About Xiamen Air

 

Being the first Chinese airline operating as a modern enterprise, Xiamen Airlines has two subsidiaries and eight branches. Xiamen Airlines operates a fleet over 150 aircraft with an average age of seven years. Its network extensively covers China and Asia, and to Europe, Australia and North America.

 

Find out more about Xiamen Air and SkyTeam benefits available to Egret Miles members.

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Mutually rewarding benefits

 

Flying Club members can enjoy various perks when flying with SkyTeam airlines like earning Virgin Points. SkyTeam airlines also offer SkyPriority services to Flying Club Gold members and anyone flying in First Class or Business Class.

Flying with Xiamen Air contributes to your Flying Club status, so you can progress through the tiers faster, unlocking more benefits along the way. The number of Tier Points earned depends on the cabin, booking class and distance you fly.

Tier Points earned on Xiamen flights

Cabin Booking Class Flight distance under 2,000 miles Flight distance 2,000 miles and over
First Class F, A 40 100
Business J, C, D, I 30 75
Economy Y, H, B, M, L, K, N, Q, V, T 10 25

Destinations we can connect you to

 

Our partnership is designed to make travel planning easy and as seamless as possible. Xiamen Air services destinations across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Connect with Virgin Atlantic via Shanghai, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Manchester.

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Earning Virgin Points & Tier Points

To earn points on Xiamen Air flights, add your Flying Club membership number in your booking whether you book via Xiamen Air or a third party.

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Spending Virgin Points

To spend Virgin Points on Xiamen Air flights, book direct with Virgin Atlantic. Select 'Search for Reward Flights' when you search.

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Already booked and want to earn points?

If you have already booked, you can still add your Flying Club number to your booking before you fly and earn points. If your flight number starts with VS, you can add you Flying Club number via Virgin Atlantic Manage My Booking. If your flight number does not start with VS, head to the airline’s frequent flyer programme and add your Flying Club number to your booking.

Earning Points:

  • If you are a member of both Flying Club and a partner programme, points can only be accrued to one frequent flyer programme and cannot be transferred between airlines.

  • Points accrual begins from the effective date of partnership between Virgin Atlantic and partner airlines, and any flights taken prior to the effective date are not eligible for accrual.

  • Points may be earned on Xiamen Air marketed/operated flights (flight number starts with MF) and points will be issued to Flying Club members when travelling in the classes listed.

  • If you fly on a Xiamen Air operated flight marketed by any other SkyTeam member airline (including Virgin Atlantic), you will earn as per the marketing airline.

  • Points will not be earned for travel in any other class not listed above

  • No points are earned on Reward Flights with partner airlines.

  • Points accrual rates and Terms and Conditions are subject to change at any time without prior notice according to partner airline’s policy and circumstances.

  • Partner airlines’ codeshare flights may not be eligible for mileage accrual depending on the actual operating airline.  Points are not applicable on a SkyTeam marketed flight operated by an airline not within the SkyTeam alliance

  • Additional points will not be earned for bookings that are subsequently upgraded to a higher class whereby an additional fare difference is paid.

 

Spending Points:

  • All mileage levels are excluding passenger taxes, duties, fees, charges and surcharges.

  • Blackout dates may apply.

  • Reward seats are subject to availability. 

  • If a journey requires a connecting flight or stopover to reach the destination, points are charged for each sector.

  • Bookings must be made at least 48hrs before departure. Points must be redeemed from one account. 

    Full partner terms and conditions

 

Missing Points:

When claiming points please keep all copies of your original tickets/e-tickets and boarding passes until the correct amount of points appear on your account. If the points do not show on your account within six weeks, please contact us to claim them back.