In December 2024, we saw Korean Air’s takeover of Asiana finalized, after a process that took over four years. The two airlines are continuing to operate as independent brands, and that will likely remain the case until at least late 2026.
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If only we had some regulators like that, you know, like a kind of government Consumer Financial Protection agency, to advocate for consumers and keep big businesses from screwing them over and over.
You know, those South Koreans have some good ideas, and the balls to carry them out. When their elected leader declared martial law and rolled tanks, people were outraged, they filled the streets, their congress stood up and stopped the guy. Then he was impeached.
Hey, wait a minute...Hmmm...
Any idea when Asiana Club and SkyPass will be fully merged? I've used Asiana Club as my primary mileage program for a decade now, given the ease of qualifying for Star Alliance Gold. I'm a year into my two-year requalification period, which means I could requalify for Star Gold all the way through April 2028, although if it's unlikely Asiana Club will be around for that long I might need to start considering switching my Star Alliance program.
I'm also a star alliance gold member due to Asiana :). And have been for 12yrs. I've already qualified for the next 2yrs (1yr early), so I would maintain that until 2028. Hopefully I won't lose out if/ when the merger happens! TY Korea for always looking out for consumers!
KE said the goal is to fully integrate two companies by late-October 2026. So I guess around a year and a half left?
Sorry, how is this fair for those historically loyal to KE? All else equal, OZ card holders in Korea would get more points in the new program than KE card holders for the same historical spending. If the rate is made equal, KE would be forced to screw over their own customers. This doesn’t sound like a “consumer protection” situation, but rather trying to decide which group of customers are left holding the short end of the stick.
At some point in the past weeks/months all hotels and other programs have stopped transferring to Asiana. And it seems to have been a rather silent drop, as I didn't hear much anything from the likes of Marriott or travel blogs.