- Asiana flights departing on or before October 15, 2026 are the last ones that earn Aeroplan points.
- Star Alliance awards on Asiana, Aeroplan included, have to be flown by December 16, 2026.
- Asiana leaves Star Alliance at 11:59pm Korea time on December 16, 2026 (9:59am ET), and its flights become Korean Air flights the next day.
- Asiana Club miles can be converted to SKYPASS at 1:1 for flown miles and 1:0.82 for partner miles, but only all at once and only if you apply.
Asiana Airlines is leaving Star Alliance on December 16, 2026, as it merges into Korean Air. Star Alliance announced the dates on June 23, and Asiana has added the details since.
My last Aeroplan award to Seoul, in January 2025, was booked with Asiana on the final leg from Tokyo Narita. After December 16, that kind of routing goes away.
Key dates
These are the dates that matter if you collect Aeroplan points or hold Asiana Club miles.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Asiana's East business lounge at Incheon Terminal 1 closes |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Last Asiana flights that earn Aeroplan points (by departure date) |
| Oct 31, 2026, 11pm KST | Asiana's deadline for missing-miles claims on flights up to October 15 |
| Nov 1, 2026, 10pm KST | Last chance to cancel an Asiana booking for a refund instead of having it moved to Korean Air |
| Nov 2 to Dec 16, 2026 | Asiana Club members claim miles for Star Alliance flights flown October 16 to December 16 (no automatic credit) |
| Dec 16, 2026 | Last day to fly Star Alliance awards on Asiana; last day of Star Alliance status benefits on Asiana |
| Dec 16, 2026, 11:59pm KST | Asiana leaves Star Alliance (9:59am ET the same day) |
| Dec 17, 2026 | Asiana flights become Korean Air flights; the combined mileage program starts |
Earning Aeroplan points on Asiana
Star Alliance's announcement is clear on this one. Members of any Star Alliance program, Aeroplan included, earn miles on Asiana-operated flights departing on or before October 15, 2026.
A flight on October 16 or later doesn't earn Aeroplan points, even though Asiana is still in Star Alliance until December 16. If you're flying Asiana by October 15, put your Aeroplan number on the booking now.
Asiana's own notice from September 30 confirms it, listing partner miles on Asiana flights flown October 16 to December 16 as "Not Available."
If an Asiana flight on or before October 15 doesn't credit, claim it through Aeroplan, not Asiana. Asiana says it stops accepting those claims at 11pm Korea time on October 31.
Redeeming Aeroplan points on Asiana
Star Alliance awards on Asiana have to be completed by December 16, 2026. That means the whole trip, not just the booking.
Each program sets its own booking cutoff, and Aeroplan hasn't published one that I could find. If you're holding an Aeroplan award with an Asiana flight after December 16, I'd call Aeroplan now rather than wait for a schedule change email.
Star Alliance status and lounges
Star Alliance Gold and Silver members keep their status benefits on Asiana until December 16, 2026, including lounge access for Gold.
At Incheon, Asiana moved to Terminal 2 in January 2026, where its elites use Korean Air's lounges. Its Terminal 1 lounges are still open to Star Alliance business class passengers and Gold members, except the East lounge, which closes on October 1.
What happens to those Terminal 1 lounges for Air Canada passengers after December 16 hasn't been announced. Air Canada stays at Incheon, along with 13 other Star Alliance airlines.
What happens on December 17
Asiana flights departing December 17 or later become Korean Air flights, with KE flight numbers. The schedule, aircraft and seats stay the same, and so does your six-character booking reference, but the ticket number changes and you get a new e-ticket.
Asiana is moving existing bookings over between November 2 and December 3. If you don't want yours moved, Asiana lets you cancel for a refund with no fees until November 1 at 10pm KST.
Korean Air is a SkyTeam airline, so once your flight is a KE flight, the Star Alliance rules above stop applying to it.
Asiana Club miles and SKYPASS
This part is for anyone holding Asiana Club miles, which plenty of Korean-Canadians do. From December 17, Asiana miles stay in a separate balance for 10 years, usable on Korean Air through koreanair.com.
You can convert them to Korean Air SKYPASS miles, but only if you apply, and only the whole balance at once:
- 1:1 for miles earned by flying
- 1:0.82 for miles earned from partners like credit cards and hotels
Whatever's left after 10 years converts automatically at the same rates. Expiry dates carry over.
One more change for Asiana Club members who credit Star Alliance flights, like Air Canada, to Asiana. For flights flown October 16 to December 16, the miles no longer post automatically.
You have to claim them on Asiana's site between November 2 and December 16 (5pm Korea time), with both your boarding pass and your e-ticket receipt. Asiana Club awards on Air Canada can still be booked and flown until December 16.
You also need to consent to your data being shared with SkyTeam and transferred abroad, or earning and using miles on Korean Air is restricted from December 17. If you already have a SKYPASS account, you don't need to do anything for this part.
Final Thoughts
For most Aeroplan members in Canada, this is a small loss. Asiana doesn't fly to Canada, and Air Canada keeps flying to Seoul.
Where it hurts is flexibility. Asiana was a handy partner for connecting into Seoul through the U.S. or Japan on an Aeroplan award, and for Star Alliance Gold members, its lounges at Incheon were the easy default.
Do you have Asiana miles or an Aeroplan booking on Asiana? Let me know in the comments what you're planning to do.
Written by
Jason
Jason is a Toronto-based points-and-miles writer who sleeps in hostels and redeems for suites — honest, frugal, lightly funny.
