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Setting up an EgyptAir Plus Family account is straightforward and is the first step you need to take to maximize your earnings and obtain Star Alliance elite status rapidly. First, you will need to set up your own EgyptAir Plus account, and then once that is up and running, you can go ahead and set up the family account.
Setting Up Your Own Account
To set up the primary account all you need to do is head over to the EgyptAir Plus website, and sign up online.
Once you have submitted the basic info, you will then proceed to fill out the rest of the form with all your relevant data.
Once you have submitted the online forms, you are set and ready to go. EgyptAir will more than likely contact you and ask for a scan of your primary travel document/passport, but now you are set up, you can start creating a family account.
Who Can You Add to a Family Account?
According to the EgyptAir website, the main account holder is restricted to adding five relatives of the “First Degree.” Who qualifies as a first-degree relative for EgyptAir is as follows:
- The children of the main account holder
- The siblings of the main account holder
- The parents of the main account holder
- The grandparents of the main account holder
- The spouse of the main account holder
You will need to provide supporting documentation to prove the links between yourself and the person you are adding. While you don’t need to send in an original document to EgyptAir, a color scan or photograph of the necessary document will suffice.
To add your spouse, you will need to provide a marriage certificate (it is not clear whether EgyptAir will accept unmarried couples to be on one account). To add your children, you will need to provide their birth certificates along with their passports. To add your parents, you will need to provide your birth certificate and your parents’ passports.
To add your siblings, you will need to provide both their birth certificates as well as yours, along with copies of their passports. Adding your grandparents is a little trickier since you need to prove their link to the main account holder. So you will need their passports, as well as your parents’ birth certificates.
One thing to remember is you can only add the grandparents of the main account holder. So, if a couple is considering a family account, and everyone regularly travels together, it would be best to have the account in the name of the person with the most surviving grandparents.
Setting Up The Account
Once you have put together all the necessary documentation and information, you need to email EgyptAir at Customeraff@egyptair.com and supply them with the necessary details and documents. Within a few days, you will receive a confirmation email with all the members and the own EgyptAir Plus number.
The family members do not have the ability to log onto the EgyptAir site and check their accounts. Their accounts are a total subsidiary of the main account holder. To see who is registered on the family account, all you need to do is head over to the “relation” section, which will show all other registered members.
Overall
While registering for a family account can be an inconvenience, it can be nevertheless very rewarding since you can credit the status miles earned by family members to the main account holder, enabling you to hit status much more quickly.
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Btw, EGYPTAIR Plus doesn’t allow you to add your siblings. I tried adding mine, but they didn’t allow it.
Apparently, their definition of first-degree relatives is limited to (i) Parents, (ii) Spouse, and (iii) Children.
Can I add our Philipino housekeeper to my EGYPTAIR Plus family account?
If s/he is your brother/sister, yes.
It was very easy to set up BA Executive Club and JAL Mileage Bank family accounts two decades ago. Thank you.
did anyone has luck with grand parents? the description doesn’t mention grand parents.
Hi there, does anybody know, why I cannot signup for my 10 yo daughter? As for “Titel” I choosed “CHD” but after the last step of the process the system answers like this: “problem Occurred : Membership Age Limit 18 not satified”
Did anybody have the same problem? THX Tobias, Germany
Once you have created your account.
You need to email Egyptairplus at Customeraff@egyptair.com
Include the details of those you want to add. Name, DOB, and proof of relationship, and a picture of their Passport
Egyptair will set the accounts up for you.
Good to know! Thank you!!
This could make achieving status much easier.
An interesting way to achieve status.
Very interesting, although it would be helpful to know what the mileage expiration policy is. Thanks!
Quite the niche but why not
very inforamtive. thanks for taking the time to post
mm. The Egypt airline can only add up to 4 member with first-degree family relationship. The Star Alliance member ANA have the family program. ANA is better to allow >10 family member with 3rd-degree family relationship. We can easily add the family directly in ANA website .
Anyway, the family account is pretty good to let us combine all the family miles together to exchange award ticket.
The key value with EgyptAir is the combining of elite qualifying miles so that you can earn Star Alliance Gold status quicker.
This is a pretty amazing benefit. I wish some other airlines offered something similar.
thanks for the step by step process . Another great article.
You need to fly Egypt Air to qualify for such benefits though, right?
You absolutely, 100%, do not.
Love family accounts, more Airlines should have this feature!
thanks for the info
Thanks for the great post, this is very helpful for me.
Great info
Very helpful! Thanks.
Interesting facts to know, doubtful I will ever fly Egyptian Air.
Is it really worth it to create this account and credit *A flights to EgyptAir when they’re not a transfer partner for any flexible cc points?
If you’re flying enough with family to earn Star Alliance Gold status it could be very valuable
That is a good point Howie.
More of these kinds of articles please! Love it
I have some doubts that this carrier will be around for a long time. Perhaps this is just me, but despite a long history, I am a bit suspicious about dealing with Egypt Air.
The family account facilitates the use of points and prevents them from being expired.
Are redemption rates any good?
In some cases, yes! https://awardwallet.com/blog/redeem-miles-egyptair-plus-award-travel/
Not bad. Looks about on a par with UA in most cases. Maybe not a bad option for crediting cheap UA fares to.
thanks for the info
Should this only be considered by Egyptians?
Absolutely not. For the same reason that more than Brits should use British Airways Avios.
Thanks for the insight, very useful!
I love it when you guys dig out obscure stuff like this and write about it. Although you kind of buried the main point about the travel of all family members counting for the status of the head of family.
Good point Craig – all the details are here: https://awardwallet.com/blog/best-airline-star-alliance-gold-egyptair-plus/
Agreed. This is actually very interesting