Hi, there. I’m Niahikei. Today, I’m going to explain about Star Alliance Gold.
First, I do self-introduction.
I’m Nishikei, from Fukuoka in Japan.
I like aviation, so I want to be a pilot. I like to visit another country.
I’m going to type in English, so if you see the miss type, please let me know by comment.
Star Alliance is a most biggest alliance all the world.
It’s member of the 25 world airlines.
Now, it operates exceed of 1200 airport and network.
United Airline affiliates in US.
It’s Star Alliance member.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has already move to SKY TEAM from Star Alliance.
There airlines connect and it has a lot of merit between passengers and airlines.
Like, smooth transfer, codeshare and use the lounge.
Then, it has network all the world, so we can book from a airlines website because it doesn’t regional bias.
Enough preamble, I’m gonna explain Star Alliance Gold today.
I said before, the Star Alliance will enrich your journey. When you use the Star Alliance airlines, you get advance benefits, like lounge, priority boarding and priority pick up your luggage.
It introduces for instance,,,
We quantified the status of Star Alliance Gold from United.
If you think you will go to Singapore, you’re able to use SILVER KRIS LOUNGE by Star Alliance Gold if you use economy class. In addition, priority boarding and checked baggage comes out first.
(notice)If you don’t use Star Alliance Airlines, we can’t receive the service of Star Alliance Gold.
In this way, when you use the Star Alliance Gold, we receive various services.
I’m gonna explain advance benefits about Star Alliance Gold.
①We available to use Star Alliance relation Lounge by no charge. Like Domestic/International
②Priority security track.
③Priority check in counter.
④It increased baggage allowance, and free checked in your baggage allowance.
⑤Priority boarding on the aircraft
⑥Priority receive your luggage.
⑦Priority stand-by booking.
⑧Available to Free choose the miles credit of member of alliance.
⑨Priority stand-by booking of award reservation.
Like that.
Let’s us explain one by one.
①We available to use Star Alliance relation Lounge by no charge. (Domestic/International)
The Star Alliance Gold holder available to receive various benefits when you use relation of Star Alliance Airlines.
The benefit that I find most attractive is lounge access.
The airline’s lounge is a little different from card lounge. I impress service between card lounge and airline lounge. (I bias)
For example,
It serves alcohol, soft drinks, light meals and snacks in ANA lounge(domestic)
In international lounge serves that addition of domestic lounge’s meals, rice ball, ramen, curry and sushi, so we can have enough meals.
In addition, it has shower facilities, if you have a night flight, you’re able to take shower, so I think it’s most advance benefits
That picture is United Club in Boston Logan Airport.
The place of United Club and United Polaris lounges
- ATL
- AUS
- BOS
- ORD
- CLE
- DFW
- DEN
- FLL
- GUM
- HKG
- HNL
- IAH
- LAS
- LAX
- LHR
- MEX
- MSP
- MSY
- EWR
- LGA
- SNA
- MCO
- PDX
- PHL
- RDU
- SAT
- SFO
- SEA
- NRT
- DCA
- IAD
It’s locate in another country (other than US)
If you see more accurate location, please go the link.
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/airport/united-club-and-lounges/locations.html
②Priority security track.
The status holder available to use priority security track if it exists.
This advantage is available to shortcut that long queue.
In international flight, GOLD TRACK special lane called it has been set up.
In my experience, when I went to New Zealand, I arrived at the airport just in time to check in, I finished doing and went through security, only to find a long queue of people waiting in line,,,, I’ve thought I missed the flight, but I boarded on the aircraft, it was miraculously delayed.
So, I thought it has priority lane,,, lol
US has GOLD TRACK a lot.
Taking up part of location it.
It’s set up more than 150 locations, like US, Europe, Australia and Japan.
https://www.staralliance.com/ja/gold-track#security
↑If you see more detail, please check the link.
③Priority check in counter.
It is ANA’s priority check-in lane.
If you have the status, you available to use priority check-in counter,
When you use prime airports or international flight, it is often so crowed.
If you have it, you can skip that queue, so you do check-in stressless.
④It increased baggage allowance, and free checked in your baggage allowance.
The holder increases of allowance luggage limit.
One free baggage allowance in the class of service.
For example
If allowance luggage is one luggage by economy, it becomes two limits.
⑤Priority boarding on the aircraft
In case of the Star Alliance Glod holder, if you use ANA, you available to board GROUP2 as priority boarding.
The benefit’s merit is that you don’t need to worry about overhead compartment.
Available to shortcut of boarding queue.
⑥Priority receive your luggage.
I think that the benefit has merit.
When a lot of passengers on board, it takes time to come us luggage.
So, the priority which comes out first us luggage, you pass security area early.
And many passengers boarding flight in international flight, it takes long time custom area, so it’s much applicated that you’d like to go outside.
⑦Priority stand-by booking.
The benefit is much valued.
If you have desired flight but it’s full, you cut in that can overtake waiting lists for vacancies.
That’s why we book us desired flight by high percentage.
⑧Available to Free choose the miles credit of member of alliance.
Registering UA milage and Star Alliance Airlines’ milage choose free to be exchanged.
If you use Singapore Airlines, we obtain Singapore miles as United milage.
Therefore, since you can travel around the world using only Star Alliance Airlines, you can earn UA miles even if you don’t use United.
You can accumulate miles intensively and exchange them for award tickets, which greatly increases the value of use.
You can accumulate miles intensively and exchange them for award tickets, which greatly increases the value of use.」
A few words about reward ticket.
You’re able to be value travel, which the reward tickets books tickets for using miles.
Award tickets allow you to book flights using miles and save on your travel.
You can go to several cities like this for 148 USD
That’s valuable,,,
From a point of view, it’s high value of use.
Please notice that it has 3 seasons, so the number of miles required change. Like high season, low season and regular season.
⑨Priority stand-by booking of award reservation.
The miles are high value of use, so it’s a scramble of booking reward tickets.
This is where the Vacancy Priority Booking comes into play.
If you are Star Alliance Gold holder, you can book more priority compared to general holder.
In overseas visit, it’s limited for visiting times there which doesn’t match flight time. This benefit gives more freedom in your destination and allow you to enjoy your trip abroad more.
How about Star Alliance Gold.
That status has a lot of benefit, so it’s getting more fulfilled.
if you often use airplane, I recommend that you quantify the status.
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Thank you for reading that article and sorry about up it late.
Nishikei
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