Aeroplan
Air Canada
- Currency
- Aeroplan points
- Expiry
- After 18 months with no activity; expiry paused through 29 Nov 2026
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt stepsCapital One 1:1
Program site ↗MONEY / AIRLINE LOYALTY
Airline loyalty programs,
sorted by alliance.
Every major frequent flyer program on one page, colored by the alliance it belongs to, with the card points that transfer into it. Pick the program that matches the airline you fly from home, then use the alliance to reach everywhere else.
MMT money desk · Alliance membership checked on each alliance's own site, 24 September 2026
The short version
- Three alliances, one program each is enough. Star Alliance has 26 airlines, oneworld 16 with Hawaiian, SkyTeam 18 with Aeroflot suspended.
- Choose by where you live and what you earn. A program your card points transfer into beats a program you only fly once a year.
- 2024 to 2026 moved the map. SAS is SkyTeam now, ITA is Star Alliance, Hawaiian and Oman Air are oneworld, and Alaska's miles became Atmos Rewards.
- Check expiry before you earn. Some programs never expire points; others wipe them after 12 to 36 months without activity.
Which airline program should I join?
Filter by alliance or search an airline. Chips at the bottom of a card show the US bank points that transfer in, with the ratio where the bank publishes it. A card lists expiry and pooling rules only where we read them on the program's own page.
Airpoints
Air New Zealand
ANA Mileage Club
All Nippon Airways
- Currency
- Miles
- Family pooling
- Yes, AMC Family Account
Amex 1:1
Program site ↗Asiana Club
Asiana Airlines
Asiana is now part of Korean Air's group; check its alliance status before crediting
Program site ↗ConnectMiles
Copa Airlines
- Hubs
- Panama City (Tocumen)
- Currency
- Miles
EGYPTAIR Plus
EGYPTAIR
Infinity MileageLands
EVA Air
Capital One 2:1.5Citi partner
Program site ↗KrisFlyer
Singapore Airlines
- Currency
- KrisFlyer miles
- Family pooling
- Yes, KrisFlyer for Families
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt stepsCapital One 1:1
Program site ↗LifeMiles
Avianca
- Hubs
- Bogotá, San Salvador
- Currency
- LifeMiles
Amex 1:1Capital One 1:1
Run by LifeMiles Ltd., a company separate from the airline
Program site ↗Maharaja Club
Air India
Replaced Flying Returns in 2024
Program site ↗MileagePlus
United Airlines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- No time-based expiry in the program rules
Chase 1,000-pt steps
Program site ↗Miles & More
Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Airlines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- 36 months from earning, at the end of that quarter
- Family pooling
- Yes, 2 adults and up to 5 children
Also used by other Star Alliance airlines; ITA Airways moved here in 2026 per press reports
Program site ↗Miles&Go
TAP Air Portugal
Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗Miles&Smiles
Turkish Airlines
Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗Miles+Bonus
Aegean Airlines
PhoenixMiles
Air China
Royal Orchid Plus
Thai Airways
ShebaMiles
Ethiopian Airlines
Voyager
South African Airways
AAdvantage
American Airlines, Fiji Airways
- Currency
- Miles
Citi partner
Fiji Airways uses AAdvantage as its program since joining oneworld on 1 Apr 2025
Program site ↗Asia Miles
Cathay Pacific
Amex 1:0.8Capital One 1:1Citi partnerWells Fargo 1:1
Program site ↗Atmos Rewards
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines
- Hubs
- Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
- Currency
- Points
- Expiry
- Points do not expire
Replaced Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles in 2025; Hawaiian joined oneworld 23 Apr 2026
Program site ↗Enrich
Malaysia Airlines
- Currency
- Enrich Points
Finnair Plus
Finnair
- Currency
- Avios
Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗FlySmiLes
SriLankan Airlines
Iberia Club
Iberia
- Currency
- Avios
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt steps
