Criteria to Obtain Egret Miles VIP Membership
An Egret base card member aged 12 or above who earns qualification miles or segments listed below within 12 consecutive months will obtain the corresponding Egret Miles VIP membership. Silver, Gold and Platinum members who meet higher VIP qualification requirements within 12 consecutive months in their VIP membership validity of 24 months will be upgraded to the corresponding VIP tier. After a VIP member is downgraded to base card member, assessment of VIP membership will start from the date he or she is downgraded to base card member.
VIP Membership | Miles/segments to qualify for membership | SkyTeam membership | VIP membership validity |
Diamond | 150,000 qualification miles or 90 qualification segments | Elite Plus | 24 Months |
Platinum | 100,000 qualification miles or 60 qualification segments | ||
Gold | 60,000 qualification miles or 35 qualification segments | Elite | |
Silver | 40,000 qualification miles or 20 qualification segments |
Special Upgrade to Egret Diamond: Members who have maintained Egret Platinum membership for six consecutive years and accrued at least 750,000 qualification miles during the period will be upgraded to Egret Diamond.
Criteria to maintain Egret Miles VIP membership
When your qualification miles or qualification segments have met the following criteria within your VIP membership validity of 24 months, your VIP membership status will be maintained.
VIP Membership | Miles/segments to maintain membership (within 24 months of VIP membership) | SkyTeam membership | VIP membership validity |
Diamond | 280,000 qualification miles or 180 qualification segments | Elite Plus | 24 Months |
Platinum | 180,000 qualification miles or 120 qualification segments | ||
Gold | 110,000 qualification miles or 70 qualification segments | Elite | |
Silver | 70,000 qualification miles or 40 qualification segments |
Notes:
1. “Qualification miles” means basic miles accrued by taking eligible flights in cabin classes operated by Xiamen Airlines and its carrier partners, that are used to determine any change in membership. qualification miles do not include membership award miles, promotional miles, activity miles, miles accrued at our non-flight partners, etc.
2. “Qualification segments” refers only to segments accrued by taking eligible flights in cabin classes operated by Xiamen Airlines and its carrier partners that are used to determine any change in membership.
3. VIP membership remains valid for 24 months from the date of VIP card issuance. If the VIP member fails to meet the maintenance requirements for VIP membership in terms of qualification miles or segments, the member will be automatically downgraded to the corresponding tier status according to the chart above upon expiration of said VIP membership..
Benefits | Egret Diamond | Egret Platinum | Egret Gold | Egret Silver | |
General Benefits | |||||
Complimentary VIP Card for one specified person① | √ | - | - | - | |
Service ambassador② | √ | - | - | - | |
Gift package for membership qualification | 6 vouchers for VIP lounges | 3 vouchers for VIP lounges | 2 vouchers for VIP lounges | 2,000 Egret miles | |
Gift package for maintaining membership | 10 vouchers for VIP lounges | 5 vouchers for VIP lounges | 3 vouchers for VIP lounges | 2,000 Egret miles | |
Upgrades and seat reservations | |||||
Complimentary upgrade to First Class③
| √ | - | - | - | |
Complimentary upgrade to Business Class③
| √ | √ | √ | 5/year | |
Complimentary upgrade to Premium Economy Class ③ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Guaranteed Reservations for VIP members themselves, full-fare Economy Class④ | √ | - | - | - | |
Priority reservation and airport standby | √ | ||||
Benefits at Airports | |||||
Guide reservation⑤ | ▲ | - | - | - | |
Inviting guests to check-in at First Class or Business Class counter | 2 guests on the same flight and same day | 1 guest on the same flight and same day | - | - | |
Access to VIP lounge | Members can invite 2 guests on the same flight and same day | Members can invite 1 guest on the same flight and same day | Member only | Member only (for VIP lounges operated by Xiamen Airlines Group only)⑥ | |
Service in case of flight irregularity | The same services as for Business Class passengers | - | |||
Priority check-in | Check-in counter for First Class or Business Class | ||||
Priority boarding | √ | ||||
Priority baggage handling | √ | ||||
Favorable Fees | |||||
Miles Redemption for VIP member’s personal preferred seating at International/Regional flights⑦ | Complimentary | Entitled to special offers | |||
Complimentary ticket changes and refunds⑧ | √ | √ | √ | - | |
Extra free baggage allowance⑨ | Weight Basis | 40 kg | 30 kg | 20 kg | 10 kg |
Weight Basis | 1 piece | 1 piece | 1 piece | 1 piece | |
Bonus Miles | |||||
VIP Tier bonus miles⑩ | 50% | 30% | 15% | 10% | |
Double bonus miles for flights taken on birthdays⑪ | √ | ||||
Miles validity extended by 1 year⑫ | √ | - | - | - | |
Miles overdraft⑬ | 12,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
Notes: “√”means the service is available,and “▲” means the service is available subject to specific circumstances.
