About memberships
Eligibility
Joined via the website or app
All New Members
Upgrade score
Less than 4,000 points
- All new Air Premia members are assigned Blue status upon enrollment.
- Members below 4,000 status points at requalification will be assigned Blue status.
Upgrade score
- Upgrade score is the score that serves as a basis for member status.
How to calculate upgrade scores
- One point is awarded for every KRW 1,000 paid toward airfare.
- Calculated by adding up all the upgrade scores earned in the previous 24 months.
- Reach 4,000 upgrade score to be promoted to Gold, or 9,000 points to be promoted to Diamond.
Status validity period
- Blue status members maintain their status for two years from the day they are awarded Blue status.
- If members qualify for a higher status level within the current membership period, the higher status level will be awarded immediately and will be valid for 2 years from the date it was awarded.
Qualification review
Eligibility reviews are carried out every night at midnight(Korea Standard Time). Based on the qualification review, member status is upgraded, maintained or downgraded.
- Members who meet the conditions for a higher status level are immediately awarded the higher status level. - Blue status members who have an upgrade score of 4,000 are immediately upgraded to the Gold status. - Blue or Gold status members who reach 9,000 upgrade score points are immediately awarded Diamond status.
- The upgrade score a member has at expiration determine their status for the next period. - If a member has fewer than 4,000 upgrade score as of the status expiration date, the member will be awarded Blue status for the next status period. - If a member has between 4,000 and 8,999 upgrade score points as of the status expiration date, the member will be awarded Gold status for the next status period. - If a member has 9,000 or more upgrade score points as of the status expiration date, the member will maintain Diamond status
Benefits by member status
| BLUE | GOLD | DIAMOND | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard point earning | Rate of 7 points per KRW 1,000 | Rate of 11 points per KRW 1,000 (Earn approximately 60% extra points) | Rate of 15 points per KRW 1,000 (Earn approximately 115% extra points) |
| Extra baggage allowance at the airport/in advance | - | Free extra checked-in baggage allowance offered twice | Free extra checked-in baggage allowance offered four times |
| Seat selection | - | - | Free prior seat selection offered two times |
| Seat upgrade | - | - | Seat upgrade offered two times |
| Priority boarding | - | - | Priority boarding benefits |
| Priority baggage handling | - | - | Priority baggage handling benefits |
Items to note regarding member status
- Please ask for a seat assignment and upgrade in advance by contacting the reservation center (Not available at airport).
- Addition of checked-in baggage is offered for free for one piece of baggage weighing up to 23 kg (51 lbs). Only one free addition of baggage allowance is offered per flight.
- All benefits are offered only to the member themselves.
- The above benefits may not be available depending on the circumstances of the airline.
The Premia membership program is operated to offer special benefits to customers of Air Premia.
Anyone who is an Air Premia member is eligible to take advantage of the program. Check out the various benefits and conditions for upgrades.
Points are accumulated intuitively.
Say no to complicated and hard-to-use airline loyalty programs.
Points are accumulated based on how much you paid. A higher member status means you accumulate points at a higher rate, too.
Points are easy to use, too.
You can use the points you've collected whenever you book a flight.
*Available services may vary depending on the time of the service or the route.
The more frequently you take flights, the more benefits you get.
Member status are determined based on the points accumulated over the past 24 months immediately prior.
The higher the member status, the higher rate at which points are accumulated, and the more varied the benefits.