Program site ↗JAL Mileage Bank
Japan Airlines
Capital One 2:1.5
Program site ↗Privilege Club
Qatar Airways
- Currency
- Avios
Amex 1:1Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗Qantas Frequent Flyer
Qantas
- Currency
- Qantas Points
Amex 1:1Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗Royal Club
Royal Jordanian
Safar Flyer
Royal Air Maroc
Sindbad
Oman Air
Oman Air joined oneworld on 1 Jul 2025
Program site ↗The British Airways Club
British Airways
- Currency
- Avios
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt stepsCapital One 1:1
Program site ↗Aerolíneas Plus
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aeromexico Rewards
Aeroméxico
- Hubs
- Mexico City
- Currency
- Points
- Expiry
- Points never expire
Amex 1:1.6Capital One 1:1
Renamed from Club Premier in 2023
Program site ↗Air Europa SUMA
Air Europa
- Currency
- Suma Miles
- Expiry
- After 24 months of inactivity
- Family pooling
- Yes, up to 4 adults and 3 minors
Alfursan
Saudia
Asante Rewards
Kenya Airways
Cedar Miles
Middle East Airlines
Dynasty Flyer
China Airlines
Eastern Miles
China Eastern
Egret Miles
XiamenAir
EuroBonus
SAS
- Currency
- Points
Moved from Star Alliance to SkyTeam on 1 Sep 2024
Program site ↗Flying Blue
Air France, KLM, TAROM
- Currency
- Miles
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt stepsCapital One 1:1
Program site ↗Flying Club
Virgin Atlantic
- Currency
- Virgin Points
- Expiry
- Points never expire
- Family pooling
- Yes, household account of up to 10
Amex 1:1Chase 1,000-pt stepsCiti partner
Program site ↗GarudaMiles
Garuda Indonesia
Indonesia's only SkyTeam airline; flies Bali and Labuan Bajo
Program site ↗Lotusmiles
Vietnam Airlines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- Bonus miles valid 3 years from the month credited
- Family pooling
- Yes, family account
SkyMiles
Delta Air Lines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- Miles don't expire, per Delta
Amex 1:1
Program site ↗SKYPASS
Korean Air
airasia rewards
AirAsia
- Currency
- AirAsia points
- Expiry
- 24 months from crediting
altitude
Volaris
- Currency
- Points
- Expiry
- Points do not expire while the account is active
- Family pooling
- No, one person per account
Azul Fidelidade
Azul
- Currency
- Pontos Azul
- Expiry
- At least 24 months from earning
Renamed from TudoAzul
Program site ↗Emirates Skywards
Emirates
- Hubs
- Dubai
- Currency
- Skywards Miles
- Expiry
- 3 years from the flight
- Family pooling
- Yes, My Family account
Amex 1:0.8Capital One 2:1.5
Program site ↗Etihad Guest
Etihad Airways
- Hubs
- Abu Dhabi
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- 18 months after last qualifying activity
- Family pooling
- Yes, Family Membership
Capital One 1:1
Program site ↗Free Spirit
Spirit Airlines
- Currency
- Points
Spirit began winding down operations on 2 May 2026; points are being handled in bankruptcy
Program site ↗Frontier Miles
Frontier Airlines
- Hubs
- Denver
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- 12 months after the last earning activity
- Family pooling
- Yes, family pool of up to 9
IndiGo BluChip
IndiGo
LATAM Pass
LATAM Airlines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- 36 months from the last flight that earned miles
Left oneworld in 2020; partners with Delta
Program site ↗Mabuhay Miles
Philippine Airlines
- Currency
- Miles
- Expiry
- No expiry while the member stays active
- Family pooling
- No
Listed by oneworld as a future member
Program site ↗Rapid Rewards
Southwest Airlines
- Currency
- Points
- Expiry
- Points do not expire
- Family pooling
- No
Chase 1,000-pt steps
Program site ↗Smiles
GOL
- Currency
- Milhas Smiles
- Expiry
- 36 months at the base tiers, longer for Ouro and Diamante
- Family pooling
- Yes, Conta Família of up to 5
TrueBlue
JetBlue
- Currency
- Points
- Expiry
- Points don't expire
- Family pooling
- Yes, with up to 7 others
Amex 250:200Chase 1,000-pt stepsCapital One 5:3Citi partner
Program site ↗What changed in the alliances since 2024?
