Feb 23, 2015, 6:35 am
Last edit by: NWIFlyer
With the evolution of the Miles&Bonus program, there are a number of threads on this forum that contain outdated information, plus a further set that - whilst describing the new program - contain conflicting information that has only been crystallised as we all discover how certain aspects of the program either work or are interpreted.
It is perhaps therefore unsurprising that many new members find searching through this myriad of threads a little daunting, and consequently they post a question in one of the FAQ threads.
This tends to irk those who've been around for a while who expect the new posters to at least do some basic searching before posting a question that has probably been asked many times before. This also causes the forums to become very congested and less easy to read through with the same question being asked and answered many times.
I am therefore creating a thread, which will be stickied, for anyone to ask any question they like about the M&B program where they are unsure or it's not obvious where they should be posting it.
There is no such thing in this thread as a stupid question, no issue with asking a repeat question, and any answers should be 100% flame-free. I will take a dim view of anyone that abuses a member or provides a less than helpful answer (such as 'do a search') to any question asked in here, because this is being created to benefit all of us so the other threads flow more cleanly. Thank you for your co-operation on this.
It might be that I move questions to more appropriate threads so they receive an answer more quickly, but if I do so I will always add a note to indicate where they originated, and ask that the flame-free answer principle be respected.
NWIFlyer
Moderator
Aegean M&B
It is perhaps therefore unsurprising that many new members find searching through this myriad of threads a little daunting, and consequently they post a question in one of the FAQ threads.
This tends to irk those who've been around for a while who expect the new posters to at least do some basic searching before posting a question that has probably been asked many times before. This also causes the forums to become very congested and less easy to read through with the same question being asked and answered many times.
I am therefore creating a thread, which will be stickied, for anyone to ask any question they like about the M&B program where they are unsure or it's not obvious where they should be posting it.
There is no such thing in this thread as a stupid question, no issue with asking a repeat question, and any answers should be 100% flame-free. I will take a dim view of anyone that abuses a member or provides a less than helpful answer (such as 'do a search') to any question asked in here, because this is being created to benefit all of us so the other threads flow more cleanly. Thank you for your co-operation on this.
It might be that I move questions to more appropriate threads so they receive an answer more quickly, but if I do so I will always add a note to indicate where they originated, and ask that the flame-free answer principle be respected.
NWIFlyer
Moderator
Aegean M&B
Flame-Free Questions on A3 - ask your newbie (and not so newbie) questions here
Feb 5, 2017, 2:58 am
#1112
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Canada
Programs: AC E50k, A3*G, UA*S, MR Titanium, HHonors Gold, Carlson Gold, NEXUS
Posts: 3,669
Feb 6, 2017, 6:40 pm
#1115
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,565
...and get benefit of 4 coupons offering access to any Aegean Club Lounge (Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca). The benefit can be used by you and a guest, when traveling with Aegean, Olympic Air or any Star Alliance member airline...
Feb 10, 2017, 2:06 pm
#1116
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: BRU
Programs: LH Silver, OK Gold
Posts: 4
Hello, I would like to ask those of you who are seasoned M+B members how reliable is crediting miles from other *A airlines to M+B program? I have a trip planned in C that should get me over 32,000 miles according to the A3 accrual charts. Although I currently have a LH Silver card I thought about switching the FFP because it's almost impossible for me to reach *G with LH. On the other hand, it looks rather doable under the M+B conditions but I would like to be sure that all the flights will be credited as it is stated on Aegean's website. (I am also considering FFP with TK or OZ.) So, are all your non-A3 flights credited correctly? Thanks.
Last edited by Mtargem; Feb 10, 2017 at 2:07 pm Reason: text improvement
Feb 10, 2017, 7:02 pm
#1118
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SIN 5 days out of 7
Programs: BD*G, A3*G, BA-S, Accor Gold, IHG Amb
Posts: 5,505
Feb 10, 2017, 9:12 pm
#1119
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,565
Feb 11, 2017, 3:34 am
#1120
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 93
trying to book an award upgrade using my M&B miles
flight is a LH operated but UA ticketed economy in booking class M
according to the M&B online booking tool, I cannot upgrade this class.
