What happened
Korean Air will hold existing Asiana miles in a separate balance for 10 years after the airlines combine, still redeemable on the Asiana award chart, including for Korean Air flights. New miles post to SKYPASS once the combined airline launches.
Members may convert that balance to SKYPASS at any time. Flight-earned miles convert at 1:1. Partner-accrued miles convert at 1:0.82, an 18% reduction. Unused balances automatically roll over in 2036.
Asiana elite status is matched into Korean Air's ladder. A new Morning Calm Select tier includes SkyTeam Elite Plus. Korean Air must keep award-seat performance at or above the two carriers' combined 2024 level for 10 years. Long-haul award space to the Americas, Europe and Oceania must meet or beat the 10-year peak recorded in 2023.
Keep flight-earned Asiana miles in the separate balance to use the old chart, and weigh the 18% haircut before converting partner miles.
- Announced
- Sep 15, 2026
- Numbers
- 10 years: how long existing Asiana miles stay as a separate balance
- 1:1 ratio: conversion of flight-accrued Asiana miles to SKYPASS
- 1:0.82 ratio: conversion of partner-accrued Asiana miles to SKYPASS
- 18%: value lost when converting partner-accrued Asiana miles
- 106 percent: required annual mileage usage vs 2025 combined volume in 2027 and 2028
- 112 percent: required annual mileage usage vs 2025 combined volume in 2029
- 121 percent: required annual mileage usage vs 2025 combined volume from 2030 through 2036
- 20%: how much annual mileage usage must exceed combined pre-integration volume
- 2036 year: automatic rollover of remaining separate Asiana miles
- Where
- Americas, Europe, Oceania
- Who qualifies
- Existing Asiana Airlines frequent flyer members, including elites whose status will be matched into Korean Air tiers.
- Takeaway
- Keep flight-earned Asiana miles in the separate balance if the Asiana chart is useful, and weigh the 18% haircut before converting partner miles.