I was Status Matched to Turkish Airlines Elite level from my American Airlines Executive Platinum card following the departure of British Midland International (BMI) from the Star Alliance due to the British Airways buyout. It took about an month to get my card after the match but the status is good for 2 years!
I have Star Alliance Gold status already from my United 1K status but it DOES NOT grant me lounge access when flying United or US Airways domestically (must buy membership). But having Star Gold on a foreign airline such as Turkish Airlines (TK) DOES allow me to visit the lounges when traveling within the US! The best part is that I have to only credit 25,000 miles to TK every 2 years to maintain this status. Which is a bargain! The only bad thing about this is that the miles collected on TK is only good for 3 calendar years (before they expire) and I would lose out on earning double redeemable miles on United (25,000 miles every 2 years).
Elite Card
The reward for your loyalty
Elite Card offers prizes for our distinguished
passengers. Elite Members, upon presenting their cards to staff, have
the privilege of accelerated check-in and private lounges, allowing
their journeys to get off to a pleasant start…
To make full use of the privileges your card provides you, please quote your card number at reservation and present your Elite Card at check-in.
Your Elite level membership will automatically be
effective when the Status Miles you collect reach a predetermined Status
Miles level.
To Qualify:
Classic Plus card holders need to reach 40,000 Status
Miles within 12 consecutive months in order to qualify for Elite
Membership and Elite Card order is given automatically to the address
that is registered in our systems. Elite Card is valid for 2 years.
Renewal:
In order to re-qualify for Elite membership , Members
residing in Turkey need to collect 30.000 Status Miles either within
the first year or 45.000 Status Miles within 2 years of the Elite
membership.
Members residing out of Turkey need to collect 25.000
Status Miles either within the first year or 37.500 Status Miles within 2
years of the Elite membership. Otherwise, the membership status will be
renewed as "Classic Plus".
As an
Elite member, you may benefit from the below advantages when you travel
on other Star Alliance carriers with your Elite card which is equal to
the Star Alliance Gold level.
- Priority Reservations Waitlisting - when there aren't any seats left on your preferred flight, gives you priority should a seat become available. (Not permitted for Star Alliance Award tickets.)
- Priority Airport Standby - gives you top priority when standing-by a flight at the airport with a revenue ticket
- Priority Airport Check-in - allows you to check-in at the Business and/or First Class counter.
- Priority Baggage Handling - like you, your bags get priority treatment and are among the first to be unloaded.
- Extra Baggage Allowance - an additional 20kg or one additional piece of luggage (on transatlantic flights) which means you can check in three bags instead of two.
- Priority Boarding - enjoy the freedom of boarding at your convenience along with First and Business Class passengers.
- Worldwide Airport Lounge Access - Star Alliance Gold card holders and one guest, have access to any lounge around the world that is identified with a Star Alliance Gold lounge sign when departing on a Star Alliance flight, no matter which class of service they travel in. Just look for the Star Alliance Gold sign outside the lounge and present the ticket for your same-day Star Alliance flight, your boarding pass and your frequent flyer programme card featuring the Star Alliance Gold logo. Guests must enter the lounges with an eligible Star Alliance Gold member and must depart on a Star Alliance member airline, but may travel on a different flight.
Contents:
Elite Card ( Star Alliance Gold)
2 Luggage tags
Welcome Letter
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