① Complimentary VIP Card for one specified person
Diamond members who have successfully maintained their status may be entitled to specify one person to be awarded a Silver membership within a month of successful maintenance. Diamond members who have accrued 500,000 miles or above within the validity of their VIP membership by taking flights operated by Xiamen Airlines/Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines with an MF/NS/RY code may be entitled to specify one person to be awarded a Gold membership.
The expiration date of the complimentary VIP membership is identical to that of the Diamond membership. The person specified for the complimentary membership must be at least 12 years old. The complimentary membership is not entitled to membership qualification gift packages.
② Service Ambassador
Diamond members may use the dedicated service when calling Xiamen Airlines’ ticket booking hotline and be entitled to personal “Service Ambassador” service.
③ Complimentary upgrades
Diamond members who fly on full fare Business J Class are eligible for a complimentary upgrade to First Class. Egret Miles Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver Card members who fly on full fare Economy Y class with Xiamen Airlines/ Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines are eligible for a complimentary upgrade to Business Class and Premium Economy Class of Hebei Airlines /Jiangxi Airlines . Silver Card members are entitled to up to 5 upgrades to Business Class each year within the term of validity of membership (one year from the date of automatic membership upgrade).
If the ticket is issued more than 3 hours before the scheduled departure time, and there are seats available in First Class, Business Class or Premium Economy Class, VIP members will be automatically upgraded when checking in. If the ticket is issued within 3 hours of scheduled departure, Xiamen Airlines cannot guarantee the free upgrade service for VIP members because of the time limit for pre-flight preparation. The complimentary upgrade service does not apply to code-shared flights.
④ Guaranteed Reservations for VIP members themselves, full-fare Economy Class
Diamond members who have booked a full fare Economy Class ticket with our Service Ambassador or at one of our direct sales outlets 24 hours before departure time will be guaranteed a seat. This service is applicable to flights with the MF/NS/RY code and operated by Xiamen Airlines/Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines, nor applicable to code-shared flights.
⑤ Guide reservation
Diamond members may call 95557 service hotline 24 hours before the scheduled departure time to make reservations for a guide who will lead them from the check-in counter to the VIP lounge. This service is applicable to flights operated by Xiamen Airlines/Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines and use with an MF/NS/RY code. This service is currently available at airports in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou, Changsha,Beijing and Tianjin for flights operated by Xiamen Airlines, Shijiazhuang for Hebei Airlines, and Nanchang for Jiangxi Airlines.
⑥ VIP lounge service for Silver members
Silver members may be entitled to service at the VIP lounges we operate at the airports in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and Nanchang.
⑦ Miles Redemption for VIP member’s personal preferred seating at International/Regional flights
Applicable to flights that are operated by Xiamen Airlines and use an MF code.
⑧ Free ticket changes and refunds
Only for tickets purchased at Xiamen Airlines’ official website, mobile app, WeChat, ticketing office, through service hotline (95557), Hebei Airlines’ website, mobile app, Wechat, ticketing office in Shijiazhuang and Beijing Daxing Airport, hotline(0311-96699), Jiangxi Airlines’ website, ticketing office, hotline(0791-96300).
Only for tickets purchased at a discount of 50% or less where the booking class is F/A/J/C/D/I/Y/H/B/M/L/K/N/Q/V with Xiamen Airlines, and F/A/J/C/D/I/W/P/Y/H/B/M/L/K/N/Q/V with Hebei Airlines and Jiangxi Airlines. Tickets for international flights, flights to/from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, and non-refund tickets, code-share flight tickets are excluded.
To receive a fee waiver, the passenger shall request a ticket refund at our direct sales outlets, and request flight change at the original ticket issuing office before the scheduled departure time. A fee waiver is unavailable after your flight departs. Flight changes and ticket refunds are subject to current fare conditions.
⑨ Extra Free Baggage Allowance
The total free baggage allowance for VIP members is equal to the free baggage allowance for the original class of service plus the extra free baggage allowance.
For flights where the baggage allowance is calculated by the number of bags (piece basis), the following rules apply:
Each bag for First Class or Business Class passengers shall be up to 32 kg, and each bag for Economy Class passengers shall be up to 23 kg. The total outside dimensions of each bag (length + width + height) shall not exceed 158 cm.
⑩ VIP Tier Bonus Miles
In addition to base award miles accrued, Egret Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver Card members will earn 50%, 30%, 15% and 10% of TPM, respectively, as VIP Tier bonus miles when they purchase tickets on domestic flights at a discount of no more than 20% or purchase tickets in class F/A/J/C/D/I/Y with Xiamen Airlines, F/A/J/C/D/I/W/P/Y with Hebei Airlines and Jiangxi Airlines on international flights and flights to/from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. The miles will be added to the member’s normal bonus miles and electronic account, which are not considered as qualification miles for obtaining or maintaining membership.
⑪ Double bonus miles for flights taken on birthdays
When a VIP member takes a flight operated by Xiamen Airlines/Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines and use with an MF/NS/RY code on his or her birthdays, double bonus miles will be accrued as per the cabin class he or she takes. The additional bonus miles shall not be considered as the miles qualifying or maintaining the membership.
