Star Alliance Partners Heathrow Express for Gold Card Upgrades

Star Alliance has partnered with Heathrow Express to offer its Gold Card holders a a free upgrade when travelling on Heathrow Express trains.

Star Alliance Gold Card holders simply need to purchase a standard class single or return ticket for the Heathrow Express and then once on the train, customers can choose any available seat in Business First Class and show both their train ticket and Star Alliance Gold Card to the attendant.

Amenities in Business First on the Heathrow Express include complimentary newspapers and magazines, more leg room, wider seats, a personal table, a power socket at each seat and on-board TV.

This special promotion is open to all frequent flyers holding Gold status in any of the 21 Frequent Flyer Programmes offered by the Star Alliance member airlines.

The offer will run from 15 February 2016 until further notice.

The Star Alliance network currently has 24 airlines serving Heathrow: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Eva Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways and United.

In total they offer over 120 flights per day to 47 destinations in 26 countries from Heathrow, allowing customers to connect to the full Alliance network of more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries. 

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