| Airline or program | Change | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAS (EuroBonus) | Left Star Alliance, joined SkyTeam | 1 Sep 2024 | SkyTeam press release |
| Fiji Airways | Joined oneworld; uses AAdvantage as its program | 1 Apr 2025 | oneworld news |
| Oman Air (Sindbad) | Joined oneworld as its 15th member | 1 Jul 2025 | oneworld news |
| Alaska Mileage Plan | Became Atmos Rewards, shared with Hawaiian | 20 Aug 2025 | Alaska newsroom |
| ITA Airways | Joined Star Alliance, after leaving SkyTeam | April 2026 | Star Alliance member page |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Joined oneworld | 23 Apr 2026 | oneworld news |
| Spirit Airlines (Free Spirit) | Began winding down operations; points left to the bankruptcy process | 2 May 2026 | Spirit release via PR Newswire |
Which card points transfer to which airline?
Ratios as the bank publishes them: 1:1 means 1,000 bank points become 1,000 miles. Chase and Citi list partner names on their public card pages without ratios; the rate shows in their portals before you confirm. A transfer is one way and final at every bank.
| Airline program | Amex | Chase | Capital One | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAdvantage | - | - | - | yes | - |
| ANA Mileage Club | 1:1 | - | - | - | - |
| Aer Lingus AerClub | 1:1 | yes | - | - | - |
| Aeromexico Rewards | 1:1.6 | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Aeroplan | 1:1 | yes | 1:1 | - | - |
| Asia Miles | 1:0.8 | - | 1:1 | yes | 1:1 |
| British Airways Club | 1:1 | yes | 1:1 | - | - |
| Emirates Skywards | 1:0.8 | - | 2:1.5 | - | - |
| Etihad Guest | - | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Finnair Plus | - | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Flying Blue | 1:1 | yes | 1:1 | - | - |
| Flying Club | 1:1 | yes | - | yes | - |
| Iberia Club | 1:1 | yes | - | - | - |
| Infinity MileageLands | - | - | 2:1.5 | yes | - |
| JAL Mileage Bank | - | - | 2:1.5 | - | - |
| KrisFlyer | 1:1 | yes | 1:1 | - | - |
| LifeMiles | 1:1 | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| MileagePlus | - | yes | - | - | - |
| Miles&Smiles | - | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Privilege Club | 1:1 | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| Rapid Rewards | - | yes | - | - | - |
| SkyMiles | 1:1 | - | - | - | - |
| TAP Miles&Go | - | - | 1:1 | - | - |
| TrueBlue | 250:200 | yes | 5:3 | yes | - |
For the card side of this table, see the credit card points hub. To check whether a redemption beats paying cash, use the points vs cash calculator.
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Airline loyalty questions, answered
What is an airline alliance?
A group of airlines that let you earn and spend miles across each other's flights and share lounge and status benefits. There are three: Star Alliance (26 members), oneworld and SkyTeam. Joining one program in an alliance lets you book the others' seats with the same miles.
Which airline alliance is the biggest?
Star Alliance, with 26 member airlines on its own member page on 24 September 2026. oneworld lists Alaska, American, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Hawaiian, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan. SkyTeam lists 18, with Aeroflot's membership suspended.
Do I need a program in every alliance?
No. Most travelers do best with one program per alliance at most, chosen by the airline they fly from home and by which card points transfer into it. The chips on each card show which of the big US transferable currencies feed that program.
Is SAS still in Star Alliance?
No. SAS joined SkyTeam on 1 September 2024 and does not appear on Star Alliance's member page.
Is LATAM in oneworld?
