Korean Air

SKYPASS status

SKYPASS status is unusual: it is earned on lifetime accumulation of miles flown on Korean Air, not on a single year, so it never expires once reached. Korean Air is a SkyTeam founder, so Morning Calm Premium and Million Miler are SkyTeam Elite Plus. Confirm current thresholds on koreanair.com.

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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.Morning Calm Club

SkyTeam Elite

How to earn it

50,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air, or 40 flights in two years.

What it gets you

Priority check-in and boarding, an extra bag, lounge passes for own flights.

At the lounge door

Korean Air Prestige lounges on same-day Korean Air flights via annual lounge passes. No alliance lounges.

3.Morning Calm Premium Club

SkyTeam Elite Plus

How to earn it

500,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air.

What it gets you

Lounge access across SkyTeam, priority everything, upgrades when available.

At the lounge door

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

4.Million Miler Club

SkyTeam Elite Plus

How to earn it

1,000,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air.

What it gets you

Top tier: first-class lounges, the best priority, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

Korean Air First Class and Prestige 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 Korean Air. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.