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Frequent flyer & loyalty programs

47 airline programs Australian flyers use to book award seats — whether you earn directly or transfer in from a flexible currency. Grouped by alliance, because where a program sits determines which airlines you can fly on its points.

oneworld

10 programs

Qantas's alliance. Earn and burn Qantas Points across American, British Airways, Cathay, Qatar, Japan Airlines, Finnair, Alaska and more.

FlySmiLes credits eligible SriLankan and partner activity and offers reward tickets and upgrades. oneworld access is subject to the participating airline and award rules. Nomination of other travellers may attract a fee. Confirm the applicable carrier table, cash charges and seat availability with FlySmiLes before transferring or purchasing miles.

Qantas Frequent Flyer

Qantas Points · Qantas

Qantas Frequent Flyer offers Qantas Points and status benefits with separate rules.

Cathay / Asia Miles

Asia Miles · Cathay Pacific

Standard awards use a distance-based chart; partner awards differ.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club

Avios (Qatar Privilege Club) · Qatar Airways

Qatar Privilege Club uses Avios.

American Airlines AAdvantage

AAdvantage miles · American Airlines

AAdvantage is American Airlines' loyalty program.

British Airways Club

Avios · British Airways

British Airways Club is an Avios loyalty program.

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank

JAL Mileage Bank miles · Japan Airlines

JAL Mileage Bank offers several redemption products.

Finnair Plus

Avios · Finnair

Now an Avios program; useful for European oneworld redemptions.

Atmos Rewards (Alaska and Hawaiian)

Atmos Rewards points · Alaska Airlines

Atmos Rewards is the combined Alaska and Hawaiian loyalty program. This page retains its former Mileage Plan URL for existing bookmarks. Confirm current earning and award-product rules before booking.

Malaysia Airlines Enrich

Enrich Points · Malaysia Airlines

oneworld program with regional Asian value.

Star Alliance

13 programs

The largest alliance — reachable from Australia via Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand, plus United, Air Canada, ANA, Lufthansa and Turkish.

Earn Maharaja Points on eligible Air India, Air India Express and Star Alliance flights, and with participating partners. Air India Express earning and codeshare award bookings were added on 22 May 2026. Book through Air India using Points or Cash + Points; account verification and nominee conditions apply. Australian card transfers and route-specific award amounts have not yet been verified here.

Air China and Shenzhen Airlines share PhoenixMiles with other participating carriers. Eligible flying earns mileage, redeemable for flight awards and upgrades. Eligibility, booking class, peak-season rules and the operating carrier affect redemption. Shenzhen's own-flight awards require ZH-operated, ZH-coded direct flights; codeshares are excluded from that product. Do not treat kilometre-denominated balances as another program's miles.

Asiana has announced that its Star Alliance membership ends on 16 December 2026 at 23:59 KST. Mileage earning, partner-award booking and elite benefits have separate cut-off arrangements, including carrier-specific redemption deadlines. Consult the transition notice before crediting flights or planning partner awards. Existing miles must not be assumed to retain today's partner access indefinitely.

Voyager supports award redemption and mileage claims, including eligible Star Alliance partner flights. Use the program's current airline earning and award rules for your fare and itinerary. Australian card-transfer access and numerical route prices are not yet verified in this dataset.

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer

KrisFlyer miles · Singapore Airlines

KrisFlyer is Singapore Airlines’ loyalty program.

Air New Zealand Koru

Koru Airpoints · Air New Zealand

Koru is Air New Zealand’s loyalty programme, with Airpoints for redemptions and Status Points for tier progression.

United MileagePlus

MileagePlus miles · United Airlines

Large Star Alliance program; own-metal and partner pricing is dynamic with no published chart.

Air Canada Aeroplan

Aeroplan points · Air Canada

Distance-and-region based partner award chart; a flexible-points favourite.

ANA Mileage Club

ANA Mileage Club miles · All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Region-based partner award chart known for premium-cabin value (return-only on some awards).

Lufthansa Miles & More

Miles & More miles · Lufthansa

Europe's largest program (Lufthansa Group); distance-based award pricing.

Thai Royal Orchid Plus

Royal Orchid Plus miles · Thai Airways

Star Alliance program with regional value from Asia.

Turkish Miles&Smiles

Miles&Smiles miles · Turkish Airlines

Star Alliance program with notable sweet spots on partner metal.

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands

Infinity MileageLands miles · EVA Air

Taiwanese Star Alliance program.

SkyTeam

9 programs

Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Delta, Korean Air and Vietnam Airlines. Often a sweet spot via flexible-points transfers.

Eligible flights earn bonus miles that can be used for award tickets, upgrades, baggage or Cash & Miles. Newly registered members must complete the program's identity verification before redeeming. Check the published redemption rules and obtain an itinerary quote before moving points. Australian card transfers are not yet verified in our dataset.

Dynasty Flyer members redeem accumulated miles for reward tickets, subject to the operating carrier and program rules. The revised program deducts miles at redemption instead of issuing an award number. Use the current China Airlines reward-ticket table and fare conditions; older award-number instructions may no longer apply.

