Requalification/status extension 2017
Nov 24, 2016, 1:59 am
#106
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,565
You mean 2017, right?
In Miles+Bonus, any level miles earned beyond your Gold requalification target are "wasted", they don't carry forward. Therefore, even if you had flown 500,000 miles in the year up to yesterday, the best you could get is Gold until 23/11/2017...you could not have started on requalification into 2018 yet.
(Of course, if you are not an "old Gold" and your membership year started already, and not just today, then this would make sense. But that is not the case, given other things you wrote...)
How was Australia??
In Miles+Bonus, any level miles earned beyond your Gold requalification target are "wasted", they don't carry forward. Therefore, even if you had flown 500,000 miles in the year up to yesterday, the best you could get is Gold until 23/11/2017...you could not have started on requalification into 2018 yet.
(Of course, if you are not an "old Gold" and your membership year started already, and not just today, then this would make sense. But that is not the case, given other things you wrote...)
How was Australia??
As for Australia, what can I say, expensive but worth a trip (corals, crocs, etc.). Of course the nicest thing for my wife and me was vacationing together with both of our sons, something we hadn't experienced since 1994!
Nov 24, 2016, 3:12 am
#107
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 856
Very happy to see the words "Your tier has been retained up to 23/11/2017" when I logged into my account just now. 
I have most of my 2018 requalification booked (as long as LH don't mess it up with strikes!) so will hopefully not have to suffer the worry of a last-minute requalification next year. I wonder when I'll get my new card.....
I have most of my 2018 requalification booked (as long as LH don't mess it up with strikes!) so will hopefully not have to suffer the worry of a last-minute requalification next year. I wonder when I'll get my new card.....
Nov 24, 2016, 4:55 pm
#108
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: ZRH/YXU
Programs: A3*G, OZ*G, OW Sapphire
Posts: 526
I flew my 2 A3 segments for *S requalification on the 23rd, flights posted but downgraded to blue. Will call to get this fixed. Interestingly enough, the calculator says "earn 8511 miles until 09/2/2017" to upgrade to silver (in the last 12 mo from 23/11/2016 I've earned 17k miles and 2 a3 segments). The 09/2 date corresponds to the first flight date (9.2.2016) after "card downgrade" from last year (*g->*s). Is this just a mistake in the calc logic, or have the 12 months become rolling, starting from the first "flight activity" after "card up/downgrade"?
Nov 24, 2016, 5:33 pm
#109
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
Same here. Flew LON-ATH-MUC on 17th and MUC-ATH-LHR on 19th November. Only LON-ATH return has posted but ATH -MUC return not. Downgraded to Silver this morning. Will wait for few days more to see if the missing sectors were posted later. Frustrating in this result. 
Nov 24, 2016, 10:49 pm
#110
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,372
Since the system now thinks you're Blue, this is correct. The qualification from Blue to Silver IS 'rolling' so it takes into account any flights you have taken in the last 12 months. But, as you say, this is moot because they should bump you back up to silver anyway after you call them.
Nov 25, 2016, 8:53 am
#111
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Tampa
Programs: A3
Posts: 109
Received an email just minutes ago. I qualified in August, but it appears Aegean is just now getting ready to mail me a card that they advise me to use "so as to continue enjoying all the privileges".
We would like to inform you that your Gold card has been renewed and is valid up to 23/11/2017. Within the following days, you will receive your new card by postal mail, at the address registered in your profile. We advise you to use your new card with the updated expiration date, so as to continue enjoying all the privileges that the Gold tier offers.
Until you receive your new card, you can easily log into your account and have instant access to your digital card. Your Gold digital card is available through the Miles+Bonus section at aegeanair.com and the Aegean mobile applications.
We are always at your disposal.
Best regards,
Miles+Bonus
Aegean
We would like to inform you that your Gold card has been renewed and is valid up to 23/11/2017. Within the following days, you will receive your new card by postal mail, at the address registered in your profile. We advise you to use your new card with the updated expiration date, so as to continue enjoying all the privileges that the Gold tier offers.
Until you receive your new card, you can easily log into your account and have instant access to your digital card. Your Gold digital card is available through the Miles+Bonus section at aegeanair.com and the Aegean mobile applications.
We are always at your disposal.
Best regards,
Miles+Bonus
Aegean
Nov 25, 2016, 9:04 am
#112
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum; A3 Gold
Posts: 28,730
(It can be useful, as it will alert you to the start of your new year - meaning that your *A flying suddenly has requalification implications again)
All "old Golds" can expect the same email each November 25, for as long as they retain Gold.
I also requalified back in August, and received my new Gold card several weeks ago.
Last edited by irishguy28; Nov 25, 2016 at 9:09 am
Nov 25, 2016, 2:33 pm
#113
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: YYZ, HKG, MFM
Programs: AC35K, AS MVP, WS Gold, ITA EP, Marriott Plat, Hyatt-Explorist, IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,019
Since the system now thinks you're Blue, this is correct. The qualification from Blue to Silver IS 'rolling' so it takes into account any flights you have taken in the last 12 months. But, as you say, this is moot because they should bump you back up to silver anyway after you call them.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:12 am
#114
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
Last two days my account has been downgraded to Silver and then upgrade to Gold again as my 4 Aegean sectors were posted day after another. The problem is that now I have 8 upgrade vouchers and 4 lounge vouchers in my account which I think it will change again later.
Nov 26, 2016, 3:26 am
#115
Community Director
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,476
I took my renewal flight on 27/10, it posted 30/10, and my virtual card moved to a 2017 expiry overnight - pretty good IT on A3's part. (Something I never thought I'd post in here!)
As this is a fairly late renewal, I'll update when the physical card reaches the UK given it might be of interest to those recently or yet to renew.
As this is a fairly late renewal, I'll update when the physical card reaches the UK given it might be of interest to those recently or yet to renew.
However, I think it also serves to reinforce that it would be sensible for A3 to give a 6 week grace on the cards to fall in line with industry practice now we know how it takes them to process.
Nov 26, 2016, 2:16 pm
#118
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Tampa
Programs: A3
Posts: 109
So, updating my own post - MrsNWI's and my cards arrived in the UK this morning, 26 days after the renewal flights posted, which I'd regard as pretty quick by airline standards and certainly an enormous improvement on last year. Delivery was from Royal Mail in Southall, suggesting that perhaps they were carried into LHR as cargo for distribution.
However, I think it also serves to reinforce that it would be sensible for A3 to give a 6 week grace on the cards to fall in line with industry practice now we know how it takes them to process.
However, I think it also serves to reinforce that it would be sensible for A3 to give a 6 week grace on the cards to fall in line with industry practice now we know how it takes them to process.
Nov 27, 2016, 10:10 pm
#120
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Melbourne, AU
Programs: *A Gold, QF (ex-QP), AA, TG, A3 Gold, VA, SQ
Posts: 358
Requalified early October. No sign of new card down under yet.
Last year it never arrived and I had to request a replacement after several months waiting.
Got the email on the 25th ..
"We would like to inform you that your Gold card has been renewed and is valid up to 23/11/2017. Within the following days, you will receive your new card by postal mail, at the address registered in your profile."
We shall see ...
Last year it never arrived and I had to request a replacement after several months waiting.
Got the email on the 25th ..
"We would like to inform you that your Gold card has been renewed and is valid up to 23/11/2017. Within the following days, you will receive your new card by postal mail, at the address registered in your profile."
We shall see ...