Those with annual spending of at least ¥3 million on an ANA Card and ANA Pay would be designated as ANA Super Flyers Card SFC PLUS members, receiving access to ANA lounges, a 5,000-mile credit, and Star Alliance Gold status. Those with annual spending of less than ¥3 million on an ANA Card and ANA Pay would be designated as ANA Super Flyers Card SFC LITE members. They would no longer have access to ANA lounges and would be downgraded to Star Alliance Silver status, under which lounge access at Star Alliance member airlines is generally unavailable. However, members who reach 1 million lifetime miles on ANA Group-operated flights would qualify for ANA Super Flyers Card SFC PLUS.
The Key Change: No Lounge Access Without Meeting a Spending Requirement
Put simply, the biggest point of this policy change is that, while SFC members had previously been able to enter lounges unconditionally as long as they paid the annual fee, they will now be unable to do so unless they meet conditions such as a spending threshold.
Those most significantly affected will be light to moderate users who have already obtained membership status but now fly only a few times a year. From the company’s perspective, it may be unavoidable to reduce services for customers who fly only several times annually, optimize overcrowded lounges, and differentiate among elite members.
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