China Southern Airlines lowers Mileage Threshold to 10,000 for Free Travel

China Southern Airlines has made significant changes to its frequent flyer program – The Sky Pearl Club – and has dropped the mileage threshold to just 10,000 for a free ticket.

The airline's enhanced Sky Pearl Club experience is focused on three main aspects: award tickets, mileage accumulation and elite membership upgrades.

The starting point for award tickets or award upgrade as been dramatically lowered to 10,000 which is exactly half  the previous level of 20,000.

Both Gold and Silver Sky Pearl Club card members not only will accumulate all their mileage but will also receive special elite bonus mileage on eligible flights. Sky Pearl Gold Card members earn an extra 30% and Sky Pearl Silver Card members earn an extra 15%.

Travellers can earn Elite status by earning Elite Qualifying Mileages or Elite Qualifying Segments. Mileages and flight segments will be counted to the class taken each flight. Upgrading to Gold Card status, travellers only need to accumulate 80,000 Elite Qualifying Mileages or 40 Elite Qualifying Segments. Upgrading to Silver Card member, travellers only need to accumulate 40,000 Elite Qualifying Mileages or 20 Elite Qualifying Segments over a pre-determined period of time.

Even Sky Pearl Club members who take the First or Business Class can expect more benefits: Flying First or Business Class once can be counted as 2 Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS) while one flight in Economy or Premium Economy Class is calculated as one qualifying flown segment.

With China Southern, one flight in Business or First Class is calculated as two segments while service in Economy or Premium Economy Class is calculated as one qualifying flown segment.

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