Best and Worst First Class Star Alliance Award Programs Between the U.S. and Europe

How the major programs compare and why having the right credit card(s) makes such a big difference.

This is part six in FCF’s latest mileage-award comparison series, in which we grade major alliance mileage programs by how much they charge for a free award ticket in Business and First Class to/from various regions.

In this installment, we examine nine Star Alliance loyalty programs for travel between U.S. and Europe, First Class. (See box below for a list of past Report Cards.)