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Korean Air SkyPass
Program overview
SkyPass is the loyalty program of Korean Air, a member of SkyTeam and Korea's largest airlines. This program allows you to earn and redeem miles for flights on Korean Air, SkyTeam partners and 8 non-SkyTeam partners (including American Airlines and Alaska Airlines).
Alliance | |
Program website | |
Approximate miles value | 1.5 cents per mile |
Miles validity | 10 years |
Program accrual | Based on distance flown plus bonuses |
Limit on amount of miles you can purchase | No option to purchase miles |
Waitlist option | No |
Courtesy Hold for award reservation | Not allowed |
Do you need to open an account to check availability? | Yes |
Stopover option | Not permitted on Korean Air. 1 stopover for roundtrip on SkyTeam |
Family account | Yes |
Upgrade option | Yes |
Online booking | Yes |
Airline partners | Aeromexico, Delta, Air France, KLM, Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, Czech Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, MEA, Saudia, Tarom, Vietnam Airlines, Xiamen Air, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, GOL, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines |
Credit card partners | No transfer partners |
Hotel partners | Marriott Bonvoy (3:1, 2 days transfer), World of Hyatt (2.5:1, 6-8 weeks transfer), Accor Live Limitless (2:1, 4-6 weeks transfer) |
Co-branded credit cards | SkyBlue SKYPASS Visa Card, SKYPASS Visa Business Card, SKYPASS Visa Classic Card, SKYPASS Visa Secured Card, SKYPASS Visa Signature Card |
Point/Miles Conversion Chart
Pros
- Miles pooling
- Low change fee (USD $30) and redeposit fee (3,000 miles)
- Great availability for Korean Air flights, better than any other program
Cons
- One ways are not allowed on partner flights
- Award tickets can only be booked for yourself or family members only
- No credit card transfer partners (Chase Ultimate Rewards partnership was discontinued)
- Outdated website and interface for award bookings and account servicing
- Poorer than average availability for partner airlines
Excellent for
- Korean Air one way flights from the US to Seoul start from 80,000 miles in First Class.
- Hawaiian Airlines round trip from the US to Honolulu for 30,000 miles in Economy or 60,000 miles in Business Class.
- Etihad round trip from the US to Abu Dhabi for 140,000 miles in Business Class and no fuel surcharges.
Insider Tip
- Although officially holding an award reservation is not allowed, Korean Air call center agents have the discretion to put your award reservation on courtesy hold in some circumstances.
- One way trips are allowed on Korean Air flights only, partner flights require round trips.
- This program is only worthwhile for Korean Air redemptions.
- The Homebase Stopover Strategy works fairly well for Seoul based travelers.
Do you use this program? Share your experience and tips in the comments below. Your thoughts would be very valuable to us!
Comments: 12
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:08:41
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:13:04
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:17:26
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:21:50
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:26:12
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:30:36
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:35:00
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:39:25
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:43:49
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:48:11
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:52:35
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Lacerne Dixon
08 Nov 2024 at 14:56:59
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BKK-HNL one way requires 42,500 miles and pay $217 tax, etc plus $28 issuance fees. I checked taxes if booked the flight as a non-member and tax & fees were only $70. Korean Air is over-charging the taxes and fees by $147 and charging an additional service fee of $28. That how they treat their customers?
Choose where you are going from and to by selecting the respective zones. There are two ways to choose your origin and destination - you can either select the zones they fall into on the map or by clicking on the bars above the map and entering the city name or airport code into the search fields.
- Choose one of the three point combination options which is applicable to you. If you don't have any miles in any airline accounts you can leave those fields blank.
- Input all of the different points you have on the credit cards you are planning to use. You can enter as many as you like. If you have multiple cards on one name from the same bank you can combine and enter the total amount of points between all of your cards.
- Enter all the miles you have in airlines frequent flyer programs on the left hand side following the airlines name.
- Once you input the information, click on the analyze button at the bottom of the page.
- The analyzer will offer you the optimal transfer combinations to explore as well as pros and cons of each.
- Review analyzer recommendations. Total number of miles is not the only consideration you should take into account. Analyzer will give you additional information about each program to make the right decision. You can also download results to a pdf and even send them to others if you like.
- Proceed to check availability with respective airlines. Do not transfer any miles until you confirm the desired option is available on the airline’s website. Note the transfer time and hold the reservation if possible before transferring any miles.
- Remember all transfers are final as you would not be able to send the points back to your credit card. If your trip is cancelled your miles will go back to the respective airline account.
- Transferring points to airline's frequent flyer programs is not the only way to obtain the award ticket. You can also redeem the points through your credit card directly by using the Book Travel option. You can find out more by checking out our Credit card reward tab on Wikimiles home page.
- WikiMiles Crew is always here to answer any questions. For an additional fee we can also assist you with the bookings. Use the Contact us section to reach out to us.
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