However, according to M&M, this class can be upgraded...
Never used my M&B miles, so not sure what to do. Give them a call?
flight is a LH operated but UA ticketed economy in booking class M
according to the M&B online booking tool, I cannot upgrade this class.
However, according to M&M, this class can be upgraded...
Never used my M&B miles, so not sure what to do. Give them a call?
Feb 11, 2017, 3:43 am
#1121
Community Director
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,476
trying to book an award upgrade using my M&B miles
flight is a LH operated but UA ticketed economy in booking class M
according to the M&B online booking tool, I cannot upgrade this class.
However, according to M&M, this class can be upgraded...
Never used my M&B miles, so not sure what to do. Give them a call?
flight is a LH operated but UA ticketed economy in booking class M
according to the M&B online booking tool, I cannot upgrade this class.
However, according to M&M, this class can be upgraded...
Never used my M&B miles, so not sure what to do. Give them a call?
So, I'm afraid the website is correct - upgrades can only happen with A3 miles if the original booking class is in one of a handful of very expensive, fully flexible ones. M is, I'm afraid, not one of those.
Feb 11, 2017, 5:23 am
#1122
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,372
Hello, I would like to ask those of you who are seasoned M+B members how reliable is crediting miles from other *A airlines to M+B program? I have a trip planned in C that should get me over 32,000 miles according to the A3 accrual charts. Although I currently have a LH Silver card I thought about switching the FFP because it's almost impossible for me to reach *G with LH. On the other hand, it looks rather doable under the M+B conditions but I would like to be sure that all the flights will be credited as it is stated on Aegean's website. (I am also considering FFP with TK or OZ.) So, are all your non-A3 flights credited correctly? Thanks.
Feb 11, 2017, 2:30 pm
#1123
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: BRU
Programs: LH Silver, OK Gold
Posts: 4
As others have said, the A3 chart seems to be totally accurate. The only thing to be careful of is with the mapping between carriers on code-shares. There seems to be some confusion in this - which is the fault of the other carriers, NOT A3 and is a general thing to watch out for. For example I found some VERY cheap LX coded flights, but flying on SQ metal, which seemed to offer 100% miles but clearly wouldn't in practice. So - just make sure the flights you have in mind don't fall foul of this kind of thing and you should be fine. If you like, why not tell us what the actual flights/carriers are?
When I booked the trip, I made sure there were no code-share flights. Also, since these are not ticketed in the cheapest available fare (they are mostly D and Z classes with two exceptions in B and E class for two NZ flights), they should be fully credited according to the A3 chart, I hope.
Feb 22, 2017, 11:44 am
#1124
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Athens Greece, Brighton UK
Programs: A3*Gold
Posts: 64
Just a quick question. Found an amazing fare on TK. ATH-BKK-KUL-ATH-LGW all on one ticket. Obviously no mileage accrual on M&B. If I use my old M&S card for this journey will I lose the privileges of M&B gold card? Lounges, priority boarding etc for the journey in question. I'm assuming that if I don't register M&B card for the trip my boarding passes won't show my status and I will have problems all along the way? Any ideas anyone? Thanks
Feb 22, 2017, 12:14 pm
#1125
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
Posts: 6,344
Just a quick question. Found an amazing fare on TK. ATH-BKK-KUL-ATH-LGW all on one ticket. Obviously no mileage accrual on M&B. If I use my old M&S card for this journey will I lose the privileges of M&B gold card? Lounges, priority boarding etc for the journey in question. I'm assuming that if I don't register M&B card for the trip my boarding passes won't show my status and I will have problems all along the way? Any ideas anyone? Thanks