Earn Egret miles on eligible Xiamen Airlines, SkyTeam and partner activity. The program publishes separate redemption rules. Identity authentication and activation of online services may be required before online flight redemption. Our Australian transfer and numerical route rules are not yet verified; use the official program for a booking quote.

Earn on eligible Garuda Indonesia and partner flights. Award tickets and upgrades are available, but the online award channel is for Garuda-operated flights; partner awards may need the airline's ticketing office or contact centre. Select Redeem Miles when searching, then check cabin, passengers and the cash charges before paying.

Eastern Miles publishes its membership and redemption rules in a Chinese-language handbook, including nominated beneficiaries, cabin-specific awards and change conditions. Award seats require confirmation and are limited. Review the current product rules and account verification before booking; no Australian transfer ratio is assumed here.

Air France-KLM Flying Blue

Flying Blue Miles · Air France

SkyTeam program (Air France + KLM); dynamic pricing with monthly Promo Rewards.

Delta SkyMiles

SkyMiles · Delta Air Lines

Fully dynamic, no published award chart.

Korean Air SKYPASS

SKYPASS miles · Korean Air

SkyTeam program with a published region-based chart.

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Virgin Points · Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is a SkyTeam member. Flying Club uses Virgin Points and offers own-airline and partner redemptions under separate product rules. Confirm the price and eligible operating airline for each booking.

Independent

15 programs

Not in a global alliance — including Emirates, Etihad, Virgin Australia. Access is via direct partnerships and transfer partners.

LATAM Pass miles can be used for tickets on LATAM.com. Contact-centre, sales-office and travel-agency bookings may carry service fees. Tickets redeemed with miles do not earn LATAM Pass miles. Check the price for your actual itinerary; no static Australian route price or local card transfer is verified here.

Hainan, Capital, Tianjin and Hong Kong Airlines participate in Fortune Wings Club. Eligible airline and non-airline activity earns points, which can pay for awards and upgrades for members or nominated travellers. A shared balance does not mean identical fare or redemption rules on each carrier. Confirm the airline-specific award and nominee conditions before booking.

Golden Panda Club credits eligible flight mileage towards flight rewards and other awards. The official member guide is in Chinese; the airline's service centre can confirm redemption requirements. No Australian transfer ratio or award amount is modelled here. Member-to-member mileage transfer rights were withdrawn in September 2023, so older pooling advice needs checking.

Mabuhay Miles offers flight awards, service-class upgrades and partner redemptions. Domestic and international tables are separate, as are the Alaska, Qatar and Qantas partner rules. The international table was revised in April 2026. Choose the exact product and route on PAL's redemption pages; award prices are not the same as upgrade prices.

Kestrelflyer publishes a return-trip flight award table and separate one-way upgrade and baggage tables. Perth is explicitly listed in the award table. Request an award through Air Mauritius and check the required booking class and seat availability. Do not halve or multiply a displayed value until the applicable one-way or return rules are confirmed.

Royal Skies miles can be used for flight rewards, upgrades, extra baggage and Sky Lounge access. Log in to redeem a flight, or use Manage Booking for eligible upgrades and extras. Reward-ticket date changes currently require Royal Brunei or Royal Skies assistance rather than an online change. Confirm seat availability before changing plans.

Destinations points can book Air Niugini reward flights, with a points-plus-cash option. Taxes, fees and surcharges are payable in cash. Ordinary individual members cannot transfer points to other individual accounts; nominated family membership and Kumul Club have different arrangements. Reward flights do not earn points. Check the current fare and membership rules before booking.

AirAsia points can be redeemed towards eligible flights and other products in the AirAsia MOVE ecosystem. Product minimums, market rules and promotional flight redemptions differ. This is not interchangeable with an alliance award chart. Review the currency and payment value shown at checkout; no Australian conversion rate is assumed here.

Cebu Pacific credits Go Rewards points on eligible flights and add-ons. Link the matching Go Rewards and MyCebuPacific accounts to use points for flights and extras. Add your membership before departure: the airline says it cannot be added after the flight has been flown. Rates depend on membership and card type, so a Philippine premium-card rate should not be presented as a default Australian earn rate.

SkyJoy offers more than one flight-redemption product, including Fixed Point Flight Tickets. Different products have their own seat access and payment conditions. Award rules apply to regular commercial Vietjet flights; check the itinerary, taxes, add-ons and cancellation terms before redeeming. Missing published values on this site do not mean the whole program is dynamically priced.

Juneyao's Ruyi Club earns points through eligible flights and participating partners. Points can offset purchases through official channels; partner award bookings use a separate process through the airline. Juneyao is a Star Alliance Connecting Partner, not a full alliance member, so do not assume all alliance-wide benefits apply to a stand-alone Juneyao ticket.

Sky Pearl Club is China Southern's loyalty program. Its official membership guide explains mileage earning and awards. The downloadable English guide is older, so current fare-class rates, partner access and redemption amounts remain under review. Obtain a current program quote before committing points.

Velocity Frequent Flyer

Velocity Points · Virgin Australia

Velocity is Virgin Australia’s loyalty program.

Emirates Skywards

Skywards Miles · Emirates

Flex/Saver classic rewards use a zone chart on Emirates metal.

Etihad Guest

Etihad Guest miles · Etihad Airways

Independent UAE program; partners with several airlines and transfer currencies.