Each metric is scored 1–5. The overall rating is their average.

Where they fly from, how to earn with them, and who to call when it goes wrong.

Miles & More status is earned on Points from flying Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance carriers, counted over the previous two calendar years under the scheme introduced in 2024, with Qualifying Points needed on the Group's own flights. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance founder, so Senator and HON Circle are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current Point thresholds on miles-and-more.com.

1. 1Member

   How to earn it

   Free to join.

   What it gets you

   Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

   At the lounge door

   No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2. 2Frequent Traveller

   Star Alliance Silver

   How to earn it

   650 Points over two years, including 325 Qualifying Points.

   What it gets you

   Business-class check-in, priority boarding, an extra bag, and Business Lounge access on own flights.

   At the lounge door

   Lufthansa Group Business Lounges on same-day Group flights only, without a guest. No Star Alliance lounges elsewhere.

3. 3Senator

   Star Alliance Gold

   How to earn it

   2,000 Points over two years, including 1,000 Qualifying Points.

   What it gets you

   Senator Lounges, first-class check-in, guaranteed seats, upgrade vouchers, a 25% bonus.

   At the lounge door

   Lufthansa Group Senator and Business Lounges with a guest on same-day Group flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4. 4HON Circle

   Star Alliance Gold

   How to earn it

   6,000 Points over two years, including 3,000 Qualifying Points, all on the Group's own flights.

   What it gets you

   Top tier: First Class Terminal and First Class Lounges, a personal assistant, the best upgrade priority.

   At the lounge door

   First Class Lounges and the Frankfurt First Class Terminal with a guest on same-day Group flights, plus every Senator and Star Alliance Gold lounge.

The average value of a point, in the currency you spend.

Airports and terminals Lufthansa serves, from the lounges it operates there.

• AMSAmsterdam SchipholSchengen Piers
• ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta InternationalConcourse F
• AUSAustin-BergstromBarbara Jordan Terminal
• BOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj InternationalTerminal 2
• BOSBoston Logan InternationalTerminal E
• CDGParis Charles de GaulleTerminal 1
• CLTCharlotte Douglas InternationalConcourse D
• DELIndira Gandhi InternationalTerminal 3
• DENDenver InternationalConcourse A
• DFWDallas/Fort Worth InternationalTerminal D
• DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne CountyNorth Terminal
• DXBDubai InternationalTerminal 1 (Concourse D)
• EWRNewark Liberty InternationalTerminal B
• FCORome FiumicinoTerminal 3
• FRAFrankfurt AirportTerminal 1 (A/Z) · Terminal 1 (B)
• GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos InternationalTerminal 3
• HNDTokyo HanedaTerminal 3
• IADWashington Dulles InternationalConcourse B
• IAHGeorge Bush IntercontinentalTerminal D
• ICNIncheon InternationalTerminal 1
• ISTIstanbul AirportInternational Terminal
• JFKJohn F. Kennedy InternationalTerminal 1
• LAXLos Angeles InternationalTom Bradley International Terminal
• LHRLondon HeathrowTerminal 2
• MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-BarajasTerminal 2
• MEXMexico City InternationalTerminal 1
• MIAMiami InternationalConcourse J
• MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul InternationalTerminal 1
• MUCMunich AirportTerminal 2
• ORDChicago O'Hare InternationalTerminal 1
• PHLPhiladelphia InternationalTerminal A-West
• RDURaleigh-Durham InternationalTerminal 2
• SEASeattle-Tacoma InternationalSouth Satellite
• SFOSan Francisco InternationalInternational Terminal G
• SINSingapore ChangiTerminal 2
• YVRVancouver InternationalInternational Terminal
• YYZToronto Pearson InternationalTerminal 1
• ZRHZurich AirportTerminal A

Tips, corrections, and what it was like when you were there.