Copa Airlines Fare Families: ConnectMiles Earning
Copa Airlines sells fares by family, not by published booking class letter. Find the fare family on your booking to see the ConnectMiles miles, qualifying miles and qualifying segments it earns on Copa Airlines flights, as published by Copa Airlines.
Copa Airlines fare families
On Copa Airlines flights you earn the distance flown times the percentage for your fare family, with a minimum of 500 miles. The award miles and the qualifying miles are the same percentage. Each flight also earns qualifying segments. These figures are for tickets flown from 1 January 2024.
| Fare family | Cabin | Award miles, % of distance flown | Qualifying miles, % of distance flown | Qualifying segments per flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||||
| Economy BasicHalf of the miles and half a segment. | Economy | 50% | 50% | 0.5 |
| Economy ClassicClassic Flex earns the same. | Economy | 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Economy Full | Economy | 175% | 175% | 2 |
| Business | ||||
| Business Promo | Business | 175% | 175% | 2 |
| Business Full | Business | 300% | 300% | 2 |
- Booking classes: Copa Airlines does not publish which booking class letters belong to each fare family. It says classes G, I, N, P, X and Z do not earn miles or segments.
- Minimum: all members earn a minimum of 500 miles. Copa Airlines does not say whether the minimum also applies to qualifying miles.
- Distance: qualifying miles are a percentage of the base (actual flight) miles. Copa Airlines also publishes a qualifying miles table by route, and posts miles and segments about 3 to 5 days after the trip.
- Before 2024: tickets flown until 31 December 2023 earned Business Full 200%, Business Promo 150%, Economy Full 125%, Classic 100% and Basic 50%.
- Upgrades: miles earned follow the fare originally bought, not the upgraded cabin.
PreferMember bonus
PreferMembers earn extra bonus miles on Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia flights, by status. The bonus does not apply to PreferMember status qualification.
| Status | Bonus miles | Star Alliance status |
|---|---|---|
| PreferMember Silver | 25% | Silver |
| PreferMember Gold | 50% | Gold |
| PreferMember Platinum | 75% | Gold |
| PreferMember Presidential | 100% | Gold |
- Lounges: Copa Airlines lists lounge access when traveling internationally on any Star Alliance member airline as a PreferProgram benefit. See the Panama City (PTY) and Bogota (BOG) lounge pages for Copa Club.
- Upgrades: PreferMembers are upgraded free of charge when space is available on Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia flights, in upgrade class Z.
- Credit card: Copa Airlines gives 1 qualifying mile for every $4 spent with its card, up to 15,000 qualifying miles a year.
- Copa Airlines does not print what the bonus percentage is of. The calculator takes it of the miles earned on each flight.
PreferProgram status criteria for 2026
A status is earned between 1 January and 31 December 2026 with either the qualifying miles or the qualifying segments, plus at least four paid segments flown on Copa Airlines.
| Status | Qualifying miles | Or qualifying segments | Minimum flown segments on Copa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 20,000 | 20 | 4 |
| Gold | 40,000 | 35 | 4 |
| Platinum | 70,000 | 65 | 4 |
| Presidential | 90,000 | 85 | 4 |
- What counts: qualifying miles and segments earned on Copa Airlines, Star Alliance member airlines and other airlines associated with the program in the calendar year.
- Segment: a flight with a takeoff and a landing, except flights with an intermediate stop in a city other than Panama.
- When: a new status is reflected up to 10 business days after you reach it.
- Copa Airlines and ConnectMiles can adjust these criteria at any time.
Good to know
- How many ConnectMiles does a Copa Airlines flight earn?
- One mile for every mile flown in Economy Classic, 50% in Economy Basic, 175% in Economy Full and Business Promo and 300% in Business Full. All members earn a minimum of 500 miles. PreferMembers earn a bonus on top: Silver 25%, Gold 50%, Platinum 75% and Presidential 100%.
- Does the PreferMember bonus count toward status?
- No. Copa Airlines says the extra bonus miles do not apply to PreferMember status qualification. Qualifying miles are the same percentage of the distance flown as the award miles, without the bonus.
- How do I reach Silver, Gold, Platinum or Presidential?
- Between 1 January and 31 December 2026, by qualifying miles or qualifying segments: Silver 20,000 miles or 20 segments, Gold 40,000 or 35, Platinum 70,000 or 65 and Presidential 90,000 or 85, plus at least 4 paid segments flown on Copa Airlines.
- Which Copa Airlines booking classes earn no miles?
- Copa Airlines says booking classes G, I, N, P, X and Z do not earn miles or segments. It does not publish which letters belong to each fare family.
Source: Copa Airlines. Earn miles flying on Copa Airlines | Fare families | PreferProgram qualification criteria | PreferProgram benefits on Copa Airlines | Complimentary upgrades | ConnectMiles.
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