Just got A3*G
Sep 11, 2014, 6:26 am
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Just got A3*G
So - I finally got my A3*G
Took two months of flying (in economy) and got there.
The key driver was SAS - which I flew a couple of times to the US - SAS credits 100% of the the miles to A3 - for example:
SK2551 H CPH - AMS Copenhagen-Amsterdam 600 600
SK0910 H EWR - CPH New York-Copenhagen 3849 3849
SK0909 H CPH - EWR Copenhagen-New York 3849 3849
SK0550 H AMS - CPH Amsterdam-Copenhagen 600 600
So for one round trip from AMS to NY - I gained 8898 miles.
2 of these get you very close to the 20000 miles you need for gold.
Took two months of flying (in economy) and got there.
The key driver was SAS - which I flew a couple of times to the US - SAS credits 100% of the the miles to A3 - for example:
SK2551 H CPH - AMS Copenhagen-Amsterdam 600 600
SK0910 H EWR - CPH New York-Copenhagen 3849 3849
SK0909 H CPH - EWR Copenhagen-New York 3849 3849
SK0550 H AMS - CPH Amsterdam-Copenhagen 600 600
So for one round trip from AMS to NY - I gained 8898 miles.
2 of these get you very close to the 20000 miles you need for gold.
Last edited by dutchguy41; Sep 12, 2014 at 2:13 am
Sep 11, 2014, 8:18 am
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There are not many places where, or people to whom, you can brag about such achievements, kanor! FlyerTalk is a home for the Mileage Mad.
Welkom dutchguy41, en goed gedaan!
Welkom dutchguy41, en goed gedaan!
Sep 11, 2014, 8:30 am
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I posted to brag but also since it's really great to get from zero to gold in precisely two months.
Sep 11, 2014, 8:35 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aegea...test-time.html
Otherwise I still dont see the point.
Sep 11, 2014, 8:49 am
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Well, if it was a cool itinerary then post it here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aegea...test-time.html
Otherwise I still dont see the point.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aegea...test-time.html
Otherwise I still dont see the point.
why would you actually care so much about a post of a guy who just achieved gold status and is happy about it ? Does this ruin the forum spirit so much for you that you feel the need to write your mood killer posts ?
What's exactly so wrong with posting about this ? I saw many other similar posts with people bragging about their newly achieved status or near status - it's all part of the community spirit. If this forum is just about functional posting - then 99% of the info can be read on the FAQ or on the Aegean airlines website.
This is a social community. Social is also about fun.
Sep 11, 2014, 8:50 am
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dutchguy41, welcome to our little but ever-growing club.
Two months is a reasonable amount of time to go from nothing to Gold. Mine, back in 2012, was more like 2-3 weeks, but that did include a decent amount of mileage from a BD Business Class return to RAK - although I equally suffered with a lot of Y legs on US from which my body is probably still recovering!
Two months is a reasonable amount of time to go from nothing to Gold. Mine, back in 2012, was more like 2-3 weeks, but that did include a decent amount of mileage from a BD Business Class return to RAK - although I equally suffered with a lot of Y legs on US from which my body is probably still recovering!
Sep 11, 2014, 1:05 pm
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Honestly and without wanting to be rude:
why would you actually care so much about a post of a guy who just achieved gold status and is happy about it ? Does this ruin the forum spirit so much for you that you feel the need to write your mood killer posts ?
What's exactly so wrong with posting about this ? I saw many other similar posts with people bragging about their newly achieved status or near status - it's all part of the community spirit. If this forum is just about functional posting - then 99% of the info can be read on the FAQ or on the Aegean airlines website.
This is a social community. Social is also about fun.
why would you actually care so much about a post of a guy who just achieved gold status and is happy about it ? Does this ruin the forum spirit so much for you that you feel the need to write your mood killer posts ?
What's exactly so wrong with posting about this ? I saw many other similar posts with people bragging about their newly achieved status or near status - it's all part of the community spirit. If this forum is just about functional posting - then 99% of the info can be read on the FAQ or on the Aegean airlines website.
This is a social community. Social is also about fun.
As kanor writes, it would be much more intersting (for other members), how you've flown your status... routings, tickets, etc. Because that is a question which is asked very frequently here in this forum...
Sep 12, 2014, 2:32 am
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Dutchguy41, I'm really sorry that the welcome you've received from some members of this forum has been a little lukewarm.
Please do stick around - I know you've posted very useful information to help people seeking advice in other threads, and it would be a great shame to lose the knowledge you've already gained and will hopefully continue to gain in the future.
Please do stick around - I know you've posted very useful information to help people seeking advice in other threads, and it would be a great shame to lose the knowledge you've already gained and will hopefully continue to gain in the future.
Sep 12, 2014, 2:42 am
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Just because I (or others) didnt see a point in this thread, and since you are not a newbie to FT we expressed this opinion without much sugarcoating, it doesnt mean you should leave us. I guess everybody gets excited by getting the first gold card. I was too:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22206768-post646.html
Sep 12, 2014, 4:06 am
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+1
Just because I (or others) didnt see a point in this thread, and since you are not a newbie to FT we expressed this opinion without much sugarcoating, it doesnt mean you should leave us. I guess everybody gets excited by getting the first gold card. I was too:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22206768-post646.html
Just because I (or others) didnt see a point in this thread, and since you are not a newbie to FT we expressed this opinion without much sugarcoating, it doesnt mean you should leave us. I guess everybody gets excited by getting the first gold card. I was too:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22206768-post646.html
it's more achieving the goal (a nano goal) of getting that card in a short time which put me into this 'share your enthusiasm with the community' mode - which is very rare with me (I don't even have a facebook page...).
And it's my fault (due to lack of time due to being overworked) that I didn't align myself with the spirit of the forum.
Anyway, sorry for this post and let the forum go on with better and more useful content. As I said I PM'd a moderator to erase this whole thread.
I wish all of you guys a nice day/weekend.
Sep 12, 2014, 12:20 pm
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I think the most important is, that you contribued now your way how to achiev M&B *G. I would say, thats the most asked question in this forum and you're enrching the answers to the help seeking FT members... :-)
Thank you!
Sep 12, 2014, 1:01 pm
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I think this is pretty valuable information because with US gone, SK is one of the only airlines left in *A that will credit discount economy fares at 100% in A3 M&B. (the other being ET, SQ and TG credit some affordable fares but not the cheapest ones)
EDITED TO CLARIFY
ET and SK are the only *A airlines that credit the cheapest economy fares at 100% in M&B.
SQ and TG credit 0 for the cheapest fares, but credit reasonably cheap fares at 100% in M&B
Other airlines credit reasonable fares at 100%, but credit fewer miles for cheaper fares (eg. LX, SA).
EDITED TO CLARIFY
ET and SK are the only *A airlines that credit the cheapest economy fares at 100% in M&B.
SQ and TG credit 0 for the cheapest fares, but credit reasonably cheap fares at 100% in M&B
Other airlines credit reasonable fares at 100%, but credit fewer miles for cheaper fares (eg. LX, SA).
Last edited by 1353513636; Sep 21, 2014 at 4:01 pm