American Express Airline Partners Across The Globe

American Express is one of the most favoured cards around the world. Thanks to its dominant presence in America, American Express is now issued in approximately 103 countries and territories. The biggest advantage of American Express is that it can negotiate a single deal for its cardholders irrespective of countries of presence. This is also evident from its decent transfer ratio and number of partners. In this blog post, I let you go through American Express Airline Partners Across the globe.

Partners Across the Globe

American Express has partnered with over 34 airlines across the globe. Some airlines are available to major countries, whereas some are limited to their specific territory. For Example, British Airways is available in most countries, whereas airlines like Oman Air and Turkish Airlines are available in the middle east. So, that makes this interesting as some people may shift base to some other country and can find some new partners. Here we have tried to cover major countries except Europe.

US American Express Airline Partners

US Amex Cards has access to 18 airline partners.

Here is the list of US American Express Airline Partners:

Airline	Frequent Flyer Program	Transfer Ratio	Minimum Transfer
Aer Lingus	AerClub	1:1	1000
AeroMexico	AeroMexico Rewards	1:1.6	1000
Air Canada	Aeroplan	1:1	1000
Air France-KLM	Flying Blue	1:1	1000
ANA	Mileage Club	1:1	1000
Avianca	Lifemiles	1:1	1000
British Airways	Executive Club	1:1	1000
Cathay Pacific	Asia Miles	1:1	1000
Delta Airlines	SkyMiles	1:1	1000
Emirates	SkyWards	1:1	1000
Etihad	Etihad Guest	1:1	1000
Hawaiian Airlines	Hawaiian Miles	1:1	1000
Iberia	Iberia Plus	1:1	1000
JetBlue	TrueBlue	5:4	250
Qantas	Qantas Frequent Flyer	1:1	500
Qatar Airways	Privilege Club	1:1	1000
Singapore Airlines	Krisflyer	1:1	1000
Virgin Atlantic	Flying Club	1:1	1000

All Airlines except AeroMexico and JetBlue have a 1:1 transfer ratio. AeroMexico has a 1:1.6 transfer ratio, whereas JetBlue TrueBlue points have a 5:4 transfer ratio.

You can get the latest list of US-issued Amex Airline partners here.

American Express India Airline Partners

India-issued Amex cards have seven Airline Partners, which is one of the lowest worldwide. There is a standard 2:1 transfer ratio across partners.

Here is the list of India Issued American Express Airline Partners:

• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• British Airways Executive Club Avios
• Emirates Skywards
• Etihad Guest
• Qatar Privilege Club
• Singapore KrisFlyer
• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Canada American Express Airline Partners

Amex cards issued in Canada have just seven Airline partners, one of the lowest globally.

Canada Amex points can be transferred to Aeroplan and Avios at a 1:1 ratio, whereas Flying Blue Miles, Asia Miles, Delta SkyMiles and Etihad guest is transferrable at 1:0.75.

You can get the latest list of Canada-issued American Express Airline partners here.

UK American Express Airline Partners

UK-issued Amex has twelve Airline Partners. Here is the list of UK Amex Airline partners:

• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• British Airways Executive Club Avios
• Delta SkyMiles
• Emirates Skywards
• Etihad Guest
• Flying Blue
• Iberia Plus Avios
• Qantas Frequent Flyer
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club
• SAS EuroBonus
• Singapore KrisFlyer
• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

UK Amex points can be transferred to Airline partners at a 1:1 ratio except for Singapore KrisFlyer, which is at a 3:2 ratio, and Emirates, which transfers at a 4:3 ratio.

You can get the latest list of UK-issued Amex here.

Middle East American Express Airline Partners

Middle East-issued Amex can transfer points to Thirteen Airline Partners. All airline partners can be transferred in a 2:1 ratio. The Middle East countries include countries such as Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE.

Here is the list of Middle East American Express Airline Partners:

• Flying Blue
• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• British Airways Executive Club Avios
• Delta SkyMiles
• Emirates Skywards
• Etihad Guest
• Gulf Air Falconflyer
• Iberia Plus Avios
• Cedar Miles Middle East Airlines
• Oman Air Sindbad Miles
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios
• Royal Club Royal Jordanian Airlines
• Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles

Here is the official link.

Saudi Arabia American Express Airline Partners

Saudia Arabia-issued Amex has seven Airline Partners. Amex Points can be transferred to these Airlines in a 2 to 1.

Here is the list of Saudia Arabia-issued American Express Airline Partners:

• Al Fursan Saudia Airlines
• British Airways Avios
• Etihad Guest Miles
• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• Flying Blue Miles
• Emirates Skywards

Here is the official link.

American Express Hong Kong Airline Partners

Hong Kong-based Amex cards have ten airline partners. However, transferring Amex points requires an annual administrative fee of HK$ 400. All Airline partner’s transfers are at an 18:1 ratio.

Here is the list of Hong Kong Issued American Express Airline Partners:

• British Airways Avios
• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• Emirates Skywards
• Malaysia Airlines Enrich
• Eva Air Infinity MileageLands
• Qantas Frequent Flyer
• Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Complete list of Amex HK Transfer partners.

American Express Singapore Airline Partners

Singapore-issued Amex has Nine airline partners. All Airline partner’s transfers are at a 9:5 or 450:250 ratio.

Here is the list of Singapore Issued American Express Airline Partners:

• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• British Airways Executive Club Avios
• Emirates Skywards
• EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
• Malaysia Airlines Enrich
• Qantas Frequent Flyer
• Singapore HighFlyer [Part of Singapore Airlines]
• Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
• Thai Royal Orchid Plus

Here is the official website link.

American Express Australia Airline Partners

Australia-Issued Amex Cards have eleven Airline Partners.

• All Airlines transfers are at a 2:1 ratio except Air New Zealand, Emirates & Singapore Airlines.
• Air New Zealand: 2000:10 Airdollar Points
• Emirates: 3:1
• Singapore Airlines: 3:1

Here is the list of Australia-Issued American Express Airline Partners:

• Air New Zeland
• Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• Emirates Skywards
• Etihad Guest
• Malaysia Enrich
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios
• Singapore KrisFlyer
• Thai Royal Orchid Plus
• Virgin Australia Velocity
• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Here is the official transfer partner link.

Bottomline

American Express have several airline partners, which vary by country. Here is the list of airline partners across major countries.