Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines (OZ) is a Star Alliance member based at Seoul Incheon (ICN). Korean Air completed its acquisition of Asiana in late 2024, and the brand is being folded into Korean Air over the next few years. Until that happens, Asiana remains bookable with Star Alliance miles, so if its solid business class is on your list, book it while you still can.

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Which miles can you use to book Asiana Airlines?

Because Asiana Airlines is in Star Alliance, you can book its award space with partner miles, including:

  • United MileagePlus: no fuel surcharges, and united.com is also the easiest place to search
  • Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Avianca LifeMiles: often the cheapest, no surcharges
  • Turkish Miles&Smiles

How to search for Asiana Airlines award space:

The easiest place to search is the United Airlines website. United displays Star Alliance partner availability, including Asiana Airlines, and you can search without holding any miles.

Step 1

Log in to your United Airlines account on united.com. If you don’t have an account yet, signing up is free.

Step 2

Select the Book Travel box and fill in your trip details:

  • Select either Round Trip or One Way
  • Enter your departure and arrival city. For Asiana Airlines, think routes touching Seoul Incheon (ICN), like ICN-LAX, ICN-JFK, ICN-FRA, or intra-Asia hops
  • Enter your dates
  • Select the number of passengers
  • Select Award Travel

Then click Search.

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Step 3

Pick the flight option that fits your schedule. Watch the connection times carefully, as some options have very long layovers.

If you would like to search a different day, use the calendar to scan nearby dates. Space out of Incheon often opens in clusters, so checking a few days either side pays off.

Make sure you select the Saver Award, as standard awards cost far more miles and usually can’t be booked with partner programs anyway.

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Step 4

Choose your preferred flight and open its details. Write down the following information: flight number, dates, and cabin class.

Step 5

Now book with the program your miles live in. If it’s United miles, book right there on united.com. For other programs (Aeroplan, LifeMiles, Miles&Smiles), check their website first, since most can book Star Alliance partners online now. If the flight doesn’t show, call the program and read the agent the exact flights you found. They should be able to see and book the same space for you.

Tips before you book

  • The screenshots above show an older United site design. Menu names have shifted slightly, but the flow (log in, award search, pick saver space) is unchanged.
  • The merger means Asiana will eventually leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam with Korean Air. Treat any Asiana award as a book-it-now opportunity rather than a plan-for-next-year one.
  • If united.com shows nothing, cross-check the same route on aeroplan.com. Partner sites occasionally disagree on the last seat or two.