Elite Benefit
As China Southern Sky Pearl Gold card and Silver card member, now you could not only enjoy the China Southern Elite Benefits, but also the SkyTeam Elite Benefits when traveling through the SkyTeam global network.
Sky Pearl Gold Card Sky Pearl Silver Card
Elite Bonus Mileages * 30% of Statute Mileage 15% of Statute Mileage
With China Southern Airlines, you have access to the Sky Pearl Elite Benefits ** listed below

Priority booking and ticketing

Confirmed full fare Economy reservation

√(48 hours prior to departure)

√(72 hours prior to departure)

Premium check-in

First Class counter

Business Class counter

Lounge Access**1

First Class Lounge(one companion allowed)

Business Class Lounge

Extra baggage allowance **2

15kg

10kg

Priority standby and upgrade

Flight delays

First Class service

Business Class service

Exclusive gifts and information

With SkyTeam member airlines, you have access to the SkyTeam Elite Benefits *** listed below:

Preferred Seating

√ (international flight of 6 hours or greater)

√ (international flight of 6 hours or greater)

Priority Reservation Waitlist

Priority Check-In

√ (international flight)

√ (international flight)

Priority Airport Standby

Priority Boarding

√ (international flight)

√ (international flight)

Guaranteed Reservations on Sold-Out Flights***1

√ (international flight of 6 hrs or greater, at least 24 hrs prior to departure)

Priority Baggage Handling

√ (international flight)

Lounge Access***2

√(one companion allowed)


* Elite Bonus Mileages are the bonus solely for Sky Pearl Gold card and Silver card member, which is based on the Elite status and Statute Mileages.
  1. Elite Bonus Mileages only counted towards Award Mileages, but not towards Elite Qualifying Mileages.
  2. The class not qualified for mileage credit (like China Southern's N/R/J/X/P/I/Z/O class) is invalid for Elite Bonus Mileages.
** China Southern Elite benefits are available in China Southern Flights marketed and operated by CZ.
  1. China Southern Elite benefits-Lounge Access
    1. Gold Card Members can bring one companion (same day traveling on China Southern flight) into lounge while Silver Card Members no traveling companions allowed
    2. The companion bought by Sky Pearl Gold cardholder should appear with the cardholder when requesting to lounge access.
    3. China Southern only provides lounge access at lounges operated by China Southern or having service contract with China Southern.
  2. China Southern Elite Benefits-Extra baggage allowance: it is only available on the flights in weight concept, but not on the flights in piece concept.

*** For more information of SkyTeam Elite Benefit, please visit SkyTeam website at www.skyteam.com
  1. SkyTeam Elite Benefits-Guaranteed Reservation: In most cases, it's only available on the SkyTeam international flight of 6 or more flight hours. SkyTeam Elite Plus should make the request to the operated airlines at least 24 hours prior to departure.
  2. SkyTeam Elite Benefits-Lounge Access
    • Departing from SkyTeam international flight or ST domestic flight connecting to ST international flight, SkyTeam Elite Plus (include Sky Pearl Gold card) member could invite one companion to the lounges.
    • The companion bought by SkyTeam Elite Plus (include Sky Pearl Gold card) should appear with the SkyTeam Elite Plus when requesting to lounge access.
  3. China Southern offers the above SkyTeam benefits in 26 major airports only: Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai (Pudong), Dalian, Ha'erbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Urumuqi, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Haikou, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Guilin, Shantou, Guizhou, Zhuhai, Sanya, (as of 1st October, 2008) Xiamen, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengtu, Chongqing, Kunming, Xi'an. Please contact the ST partners for the list of airport offering the ST Elite service.