Some might likely say that this is the category that matters the most and based upon personal interviews—we agree. Miles&Go added to their sweep of the 2022 Freddies with a clean #1 rating, but there is interesting jockeying in the following places. While Miles & More (Lufthansa) was a clear #2 in POTY, in this elite category they switched places and Air France KLM Flying Blue finished a strong #2. British Airways Executive Club maintained their #4 position finish but Virgin Atlantic Flying Club dropped two places to finish in seventh place while Turkish and Aegean each rose a place to take up where Virgin dropped. We’ve always been puzzled here because Virgin has such a reputation with their product which doesn’t seem to transfer into respecting their finest members. Of course, Turkish and Aegean have both been darlings of status matches and alliance benefits so their places are certainly deserved. Higher ranking by both would likely come about from more for their own members than for members of other programs.

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Full Voting Results

Rank	Best Elite Program – Airlines (Europe & Africa)	Rating
1	TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go	9.31
2	Air France KLM Flying Blue	8.07
3	Lufthansa Miles & More	7.99
4	British Airways Executive Club	7.27
5	Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles	7.09
6	Aegean Miles Bonus	6.87
7	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	6.78
8	Norwegian Air Shuttle Norwegian Reward	6.55
9	SAS EuroBonus	6.52
10	Alitalia MileMiglia	6.29
11	Iberia Plus	6.17
12	FinnAir Plus	6.07
13	Air Europa Suma	5.95
14	South African Airways Voyager	5.91
15	Vueling Club	5.61
16	Icelandair Saga Club	5.55