Then you've got a pile of Asiana Club miles you've been sitting on and are wondering what will happen once the airline officially merges with Korean Air, here are some answers! Korean Air's plan to merge Asiana Club into its SKYPASS loyalty program is set out and the news is good, first off, no one's miles are going away any time soon. However, the value of your miles after the merger can vary greatly, depending on how they've been acquired, so it's important to know what to expect before you take any next steps.

This is the Merger Timeline You Need to Know

The two airlines will be treated as one full entity starting December 17, 2026, and the loyalty program officially rolls out at this point. Unlike other companies pressing for a quick conversion, Korean Air is going about it more slowly, allowing its members to take their time to make a decision on what to do next.

Your Miles Move Over But They Don't Merge Automatically

As of the date of integration, all mileage in your Asiana Club account will be transferred to your SKYPASS account. That would seem like your miles turning into SKYPASS miles, but it's not. You will instead have two balances in one SKYPASS account: your old SKYPASS miles and the miles transferred into Asiana from your old account.

Asiana Club members must connect their Asiana and SKYPASS accounts by using the account linking tool provided by Korean Air so that this transition would be smooth before the scheduled merger date. Once these accounts are linked, the mileage transfer should happen without any additional work on your part.

You have 10 years to decide

The part that should ease a lot of anxiety: Korean Air is not in any hurry to convert Asiana miles. The airline will also keep running the Asiana miles system for another 10 years after the merger. In that time, members will still be able to book award flights, get upgrades or use Asiana miles exactly as they have done in the past, and Korean Air has stated that they will continue to have access to the same Asiana award chart.

There is one caveat to note, however: it's not a matter of mixing and matching. There is no way to redeem an award with both Asiana miles and SKYPASS miles for the same award without first transferring all of your Asiana miles to SKYPASS. And if you still have Asiana miles when that 10-year period ends, they'll automatically change to SKYPASS miles at that time, regardless of what you do or don't do.

Converting Early? The interest rate depends on how you Obtained them

If you don't want to wait and want to convert your Asiana balance sooner, you can but it's all dependent on where those miles come from:

• Miles earned while flying with Asiana or a Star Alliance partner airline will convert at a 100% rate (10,000 flight miles equals 10,000 SKYPASS miles will have no loss of value).
• Partner earned miles aren't quite as valuable as those earned on the credit card and 10,000 partner earned miles are reduced to 8,200 SKYPASS miles upon conversion.
• That's about an 18% haircut on all your earnings via a Credit Card, and not really flying, and so patience is a very smart strategy for many members. 

Elite Status Holders are Automatically Upgraded

Frequent flyers with Asiana elite status don't need to worry about starting over from scratch. On October 28, 2026, Korean Air will introduce a new elite tier, Morning Calm Select Club, which will be placed between the existing Morning Calm Club and Morning Calm Elite tiers, providing SkyTeam Elite Plus benefits. This new level was created in order to provide a similar landing point for a certain number of elite members of the Asiana programs.

The corresponding statuses are as follows: The status of the Asiana Platinum members will be transferred to Korean Air's Million Miler Club, whereas the Diamond Plus will be transferred to the Morning Calm Premium Club. Asiana Gold and Diamond Plus are both upgraded to Morning Calm Select Club, while regular Diamond is upgraded to Morning Calm Club. If you already have status with both airlines, you'll be bumped up to the higher tier and any Asiana coupons or vouchers that you may have will remain valid until their expiration dates.

Making Smaller Mileage Balances Work Just Got Easier

In addition, Korean Air is also rolling out the Cash and Miles program, which will allow members to use miles for a part of their eligible ticket when booking directly from the Korean Air website or app. Within the next few years, members will be able to pay as little as 100 miles towards up to 40% of the total cost of a ticket, up from the current minimum of 500 miles and a maximum of 30% of the price.Korean Air has also said it is looking into other ways to use the remaining mileage balances, but hasn't offered any details yet.

The Bottom Line

This is no hurry! The window will be open for the Asiana Club's members for a full 10 years before any forced redemptions can occur, allowing them to plan accordingly with the current Asiana award chart. That 18% of the miles earned by partners are reduced is a good reason to wait for a partner to convert early, as long as you have one, unless you have an urgent need to change your partner. The best thing you can do now is to connect your Asiana Club and SKYPASS accounts before the December 17, 2026 date of the merger so that the switch will occur automatically and you can take your time to determine what will make the most sense for your mileage balance.