The Lufthansa Miles & More Programme has good news for frequent flyers : More miles, unlimited validity and transferability to third parties

The Lufthansa Miles & More programme is introducing three innovations for frequent flyers. From 1 September Lufthansa Senators and Frequent Travellers will be awarded more bonus miles, all of which have unlimited validity and can be transferred to third parties.

Lufthansa Senators and Frequent Travellers can collect additional status miles and award miles on all flights with Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners. An extra 25 per cent Executive Bonus will be added to the normal mileage credit for every flight. For example, a Lufthansa Status customer will accrue 28,440 miles as opposed to the usual 22,752 miles for a return flight in Business Class from Hong Kong to Frankfurt. With the Executive Bonus a Status customer on a return flight from Frankfurt to Paris in Economy Class will collect 2 500 instead of 2 000 miles. The miles can be exchanged for awards and will also be counted towards qualification as a Lufthansa Senator or Frequent Traveller.

As of 1 September, all award miles collected by Lufthansa Senators or Frequent Travellers since 1 July 1997 will remain valid indefinitely. In the past, unused miles expired after three years. Passengers who fail to attain the Senator or Frequent Travellers' status will be able to use up all the miles in their acount for a further three years.

The third Miles & More innovation is of particular interest for friends and acquaintances of frequent flyers. From 1 September, Senators and Frequent Travellers can transfer awards for private trips to individuals of their choice, even if they are not going to be accompanying them . These participants can take advantage of award flights as well as upgrades into the next highest service class.

From 1 September Lufthansa Senators who have not collected sufficient miles for a particular award or upgrade will be allowed an “overdraft” limit of 160 000 miles.

Senators and Frequent Travellers enjoy special benefits such as higher free baggage allowances, access to lounges, waiting list priority and exclusive service telephone numbers.