The many flier programs of the large airlines are to strengthen the customer connection, by recompencing the frequent use of the same society with discounts in the form of free flights or "“premiums"”.

With the participation in such a program the miles, by these, put back at an airline, are stored and after reaching a certain quantity with free flights, increase of the reservation class or contributions of equipment recompenses. Sometimes places beside free seats or with more leg liberty can be reserved in the exchange against miles. This customers even place on written off flights is partly offered; "“normal"” aircraft passengers are then shifted on a later flight. After a certain time accumulated miles can purge.

All large international airlines offer many flier programs. Due to agreements between airlines (e.g. ) These bonus miles can star Alliance be transferred possibly from a society to the other one. Frequently the societies co-operate also with other enterprises such as hotels or car rental services. During acquisition of a product or a service of these enterprises a certain quantity "“miles"” or points on a "“account"” is then likewise credited. The participants in the program receive a customer map, which they must submit with the use.

The popular systems function particularly on the acceptance that a majority of these points is exchanged never against goods or services. It is possible to sell miles at brokers. Sometimes in the past it came therefore to legal arguments in the attempt to use or sell over exchange stock exchanges and auction platforms points of different participants jointly.

Since also with business trips points are acquired, which personbind then however for the traveler and not the payment to property come, the correct account of bonus miles represents a certain hurdle. Critics speak simply of bribery in addition lead, which the most favorable flight offerer is not selected, but that, which offers most points to the traveler. Many employers specify in the work contract or in an arrangement that the "“service miles"” may be used also only for official travel. If the employee does not adhere to it, it can be warned and even quit. Other companies do however to favour of the employee without such a regulation, and also with self-employed persons, who are for different clients on the way, this is usual. Some airlines demand however that premiums may be used only privately. To resignations the bonus mile affair in such a way specified led 2002, with which delegates of the German federal daily, under it the Green Party politician, accomplished Cem and Trittin and the Party of Democratic Socialism politician Gregor Gysi with officially accumulated points of bonus private journeys.

In Germany the airlines can compute the wage tax for simplification reasons with an overall control item of 2,25%. Assessment basis are the premiums altogether paid to domestic customers. The height of the control item considers that a part of the premiums represents no wages and another part because of the discount free allowance would be taxfree.

The concept of the many flier program was devised by the former boss American Airlines, Robert Crandall. It found at the beginning out of the 80's that five per cent of its customers for 40 per cent of the conversion provided. These many fliers received then miles, which could redeem them later first only for flights American Airlines, and also against other premiums. Delta air LINEs, TWA and United Airlines followed with similar programs.

Usually the different many flier programs of airlines, which co-operate, are among themselves compatible. That applies to Oneworld Alliance, star Alliance and Skyteam. So one knows the miles, which were flown with a any airline of one of these alliances, on which book appropriate many flier program of the partner airline, with which one are announced.

Many flier programs of well-known airlines

• Air France: Frequence plus
• British Airways: Executive club
• Delta air LINEs: SkyMiles
• Finnair: Finnair plus
• Iberia: IberiaPlus
• KLM: Flying Dutchman (starting from 2005 separation by common program with air France)
• Lufthansa: Miles & More
• Qualiflyer Group: Qualiflyer (dissolved)
• SN Brussels airlines: Privilege (come out from Qualiflyer)
• Swiss: Swiss Travel club (come out from Qualiflyer)
• TAP air Portugal: Navigator (come out from Qualiflyer)
• Thai Airways: Royal Orchid plus
• United Airlines: Mileage plus
• Varig Brasil: Smiles

Similar programs at course companies

• German course AG: bahn.com away (since 2002) and course bonuses (since 2005).
• passenger traffic AG: VORTEILScard

Related links

• Travel4Miles portal with much information about various many flier programs as well as other customer connection programs.
• Bonusmeilen.info listing of favorable possibilities of coming also without flights at premium miles.
• To FlyerTalk "“The world's most popular frequently flyer community"” - enormous amounts of information, Tipps and cheat to mile programs, regular meetings of "“addicted ones"”
• www.vielfliegerprogramme.de listing of all many flier programs
• Freddie Awards (English one)
• msebulke.tripod.com overview and record attempt

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