Mileage Accumulation
When flying on a published fare ticket on
Air China's regular schedule flights and Weekend Direct Cross-Strait Charter Flights. (charter flights and co-share flights are excluded), DFP members may accumulate the flown mileage on their CI's accounts. To ensure the CA mileage is accumulated correctly, DFP members should advise their membership numbers to both CI and CA personnel when making reservation, ticketing, and checking-in at airport counters. The mileage will be credited to member's account within 2 weeks.
Mileage credits may be earned with different booking codes:
Adjustment of Mileage credits on Air China Flights
Effective from March 25, 2007, when members fly on Air China, mileage credits of each booking code are adjusted as follows:
Effective from August 01, 2008, mileage credits on CA flights will be adjusted as follows:
- The flown mileage on CA flights can be combined with other DFP miles in a member's account for award redemption, but it can not be counted toward qualification for Gold, Emerald or Paragon membership.
- he flown mileage of a flight can only be credited to either CI or CA frequent flyer program. Once flown mileage has been credited, members may not request to transfer it to any other partners.
Mileage Correction
If you have any questions regarding your mileage with CA flights, please provide us the boarding passes and photocopies of tickets as well as membership card number within 6 months of flight's departure. China Airlines will amend your mileage within 1 week after verification with CA. Please keep all receipts until your missing mileage has been credited to your DFP accounts.
Redemption Procedure
- Members should make sure they have sufficient mileage for redeeming CA free tickets.
- When requesting free ticket awards, DFP members must confirm their reservations in advance by calling CI reservation center and inform that they are requesting free award travel. Open ticket is not allowed.
- Members may proceed to CI downtown ticketing office for award ticket issuing before CA's ticket time limit. Airport counters do not issue award tickets.
- Policy for Award Tickets on CA operated flights.
| From 16/05/08 |
Date of Reservation |
Ticket Issue Deadline |
| All Routes |
more than 14 days prior to departure |
within 72 hours after confirmed booking |
| within 14 days prior to departure |
within 4 hours after confirmed booking |
 |
Points to Note
- Ticket holders are responsible for all applicable taxes and any other fee to free award tickets.
- Award travels are subject to special limitations on seating availability and blackout dates on Air China flights. DFP members failing to comply with Air China rules of award travel may be denied for boarding.
- A free award ticket is valid for one year from the date it is issued. The full journey must be completed within the validity period.
- The passenger name on the free award ticket may not be changed once the award ticket is issued. No changes will be allowed on the return portion of an award ticket once travel has commenced.
- The endorsement of the free award tickets to any other carriers requested by DFP members will not be permitted.
- handling fee for changing reservation will be charged as follows:
(a) Change of reservation and ticket revalidation: no charge.
In case of award ticket refund, all China Airlines procedures apply (including surcharges and mileage deductions).
- Each free award travel is allowed only one open-jaw.
- In case of free ticket award refund, all China Airlines procedures apply (including surcharges and mileage deduction). Please refer to Points to Note of Ticket Award.
- CA free tickets can not be traveled within CA Blackout Dates. ( Please refer CA Blackout Dates )
Award Levels
DFP members are entitled to round trip free ticket awards for traveling on CA flights. The award routes and mileage required are as follows :
"A Area": Air China domestic flights (exclude Hong Kong, Macau )
"B Area": Air China short haul flights (within Asia, include Hong Kong, Macau)
"C Area": Air China long haul flights (Europe, North American, Australia)
Class |
Booking Class |
Within A |
Between A and B |
Between A and C |
 |
Mileage Required |
Award code |
Mileage Required |
Award code |
Mileage Required |
Award code |
 |
| First |
O |
90,000 |
CA1F |
90,000 |
CA2F |
170,000 |
CA3F |
 |
| Business |
I |
60,000 |
CA1C |
60,000 |
CA2C |
145,000 |
CA3C |
 |
| Economy |
X |
45,000 |
CA1Y |
45,000 |
CA2Y |
120,000 |
CA3Y |
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