Do you have Executive Lifetime status? sorry for you, but you won't be a special client for Miles&More. Here's how Senator Lifetime status works
In the program Volare there were some oddities, indeed since it was "stretched" one must still speak the present tense and say there [...]
There were some oddities in the program Volare., indeed since it has been "stretched" you still have to speak the present tense and say there are some oddities.
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The most obvious and "gross" one was making a special status match to those who possessed Winged Arrow status forever, i.e. the lifetime level of the Millemiglia program. Launched (I think) in response to a small group of users who were not resigned to the inglorious end of Alitalia's loyalty program and whom ITA, I recall, had been unable to buy.
A card that should not have existed
When in 2021, or rather spring 2022, ITA Airways had in effect activated the Volare program. and sent Executive cards to users with this level, had then surprised everyone Also sending Executive cards forever. The difference was not a simple writing, but also the material: no plastic, but metal.
Nowhere in the regulations of the Volare loyalty program was this card ever mentioned, it was never explained how to get it, and much less do I know that it was given "in the field" to new Volare users, simply because it did not have time to reach 10 lifetime, the minimum milestone that is required by other loyalty programs to give this recognition.
The only confirmation of this presence, other than the card itself, was the Skyteam website, which cited, in addition to the Executive level forever a phantom Limitless card However, that never manifested itself in real life.
Miles&More will not give lifetime status to anyone
In the past few hours from ITA Airways' CIAO, Customer Information Assistance Office, they have sent a response to a user clarifying the future of holders of this phantom card: executive forever was granted on an exceptional basis and is still tied to the program for that it is recognized and for the duration of that program.
Translated, the program expires on March 30, so there will be no equalization in Miles&More, which I recall to date has no direct connection with Volare since they are, for all intents and purposes, two separate companies. As I have written several times, LH does not give away status to anyone. He does not do it through credit cards and does not even have a status, such as the Club2000 Flying Blue, to give to politicians or insiders.
When the Miles&More Lifetime card was born.
There are two Lifetime levels: Frequent Traveller and Senator. They were introduced in 2023, within the great reform of Miles & More which led to the new system based on Points and Qualifying Points. Prior to the introduction of Lifetime, Lufthansa rewarded ongoing loyalty through a system of stars.
Stars did not offer extra benefits: they were a recognition purely symbolic, but very important for historical frequent flyers. They represented the number of years spent as a Senator and told a story of loyalty built over time, although the risk of losing status always remained tied to annual requalification.
What is the Lufthansa Senator Lifetime
The Senator Lifetime is the lifetime status reserved for frequent flyers who have accumulated an exceptional amount of flights over the years with Lufthansa and partner airlines. Once obtained, no longer requires annual renewals and forever guarantees the main benefits of Senator status, including those of Star Alliance Gold. In other words, it is the point at which redevelopment stops being a concern and status becomes a permanent certainty.
With this choice, Lufthansa decided to Definitely overcome the concept of stars, turning a graphic recognition into A real, permanent and measurable status. Loyalty was no longer counted in consecutive years, but in miles accumulated over a lifetime of flying.
One of the aspects of the introduction of Lifetime statuses was the QPoints retrocredit. Lufthansa had recalculated all the QPoints accumulated by members as of 2004, adding up years of flights that had previously lost value for qualification purposes.
How to get Senator Lifetime today
To obtain the Lufthansa Senator Lifetime it is necessary to achieve the 40,000 Qualifying Points
Only miles are valid:
- accumulate flying
- On Lufthansa and partner airlines
- Throughout his entire career as a traveler
They do not count bonuses from credit cards or promotions: here only the time spent in the plane is worth. Once the threshold is reached, the status is automatically assigned and can no longer be revoked.
In conclusion
If you want to aim for lifetime status in Miles&More you need to know that you don't need to have Senator status for 10 consecutive years, you just need to fly a lot: really a lot.
