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8 of 10 sections cite Eastern Miles's own page with the date it was read, and those are shown here. The others were prefilled from public pages and nobody has checked them yet, so Pelgrim does not show them.
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What does each tier need? Status tiers, counted in Qualifying segments: 1 Star 0 Qualifying segments, 2 Star 3 Qualifying segments, 3 Star 5 Qualifying segments, 4 Star 7 Qualifying segments, 5 Star 9 Qualifying segments, 6 Star 11 Qualifying segments, Silver 13 Qualifying segments, Gold 25 Qualifying segments, Platinum 45 Qualifying segments. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. A further requirement on Annual spend. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026 Over what period does activity count? Rolling 12 months. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026 How long does status last? Not captured yet. Do points expire? Points expire 36 months without activity. ceair.com, read 5 November 2026 What happens if I miss requalifying? Requalification has its own rule. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026 Which alliance, and which airlines are its own? Member of SkyTeam. Its own airlines: China Eastern Airlines (MU), Shanghai Airlines (FM). easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026 How are rewards priced? Rewards follow a published chart. ceair.com, read 29 October 2026 In Qualifying segments 1 Star 0 Qualifying segments
2 Star 3 Qualifying segments
3 Star 5 Qualifying segments
4 Star 7 Qualifying segments
5 Star 9 Qualifying segments
6 Star 11 Qualifying segments
Silver 13 Qualifying segments
Gold 25 Qualifying segments
Platinum 45 Qualifying segments
Tiers Sourced Status tiers, counted in Qualifying segments easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
1 Star 0 Qualifying segments 2 Star 3 Qualifying segments 3 Star 5 Qualifying segments 4 Star 7 Qualifying segments 5 Star 9 Qualifying segments 6 Star 11 Qualifying segments Silver 13 Qualifying segments Gold 25 Qualifying segments Platinum 45 Qualifying segments
Each level also needs its annual spend, and can be reached on qualifying kilometres instead of segments.
Eastern Miles has nine levels, from the base: 1 Star to 6 Star, then Silver, Gold and Platinum, the tier cards. Anyone from 12 years old can join. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
In the alliance: Silver gives SkyTeam Elite; Gold gives SkyTeam Elite Plus; Platinum gives SkyTeam Elite Plus. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
How you qualify Sourced Qualification period: Rolling 12 months easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim counts the count of your flights where alliance is SkyTeam, as Qualifying segments
Pelgrim counts the count of your flights where airline is KN, as Qualifying segments
A level is reached within 12 consecutive months, counted from the 1st of the month 12 months before the flight, on segments plus annual spend, or on qualifying kilometres plus annual spend. These standards apply from 1 January 2025. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Silver needs 13 segments or 15,000 qualifying kilometres, Gold 25 or 25,000, Platinum 45 or 55,000; with an annual spend of 20,000, 40,000 and 100,000. The star levels need 3 to 11 segments or 4,500 to 12,500 kilometres, with 3,000 to 16,000. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
A qualifying segment is a flight on China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines or China United Airlines, or on a SkyTeam airline; qualifying kilometres are their flown distance, counted as IATA's ticketed point mileage in kilometres. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Annual spend is what you paid in 12 consecutive months for tickets on China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines or China United Airlines flights, fuel surcharge included and codeshares left out. Award tickets (A, O and X), IT fares, change fees and extras such as insurance or seats add no spend. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Charter flights earn no miles, segments, qualifying kilometres or spend. ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Keeping it Sourced Requalification has its own rule easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Points expire 36 months without activity ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
From 1 July 2025 a level is renewed on the same standards over the time it was held: the annual spend is required, and segments or qualifying kilometres, either one. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
A level reached or renewed is valid until the end of the same month in the following year. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
A member who does not renew is placed at the level actually reached in the renewal period, at the lowest 1 Star. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
A second renewal in a row needs fewer segments or kilometres: Silver 12 or 14,250, Gold 24 or 23,750, Platinum 43 or 52,250; a third and later 11 or 13,500, 23 or 22,500, 41 or 49,500. The spend is not reduced. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Segments, kilometres and spend above a level's standard are saved for the next renewal only, never for an upgrade. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Since 1 September 2021 any earning or spending of miles moves the whole balance's expiry to the end of the 36th month after it; miles credited before that date expire on 31 December of the third calendar year after they were credited. ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Benefits by tier Not captured yet Nobody has looked at this part of Eastern Miles yet. The monthly check fills it.
Earning and redeeming Sourced Rewards follow a published chart ceair.com, read 29 October 2026
Miles on a flight are its standard distance (IATA ticketed point mileage, in kilometres) times the booked class's base rate, plus a bonus at the class's bonus rate. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
China Eastern awards use fixed point tables: mainland routes by distance band, international by region, each by cabin, with round trips at twice the one-way rate. Partner awards have their own fixed tables by region and cabin (page in Chinese, no effective date). ceair.com, read 29 October 2026
Other routes Sourced A tier card can be bought with miles when your flying falls short: Silver, Gold or Platinum for one year, in the China Eastern app, at the price it shows; it is not refunded. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Changes Not checked yet Prefilled from public sources, not checked by Pelgrim yet.
Sources and limits Sourced easternmiles.ceair.com › vipRight2.html read 5 November 2026
easternmiles.ceair.com › wlx_fwtk.html read 5 November 2026
ceair.com › commonTerms read 5 November 2026
ceair.com › airkindChange read 5 November 2026
China Eastern publishes these rules in Chinese only (its English pages show a sign-in), and its terms say the Chinese text governs. Every line here is Pelgrim's translation of the Chinese page it cites. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim does not know what you paid for a ticket. Every level above 1 Star needs the annual spend, so type the spend China Eastern shows; until you do, Pelgrim reads no level above 1 Star. The tier table names no currency. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim does not work out qualifying kilometres (IATA's ticketed point mileage per segment): type the kilometres China Eastern credits, per flight or as one total. Pelgrim counts the segments from your log. ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim counts the last 12 months. China Eastern counts from the 1st of the month 12 months before the flight, so its window can be up to a month longer. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim counts every flight on China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, China United Airlines or a SkyTeam airline as one segment, charters included; China Eastern counts no charter. ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
Pelgrim does not count renewal, its lower standards for a second or third renewal in a row, or the saved surplus: the level you hold is the one you type, until its end date. The medal tiers (lifetime Platinum and the other medal levels) are not modelled. easternmiles.ceair.com, read 5 November 2026
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