By Bryce Casson, Founder · Cardocrat · Updated June 2026
The short answer: Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings Club is a niche program built on a distance-based, kilometer award chart for Hainan and a handful of partners. It has seen no major publicized devaluation, which is part of its story, but it is opaque, lightly documented, and most useful to US travelers as a Rove transfer partner rather than a program to build a balance in directly.
A distance-based, niche program
Fortune Wings Club is the loyalty program of Hainan Airlines and several affiliated Chinese carriers, pricing awards on a distance-based chart measured in kilometers. Members can redeem on Hainan and a small set of partners including Alaska, Etihad, and Virgin Australia. It is far less prominent than the major alliances, with limited English documentation, which makes it more of a specialist tool than a mainstream program. See finding award space.
Stable, but opaque
Unlike the headline programs, Fortune Wings Club has not announced a major devaluation, so on the surface it has been stable. But that stability comes with a caveat: the program is opaque, pricing and rules are not always clearly published in English, and changes can be hard to track, so the absence of a publicized devaluation is not the same as a guarantee of value. It is steady largely because few people watch it closely.
How US travelers use it
For most US points collectors, the practical path to Fortune Wings Club is as a Rove transfer partner, used opportunistically for a specific Hainan or partner award when the distance-based price beats alternatives. Do not bank points here; confirm the award and the surcharges first, then transfer. It is a niche tool, not a core currency. See the Rove guide and the devaluation overview.
Frequently asked questions
Has Hainan Fortune Wings Club devalued?
There has been no major publicized devaluation, so it has been relatively stable. But the program is opaque and lightly documented in English, so the lack of announced cuts is not a firm guarantee of lasting value.
What is Fortune Wings Club?
It is the loyalty program of Hainan Airlines and affiliated Chinese carriers, using a distance-based, kilometer award chart. Members can redeem on Hainan and partners including Alaska, Etihad, and Virgin Australia.
How do US travelers earn Fortune Wings points?
Most commonly by transferring from Rove, rather than by flying. It is a niche partner used opportunistically for specific Hainan or partner awards when the distance-based price is competitive.
Is Fortune Wings Club worth using?
Only as a specialist tool for a specific award that prices well on its distance chart. Confirm the award and any surcharges before transferring, and do not bank points in such an opaque program.
Bryce Casson, Founder of Cardocrat. Every card is ranked by what it actually returns, with all points valued at a flat 1 cent and offers verified against issuer sources. About the author.
