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ConnectMiles status

ConnectMiles PreferMember status is earned on qualifying miles or segments in a calendar year on Copa and Star Alliance partners. Copa is a Star Alliance member, so Gold and up is Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on copaair.com.

Join ConnectMiles ↗Copa Airlines profile

The ladder

5 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

Star Alliance Silver

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, a free 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

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The next threshold on qualifying miles or segments.

What it gets you

Priority boarding, extra bags, and upgrades on Copa when available.

At the lounge door

Copa Club lounges with a guest on same-day Copa flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Platinum

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

A higher threshold on qualifying miles or segments.

What it gets you

Better priority still and more upgrade certificates.

At the lounge door

Copa Club lounges with a guest on same-day Copa flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

5.Presidential Platinum

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The top published threshold.

What it gets you

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

At the lounge door

Copa Club lounges with a guest on same-day Copa flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

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