Over the next two months, Lufthansa frequent flyers will earn double status miles on each flight within Germany and Europe, the airline said last week.

Lufthansa is taking this step to help customers achieve, retain or enhance their status in the Miles & More programme. Miles & More members must simply register at www.milesandmore.com to participate in the Double Status Miles campaign.

The campaign begins on Tuesday and ends on October 31. Aside from flights operated by Lufthansa, customers can also accrue double status miles on flights with Adria Airways, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Luxair and Swiss.

With status miles, Miles & More members acquire and retain the status of frequent traveller and of "Senator". Status customers enjoy an array of privileges, including lounge access at airports, waiting list priority or extra allowance for free baggage. Frequent traveller status is acquired by members for accumulating 35,000 status miles in a calendar year, regardless of their domicile.

Members living outside Germany acquire a Senator card after accruing 100,000 status miles in any given calendar year.