Asiana Leaves Star Alliance December 16: Book Its Star Alliance Awards by December 1
Asiana leaves Star Alliance on December 16, 2026, then merges into Korean Air (a SkyTeam member) the next day. The deadline that matters: December 1 is the last day to book Star Alliance partner awards on Asiana through programs like Aeroplan, United, and KrisFlyer. Your Asiana miles themselves are safe, with a 10-year window to move them to SKYPASS, so book any Star Alliance dream trip now and skip the panic-converting.
If you have a Star Alliance wishlist (ANA business class, Lufthansa First, Singapore Suites), Asiana Club is one of the better ways to book it, on a fixed award chart that sometimes prices below Aeroplan or United. That door closes December 1, 2026, the last day partner programs will issue Star Alliance award tickets on Asiana. Any award travel also needs to depart by December 16, the day Asiana formally exits Star Alliance before joining SkyTeam under Korean Air on December 17.
The part not to panic about: your Asiana miles are safe. They convert to Korean Air SKYPASS at the merger at 1:1 for miles you earned by flying and a weaker 1:0.82 for miles from cards and hotels, and you get a full 10-year window to make that move. So there is no reason to rush a conversion. The one thing worth acting on now is booking a Star Alliance award before December 1. After that, Asiana's award access moves to SkyTeam, where the real value is availability on Korean Air's own flights.
- End Date
- December 1, 2026
- Action
- Monitor This Deal
- Published
- July 2, 2026