No. LATAM is not on oneworld's member list and runs LATAM Pass as an unaligned program with its own partner deals, including Delta.
Do my miles expire?
It depends on the program. Rapid Rewards, TrueBlue, Aeromexico Rewards, Atmos Rewards and Volaris altitude points do not expire under their own terms. Others expire after a period of no activity, from 12 months at Frontier to 36 months at LATAM. Each card shows the rule where we read it on the program's own page.
Sources
Confirm before you book
- Airline sites change award rules without notice. Read the program's terms page on the day you transfer points.
- oneworld's member grid did not yet show Hawaiian on 24 September 2026, though oneworld's own announcement of 23 April 2026 confirms it.
- ITA Airways now credits to Miles & More according to press reports; ITA's own site did not load for us.
- Amex adds a fee of $0.0006 a point, capped at $99, on transfers to US airline programs.
- Star Alliance, member airlines, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.staralliance.com/en/members
- oneworld, members, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.oneworld.com/members
- oneworld, Hawaiian Airlines joins, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.oneworld.com/news/oneworld-welcomes-hawaiian-airlines
- oneworld, Oman Air joins, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.oneworld.com/news/2025-06-30-oneworld-welcomes-oman-air
- oneworld, Fiji Airways joins, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.oneworld.com/news/2025-03-31-paradise-found-oneworld-welcomes-fiji-airways-to-global-alliance
- SkyTeam, our members and fact sheet, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/our-members
- SkyTeam, SAS officially joins, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2024/sas-officially-joins-skyteam
- Alaska Airlines, introducing Atmos Rewards, read 24 Sep 2026. https://news.alaskaair.com/loyalty/introducing-atmos-rewards/
- Spirit Airlines, orderly wind-down of operations (PR Newswire), read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spirit-airlines-begins-orderly-wind-down-of-operations-302760586.html
- American Express, Membership Rewards transfer partners, read 24 Sep 2026. https://global.americanexpress.com/rewards/transfer
- Chase, Sapphire Preferred travel partners, read 24 Sep 2026. https://creditcards.chase.com/rewards-credit-cards/sapphire/preferred
- Capital One, Venture miles transfer partnerships, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.capitalone.com/learn-grow/money-management/venture-miles-transfer-partnerships
- Citi, Strata Elite card, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/citi-strata-elite-credit-card
- Wells Fargo, Cathay Pacific added as transfer partner, read 24 Sep 2026. https://newsroom.wf.com/news-releases/news-details/2026/Wells-Fargo-Adds-Cathay-Pacific-as
- Aeroplan program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/aeroplan.html
- ANA Mileage Club program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/amc/
- ConnectMiles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.copaair.com/en-us/connectmiles/
- KrisFlyer program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/ppsclub-krisflyer/
- LifeMiles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.avianca.com/en/lifemiles
- MileagePlus program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus.html
- Miles & More program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.miles-and-more.com
- Atmos Rewards program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.atmosrewards.com/
- Aeromexico Rewards program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.aeromexico.com/en-us/aeromexico-rewards
- Air Europa SUMA program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.aireuropa.com/us/en/aea/suma.html
- Flying Club program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.virginatlantic.com/en-US/flying-club
- Lotusmiles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.vietnamairlines.com/us/en/lotusmiles
- SkyMiles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles
- airasia rewards program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.airasiarewards.com/
- altitude program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-info/altitude/
- Azul Fidelidade program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.voeazul.com.br/br/pt/programa-fidelidade
- Emirates Skywards program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.emirates.com/us/english/skywards/
- Etihad Guest program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.etihad.com/en-us/etihadguest
- Frontier Miles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.flyfrontier.com/frontiermiles/
- LATAM Pass program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://latampass.latam.com/us/en
- Mabuhay Miles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.philippineairlines.com/
- Rapid Rewards program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.southwest.com/rapidrewards/
- Smiles program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.smiles.com.br
- TrueBlue program page, read 24 Sep 2026. https://www.jetblue.com/trueblue
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