What happens to your Asiana miles on 17 December 2026
Published 15 November 2026. We'll update this page if Korean Air changes the plan.
Short version: your Asiana miles survive. They move into your Korean Air SKYPASS account with their original expiry dates. Link your Asiana and SKYPASS accounts now, and check which batch expires first.
Key dates
Date
What happens
30 November 2026
Last day to have a Star Alliance award ticket issued with Asiana miles. Tickets issued before 1 December stay valid for their travel dates.
16 December 2026
Asiana leaves Star Alliance at 23:59 Korea time.
17 December 2026
Asiana becomes part of Korean Air. Asiana balances move into linked SKYPASS accounts. New miles are earned as SKYPASS miles.
Until December 2036
Former Asiana miles stay usable as a separate balance, each batch until its original expiry date.
What happens to your miles
They move automatically, if your accounts are linked. Korean Air asks members to link their Asiana Club and SKYPASS accounts. Without the link, the transfer does not happen on its own.
They stay a separate balance. Former Asiana miles sit next to your SKYPASS miles for up to 10 years, and you can keep using them for Asiana-style awards. Star Alliance partner awards end.
The expiry dates do not change. Each batch keeps its original date. If some of your Asiana miles expire on 1 January 2027, they still do.
Converting is optional. You can turn the whole balance into SKYPASS miles at any time: miles earned on flights convert 1:1, miles from credit cards and partners at 1:0.82, so you lose about 18% of those. It's all or nothing, and you can't undo it.
Elite status carries over. Asiana tiers map to Korean Air tiers, with a new Morning Calm Select tier for higher Asiana tiers, and keep their validity dates.
What to do before 17 December
Link your Asiana Club account to a Korean Air SKYPASS account. Open a SKYPASS account first if you don't have one.
Check the expiry date of each Asiana batch. Asiana emails a mileage expiration notice, and the details are in My Asiana on flyasiana.com.
If you want a Star Alliance award with Asiana miles, get it ticketed by 30 November 2026.
Don't rush to convert. Partner-earned miles lose about 18% when converted, and you have 10 years to decide.
Add the balance to a tracker with its real expiry date, so it doesn't vanish quietly.
Track your Asiana and SKYPASS miles for free
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On 17 December 2026. Asiana leaves Star Alliance at the end of 16 December 2026, Korea time.
Do I lose my Asiana miles?
No. They move into your Korean Air SKYPASS account as a separate former Asiana balance, kept for 10 years after the merger and usable until each batch's original expiry date.
Should I convert Asiana miles to SKYPASS miles?
Not in a hurry. Miles earned on flights convert 1:1, but miles earned from cards and partners convert at 1:0.82. You must convert the whole balance at once and cannot undo it.
Does the merger extend my Asiana expiry dates?
No. Your miles keep their original dates, so any batch expiring soon still has to be used before its date.