Originally Posted by
Cerebrito
One thing I have noticed with the Silver bonus (currently 25%), is that the bonus is calculated on 100% of the avios.
E.g for the cheap economy fares from Madrid to Paris I get:
- 531 avios for the ticket (80% of 664 miles Madrid-Paris)
- 166 avios for the silver bonus (25 % of 664 miles Madrid-Paris)
When they slash the avios for a cheap economy to 25%, will bonus still be calculated on the distance, or the awarded avios? It doesn't make it clear what they base the 25% on. It could end up that gold or above get more bonus avios than they do for the actual ticket.
Looks like it is as you say (from the FAQs):
¿Qué es el Bonus Elite?
El Bonus Elite es una cantidad adicional de Avios que obtienen los clientes de tarjetas Elite Iberia Plus Platino, Oro y Plata por sus vuelos y que se calcula sobre la distancia real volada. Cuando la distancia volada es inferior a 500 millas, el porcentaje se aplicará sobre el mínimo de Avios que corresponda en función de la clase volada (500 millas para las tarifas Turista Flexible, 250 para Turista Clásica y 125 para Turista Básica)