⑫ Miles validity extended by 1 year
Diamond members who take flights with an MF/NS/RY code during the validity period of their membership shall have the validity of the accrued miles extended to December 31st of the fifth year from the date of the flight.
⑬ Miles overdraft
When redeeming award tickets or upgrades, or services such as VIP lounges we operate, prepaid extra baggage or preferred seating at our direct sales outlets, official website or by calling our service hotline 95557, miles may be overdrawn if the miles in the member’s account are insufficient. The overdraft limit for Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver members are 12,000, 6,000, 3,000 and 1,000 miles, respectively.
Tips:
1. The Egret VIP Card can only be used by the cardholder within the membership validity period. Egret Miles reserves the right to reclaim or deactivate a VIP card after it expires.
2. In case of improper use of an Egret VIP Card (e.g., use after expiration or transferring or lending the card to others), Egret Miles reserves the right to confiscate the Egret VIP Card and terminate the VIP membership without notice.
3. Egret Miles VIP members shall present the Egret VIP Card, original ID document and boarding pass for access to exclusive VIP services.
4. The free upgrade service is only available for flights operated by Xiamen Airlines/Hebei Airlines/Jiangxi Airlines and use with an MF/NS/RY code; Xiamen Airlines Group reserves the right to suspend the service under special circumstances. All free upgrades will only be provided for eligible passengers on the ground; no free upgrades will be awarded onboard.
5. VIP services are not available on code-share flights.
6. To ensure on-time departure, we may be unable to guarantee a regular First Class / Business Class meal for those passengers who received a free upgrade shortly before the scheduled departure time, due to the limited time available for meal preparation.
7. The VIP services and benefits listed above are subject to conditions of specific flights.
Egret Miles VIP members qualify for the following VIP benefits when taking flights both coded and operated by SkyTeam member airlines.
Elite benefits | SkyTeam Elite | SkyTeam Elite Plus |
Extra Baggage Allowance① | √ | √ |
Preferred Seating② | √ (international flights of 6 hours or more) | √ (international flights of 6 hours or more) |
Priority Boarding | √ | √ |
Priority Reservation Wait List | √ | √ |
Priority on Airport Standby | √ | √ |
Priority Check-in | √ | √ |
Priority Baggage Handling | √ | |
Guaranteed Reservation③ | √ (international flights of 6 hours or more) | |
Lounge Access④ | √ (Member with one guest) |
Notes:
(1) SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members may enjoy free additional baggage allowance on any SkyTeam partner airlines’ operated flights.
Weight Concept: Elite member + 10kg, Elite Plus member + 20kg.
Piece Concept: Elite member/ Elite Plus members + 1piece.
Some SkyTeam partners may adopt special policies regarding extra baggage allowance. Please contact the actual carrier for more information.
(2) For Elite and Elite Plus members who take SkyTeam partner airlines’ flights, preferred seating is available only on long-haul international flights of 6 hours or more.
(3) Elite Plus members will be guaranteed a confirmed, full-fare economy class reservation on any SkyTeam long-haul flight (international, 6 hours or more) - including sold-out flights. The reservation must be made at least 24 hours prior to departure time.
(4) Elite Plus members traveling in any class of service are entitled to all SkyTeam Member Airlines’ lounges when they are travelling on a same-day (within 24 hours) international flight operated by one of the SkyTeam Member Airlines or transferring between same-day (within 24 hours) flights (domestic to international or international to international) operated by two SkyTeam Member Airlines. From 1st April 2025, lounge admittance to selected lounges owned by SkyTeam Member Airlines is permitted when travelling on an exclusive domestic flight operated by one of the SkyTeam Member Airlines. They are allowed to invite one guest (traveling on the same flight operated by SkyTeam Member Airlines) for lounge access. The guest is able to get access to the lounges only when he/she is together with the Elite Plus member.
All eligible Elite Plus members (including one guest) on a flight operated by SkyTeam Member Airlines will be able to access all lounges at minimum within 3 hours of their scheduled departure time (the lounge operator/airline determines the number of hours). Xiamen Airlines' owned and third-party lounges apply to 3-hour access. Transferring customers can continue to access all lounges in the transferring airport at the same day/within 24 hours prior to departure.
Egret Miles VIP members qualify for the following VIP benefits when taking flights with an CZ code that are operated by China Southern Airlines.
Service Benefits | Egret Diamond | Egret Platinum | Egret Gold | Egret Silver |
Free Extra Baggage Allowance | 20KG (Weight basis)/1 piece (Piece basis) | 20KG (Weight basis)/1 piece (Piece basis) | 10KG (Weight basis)/1 piece (Piece basis) | 10KG (Weight basis)/1 piece (Piece basis)) |
Priority Boarding | √
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Priority Check-in | Members can invite 1 guest on the same flight and same day | Members can invite 1 guest on the same flight and same day | Member only | Member only |
Priority Baggage Handling | √
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Lounge Access① | Members can invite 1 guest on the same flight and same day | Members can invite 1 guest on the same flight and same day |
①Only the exclusive lounge of China Southern Airlines (excluding China Southern Airlines owned lounge in Shenzhen).