*G benefits on Aegean flights operated by Olympic Air
Jun 27, 2015, 8:58 am
#1
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*G benefits on Aegean flights operated by Olympic Air
Next week I'm on a flight from ATH-JMK that is operated by Olympic Air. How do *G benefits work on this carrier? I know they are now owned by Aegean, but they are not listed as a *A partner.
I'm curious if I will receive these benefits:
Thanks!
I'm curious if I will receive these benefits:
- Priority Boarding on the ATH-JMK Olympic operated segment as a UA *G
- Lounge Access in ATH
- Extra piece of checked baggage
Thanks!
Jun 27, 2015, 9:41 am
#2
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Can't answer questions 2 and 3, but don't worry about the first one. OA flies to JMK with its turboprops, which are always parked far from the main airport building. If they enforce priority boarding, it means that you'll be the first on the bus and, therefore, priority boarding is not something you really want... 
Jun 27, 2015, 9:57 am
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Without having personal experience, my guess would be that you wouldn't get the benefits as UA *G.
OA doesn't officially belong to Star Alliance and the above mentioned benefits are only for *A partners. If you were A3 *G you would be eligible for lounge access etc. due to fact that they are owned by aegean.
OA doesn't officially belong to Star Alliance and the above mentioned benefits are only for *A partners. If you were A3 *G you would be eligible for lounge access etc. due to fact that they are owned by aegean.
Jun 29, 2015, 4:17 pm
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Jun 30, 2015, 11:34 pm
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I've travelled in a group of 6 on OA (A3 flight code)- where 2 were A3*G's and 1 was a TK*G
We did get all the usual benefits for all 6 - but i woudn't know if if the reason was the weight of the 2 A3*G's or if the TK*G played a part or not.
We did get all the usual benefits for all 6 - but i woudn't know if if the reason was the weight of the 2 A3*G's or if the TK*G played a part or not.
Jul 17, 2015, 10:14 am
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We did get the priority tagged bags and the check-in lady had said we would have lounge access, but we were denied it at the lounge.