From 15 February 2016, Star Alliance Gold Card holders will get a free upgrade to Business First Class on Heathrow Express trains. You just need to purchase a standard class single or return ticket for the Heathrow Express, a 15 minute rail link between the airport and London Paddington Station.
Once on the train, you can choose any available seat in Business First Class and show both your train ticket and Star Alliance Gold Card to the attendant.
Amenities in Business First Class include complimentary newspapers and magazines, more leg room, wider seats, a personal table, a power socket at each seat and on-board TV.
This promotion is open to all frequent flyers holding Gold Status in any of the 21 Frequent Flyer Programmes offered by the Star Alliance member airlines. The offer will run from 15 February 2016 until further notice.
The Star Alliance network currently has 24 airlines serving Heathrow: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India*, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, and United. In total they offer over 120 flights per day to 47 destinations in 26 countries from Heathrow, allowing customers to connect to the full Alliance network of more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries.
Full details of this offer can be found at this link.
* currently operating from T4.
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