Star Alliance 39,000 Mile First Class FRWSTAR3 Fare Rules
Valid on: 2K/AC/AI/AV/AZ/A3/BR/CA/CM/ET/LH/LO/LX/MS/NH/NZ/OS/OU/OZ/SA/SN/SQ/TA/TG/TK/TP/UA/ZH
Codeshares: Only permitted if operated by 2K/AC/AI/AV/AZ/A3/BR/CA/CM/ET/LH/LO/LX/MS/NH/NZ/OS/OU/OZ/SA/SN/SQ/TA/TG/TK/TP/UA/ZH
Booking Class:
A3 - C (Business) - If C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
AC - C (Business), if C not offered/available book O (Premium Economy), if O not offered/available book Y (Economy)
AI - F (First), if F not offered/available book C (Business)
AV - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
AZ - C (Business), if C not offered/available book E (Premium Economy), if E not offered/available book Y (Economy)
BR - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
CA - International: A (First), if A not offered/available book C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
CA - Within China: F (First), if F not offered/available book C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
CM - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
ET - C (Business), of C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
LH - A (First), if A not offered/available book C (Business), if C not offered/available book E (Premium Economy), if E not offered/available book Y (Economy)
LO - D (Business), if D not offered/available book Y (Economy).
LX - A (First), if A not offered/available book C (Business), if C not offered/available book E (Premium Economy), if E not offered/available book Y (Economy)
MS - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
NH - International. A (First), if A not offered/available book C (Business), if C not available book Y (Economy)
NH - Within Japan. F (First)
NZ - C (Business), if C not offered/available book U (Premium Economy), if U not offered/available book Y (Economy)
OS - C (Business), if C not offered/available book E (Premium Economy), if E not offered/available book M (Economy)
OU - C (Business)
OZ - C International, (Business) Y - within South Korea (Economy)
SA - A (First), if A not offered/available book C (Business)
SN - C (Business), if C not offered/available book E (Premium Economy), if E not offered/available book Y (Economy)
SQ - A (First), if A not offered/available book J (Business). A Class not permitted on Airbus A380 services - must book J (Business)
TA - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
TG - A (First), if A not offered/available book J (Business), if J not offered/available book Y (Economy)
TK - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
TP - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy)
UA - C (Business), if C not offered/available book A (Premium Economy), if A not offered/available book Y (Economy)
ZH - C (Business), if C not offered/available book Y (Economy).
Minimum Stay: Travel from departure of the last Intercontinental Sector must commence no earlier than 10 days after departure of the first Intercontinental Sector.
Maximum Validity: Travel from last International Stopover must commence no later than 12 months after departure from Fare Origin.
Maximum Mileage: 29,000
Stopovers: 2 Stopovers required and 15 Stopovers permitted subject to a maximum of 5 in contiguous USA, 5 in Europe and 3 within any one nation. Only one stopover permitted in any city. For travel originating in Canada a maximum of 4 stopovers permitted in USA/Canada with a maximum of three permitted in either nation.
Transfers: Permitted. Limited to a maximum of three in any one city.
Surface Sectors: A maximum of 5 permitted. One landing + Surface Sector + One Take Off is considered One Stopover. Surface Sector mileage must be included in the mileage calculation.
International Sales: Permitted. When travel originates in one country and the ticket is sold in another country the fare will be that applicable from the country of origin converted to the currency of the country of sale at the banker's selling rate.
Changes Before Departure of The First Sector: any changes of date, route, airline of the first sector will result in the fare being recalculated. Any date or carrier changes of subsequent sectors will be free of charge. Any change of route of subsequent sectors will be at USD125 plus any additional taxes.
Changes After Departure of The First Sector: Any date or carrier changes of will be free of charge. Any change of route will be at USD125 plus any additional taxes.
Cancellation: Penalty of USD150
First Class cabins are only offered on limited flights operated by Air China, Air India, ANA, Asiana, Lufthansa, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SWISS and Thai Airways. On all other carriers, and on services flown by the above listed carriers which do not feature a First Class cabin, passengers will be accommodated in Business Class. On single class flights passengers will be accommodated in Economy Class.
FRWSTAR1 tickets are not valid for First Class travel on Singapore Airlines services operated by A380 aircraft. Passengers will be accommodated in Business Class.
Star Alliance FRWSTAR3 First Class Prices
* Price checked 15th June 2026
“The Star Alliance First Class tickets are hampered by the limited number of routes which offer a First Class cabin. First Class cabins tend to only be offered on longer routes which can make it tricky to make full use of the 15 permitted stopovers. First Class cabins tend to only have 4 or 8 seats making availability severely limited, especially for larger parties.
Once you have put your itinerary together you will know how many sectors you have been able to book in First Class. Comparing the First Class fare with the equivalent Business Class fare will let you work out how much of a premium you are paying per flight and whether this is worth it for you.”
From The UK…
GBP 14,808
From Germany…
CAD 17,099
From Australia…
AUD 26,950
From Canada…
CAD 17,099
From Norway…
NOK 183,830
From Ireland…
EUR 15,186
From Japan…
JPY.1,504,800
Franky’s FRWSTAR3 Global Price Indicator
Decide Where To Start From!
Star Alliance FRWSTAR3 tickets are priced according to the country of departure, even when that ticket is sold in another country. The table shows the relative FRWSTAR3 fare levels from various countries around the world when converted into UK Pounds Sterling (GBP)*.
In many cases it may be worth departing from a country other than your own and purchasing an additional positioning flight to and from the point of depature.
These are expensive tickets and so even a small percentage discount can lead to amazing savings. Depart from Canada instead of the USA and the base fare will reduce by over USD 6,000.
Tickets originating in Japan offer such good value that it might well be worth getting a positioning flight in from another Continent.
Commencing your round the world ticket in a country other than your own effectively creates extra stopovers in the country of departure. It can also provide an extra sidetrip if you don’t want your round the world trip to last a full year. For instance if you are from Singapore but choose to depart from Japan you could take a positioning flight to Japan, spend some time in Japan then commence your round the world ticket by using the first sector to fly from Japan back to Singapore. Spend a few weeks or months back in Singapore then commence your round the world trip proper with a flight from Singapore to anywhere.
* Equivalent fare levels subject to change due to currency fluctuations.