Air China
 
Termination Notice of CI/CA FFP cooperation:

Effective from Sep 21, 2011, China Airlines (CI) will cease the bilateral cooperation of Frequent Flyer Program with Air China (CA).
* From then on, members’ mileage accrual and award issuance for travel on Air China flights will be suspended.
* Retro-claim for flight mileage departing on/before Sep 20, 2011 will be accepted if ticket receipts and boarding passes together with membership numbers are provided.
* Those award tickets issued on/before Sep 20, 2011 will be honored and journey need to be completed within the ticket validity.
 

Mileage Accumulation
When flying on a published fare ticket on Air China's(CA) regular schedule flights and cross-strait schedule flights. (charter flights and co-share flights are excluded), DFP members may accumulate the flown mileage on their CI's accounts.
To ensure the CA mileage is accumulated correctly, DFP members should advise their membership numbers to both CI and CA personnel when making reservation, ticketing, and checking-in at airport counters. The mileage will be credited to member's account within 2 weeks.
Mileage credits may be earned with different booking codes:

Adjustment of Mileage credits on Air China Flights

Effective from August 01, 2008, mileage credits on CA flights was adjusted as follows:
Class

Booking Class

Credit Miles

First F/A/P Actual mile x 150%
Business C/D/J Actual mile x 130%
Economy Y/B Actual mile x 100%
H/K/L/M/Q/G/S/V/W/Z/U Actual mile x 50%
T/E/N/R/O/I/X 0%

Effective from March 29, 2009, mileage credits on CA flights was adjusted as follows:
Class

Booking Class

Credit Miles

First F, A, P Actual mile x 150%
Business C, D, J, Z Actual mile x 130%
Economy Y, B Actual mile x 100%
H, K, L, M, Q, G, S, V, W, U Actual mile x 50%
T, E, N, R, O, I, X 0%

  • The flown mileage on CA flights can be combined with other DFP miles in a member's account for award redemption, but it can not be counted toward qualification for Gold, Emerald or Paragon membership.
  • The flown mileage of a flight can only be credited to either CI or CA frequent flyer program. Once flown mileage has been credited, members may not request to transfer it to any other partners.

Mileage Correction
If you have any questions regarding your mileage with CA flights, please provide us the boarding passes and photocopies of tickets as well as membership card number within 6 months of flight's departure. China Airlines will amend your mileage within 1 week after verification with CA. Please keep all receipts until your missing mileage has been credited to your DFP accounts.

Redemption Procedure

  1. Members should make sure they have sufficient mileage for redeeming CA free tickets.
  2. When requesting free ticket awards, DFP members must confirm their reservations in advance by calling CI reservation center and inform that they are requesting free award travel. Open ticket is not allowed.
  3. Members may proceed to CI downtown ticketing office for award ticket issuing before CA's ticket time limit. Airport counters do not issue award tickets.
  4. Policy for Award ticket issuance on CA operated flights.

From 16/05/08 Date of Reservation Ticket Issue Deadline
All Routes more than 14 days prior to departure within 72 hours after confirmed booking
within 14 days prior to departure within 4 hours after confirmed booking

Points to Note

  1. Ticket holders are responsible for all applicable taxes and any other fee to free award tickets.
  2. Award travels are subject to special limitations on seating availability and blackout dates on Air China flights. DFP members failing to comply with Air China rules of award travel may be denied for boarding.
  3. A free award ticket is valid for one year from the date it is issued. The full journey must be completed within the validity period.
  4. The passenger name on the free award ticket may not be changed once the award ticket is issued. No changes will be allowed on the return portion of an award ticket once travel has commenced.
  5. The endorsement of the free award tickets to any other carriers requested by DFP members will not be permitted.
  6. Once award ticket is issued, members may change the date or time of departure. A route change for an unused free award ticket is permitted. A handling fee of TWD1,500 or the equivalent of US$50 in other currency will be charged. No changes will be allowed on the return portion of an award ticket once travel has commenced..
  7. Each free award travel is allowed only one open-jaw.
  8. In case of free ticket award refund, all China Airlines procedures apply (including surcharges and mileage deduction). Please refer to Points to Note of   Ticket Award.
  9. CA free tickets can not be traveled within CA Blackout Dates. ( Please refer CA Blackout Dates )

Award Levels
DFP members are entitled to redeem round trip free ticket awards for traveling on CA flights. The award routes and mileage required are as follows :
"A Area": Air China domestic flights (exclude Hong Kong, Macau )
"B Area": Air China short haul flights (within Asia, include Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)
"C Area": Air China long haul flights (Europe, North American, Australia)

Class

Booking Class

Within A

Between A and B

Between A and C

Mileage Required

Award code

Mileage Required

Award code

Mileage Required

Award code

First O 90,000 CA1F 90,000 CA2F 170,000 CA3F
Business I 60,000 CA1C 60,000 CA2C 145,000 CA3C
Economy X 45,000 CA1Y 45,000 CA2Y 120,000 CA3Y