China Eastern

Eastern Miles status

Eastern Miles status is earned on qualifying miles or segments over a 12-month period on China Eastern and SkyTeam carriers. China Eastern is a SkyTeam member, so Gold and Platinum are SkyTeam Elite Plus. Confirm current thresholds on ceair.com.

Join Eastern Miles ↗China Eastern Airlines profile

The ladder

4 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

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.Silver

SkyTeam Elite

How to earn it

The entry threshold on qualifying miles or segments; numbers on the program's page.

What it gets you

Priority check-in, an extra bag, a mileage bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Gold

SkyTeam Elite Plus

How to earn it

The next threshold on qualifying miles or segments.

What it gets you

Lounge access across SkyTeam, priority everything, a higher bonus.

At the lounge door

China Eastern lounges with a guest on same-day China Eastern flights, and SkyTeam lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a SkyTeam international flight the same day, in any cabin.

4.Platinum

SkyTeam Elite Plus

How to earn it

The top threshold on qualifying miles or segments.

What it gets you

Top tier: the best priority, upgrades, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

China Eastern lounges with a guest, and SkyTeam lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a SkyTeam international flight the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with China Eastern. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.