Star Alliance Middle East Airpass – Terms and Conditions
- The Star Alliance Middle East Airpass is designed for Economy class trips through the Middle East and Turkey via the services of EGYPTAIR (MS), Turkish Airlines (TK), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) and United (UA).
- Within the Middle East, the ticket is valid in the following countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Republic of Yemen.
- The Airpass is available in conjunction with International Round Trips or Star Alliance Round the World Fares to, from or via the Middle East and Turkey and those flights must be on scheduled services in First, Business or Economy class of a Star Alliance member carrier.
- The Airpass is available to residents of a country outside the Middle East and Turkey in connection with international travel to, from or via Middle East or Turkey.
- Only one Star Alliance Middle East Airpass can be purchased per international Return, Round the World, Circle Trip or Single Open Jaw ticket to, from or via the Middle East or Turkey. On request, you must present proof of residency.
- The Star Alliance Middle East Airpass consists of 3 to 10 flight coupons.
- The total airfare is determined by the number of coupons plus applicable fees, taxes and surcharges.
- Children between the ages of 2-11 years pay 75% and infants under 2 years not occupying a seat pay 10% of the applicable adult fare. If an infant turns 2 years of age during the journey, the child fare will be applied for the entire journey and a separate seat will be provided. Proof of age is required at time of ticketing. Children and infants must be accompanied on all sectors in the same cabin by a Star Alliance Middle East Airpass adult passenger paying the full Middle East Airpass fare.
- The Star Alliance Middle East Airpass can be bought in combination with intercontinental Star Alliance redemption programme tickets.
- All flights of the Star Alliance Middle East Airpass will accrue miles to the passenger’s nominated Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Programme depending on the rules of your chosen Frequent Flyer Programme.
- There is no minimum stay required for your trip. It may last up to 3 months from the beginning of your travel on the first coupon to completion of travel on the last coupon.
- Two stopovers are required. They are permitted at any point served by the carriers listed above within the Middle East and Turkey. A stopover is a stay of more than 24 hours. Any point may be transited a number of times for the purpose of making transfer connections, but the length of the transition must be less than 24 hours. No more than 3 stopovers are permitted in any one city.
- Changing flights at a transfer/connecting point requires an additional coupon.
- Individual pairs of cities may not be travelled more than once in each direction.
- Surface sectors in-between are allowed at your own expense in addition to the airfare. If such a break in itinerary exceeds 24 hours it is considered as one stopover.
- You must reserve the first flight of the Middle East Airpass. Subsequent flights may be left open and booked at any time before departure.
- The Star Alliance Middle East Airpass may be issued worldwide.
- You can buy your Star Alliance Middle East Airpass at your local travel agent or at any Star Alliance member airline reservation centre. You may also use the online Star Alliance Middle East Airpass Calculator to plan your trip and to email your itinerary directly from the tool to your preferred Star Alliance airline offering this service to check availability, calculate the fare and make a reservation.
- At the time of ticket purchase you must present proof of permanent residence, and your intercontinental ticket.
- The Star Alliance Middle East Airpass has to be issued separately from your intercontinental ticket.
- Voluntary changes are permitted without penalty, provided routing is unchanged.
- In case of a rerouting, requiring a reissue of the ticket, a fee of USD 50 per reissue will be charged. Purchase of additional coupons is allowed if the new routing requires a transfer if no direct operations are available and as long as the maximum number of coupons has not been exceeded.
- This rule is applicable for adults, children and infants.
- The fee for a change of routing is non-refundable.
- Before departure:
If a ticket is totally unused, it will be refunded minus a cancellation charge of USD 75 per person. This rule applies to adults, children and infants. - After departure:
The refund will be the difference between the fare paid and the applicable normal economy one-way fare for transportation used.
- Baggage Allowance is the same as on the international/intercontinental ticket that is connected to this Airpass. Should this be a multi-airline ticket, the most restrictive baggage policy applies.
- Further conditions apply. Please contact your Star Alliance member airline or travel agent for more details.
- Conditions of carriage and regulations.
The carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo is subject to the conditions of carriage of the carriers concerned, copies of which may be requested from each Star Alliance member carrier. - Please create the itinerary of your trip by using the Star Alliance Middle East Airpass Calculator and send it directly out of the tool to your preferred Star Alliance carrier offering this service. You will then receive a non-binding offer in accordance with all terms and conditions, stating the final rate including all applicable fees, taxes and surcharges.
Disclaimer: Star Alliance Services GmbH and the Star Alliance member carriers reserve the right to change the Star Alliance Fare & Discount Product rules displayed on this website at any time without prior notice. Please note that the Star Alliance Fare & Discount Product rules listed above represent only a fraction of the entire Star Alliance Fare & Discount Product rules displayed in the GDS (Global Distribution Systems) used by airline reservations offices and travel agents. In case of discrepancy at the time of ticket purchase between the Star Alliance Fare & Discount Product rules displayed above and in the GDS, the latter shall prevail. Please refer to the respective GDS for full display of the Star Alliance Fare & Discount Product rules. Status as of January 2012
