The gold card of an airline is related to the number of flights, the cabin class of the flight, and the distance of the flight. For example: China Eastern Airlines’ gold card requirements: 60 flights per year;
1. The cabin class of the aircraft determines the points multiplier for the effective itinerary. First class is 2 times the points, full-price economy class is 1 times. Air tickets with a discount of less than 20% are 0.7 times, and special air tickets only have 0.3 times points;
2. The distance of the flight determines the points base. The longer the trip, the more points;
3. If you fly a lot every year, or fly frequently on international routes, or often fly first class, it will be easier to obtain a gold card.
Airline cards are generally divided into level 3 or level 4. For example, China Southern Airlines Sky Pearl Card is divided into: ordinary card, silver card and gold card; Air China Friendship Card is divided into: ordinary card, silver, gold and platinum card, etc. With the development of airline frequent flyer programs, airline cards have also derived special categories such as airline alliance cards, airline bank cards and bank airline cards.
The ID card, like the magnetic card, only uses the "card number". Apart from the card number, the card does not have any confidentiality function, and the "card number" is public and exposed. So the ID card is a "conductive magnetic card".
Extended information:
Airline gold card: jointly issued by airline frequent flyer programs and banks and other financial institutions with bank credit cards, bank cards and airline frequent flyer membership identification mixed-function ID card.
There is usually a credit card number on it, usually 16 digits. China’s airline bank cards generally have credit card logos such as the UnionPay logo (VISA, Master and American Express, etc.) and frequent flyer membership numbers. Air China Zhiyin is 9 Digits; member name, most domestic cards have pinyin letters; generally the card issuance date and the card expiration date are printed.
Bank credit cards are generally divided into 4 levels: ordinary, gold, platinum and unlimited cards. According to the contract between the partners, the corresponding airline card level is determined.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Airline Card