean Air serves we cannot document, so we list none. Schedules change by season, so check them with the airline.

Who Korean Air SKYPASS is not for

Miles & More alternatives: SKYPASS compared

Which miles program is the best depends on the flights you actually book. If you look for alternatives to Miles & More, SKYPASS fits mainly when Korea is your main route. All programs are listed in the program archive, and the page Methodology describes how we check facts.