Actually, I normally use my black TK Elite Plus card because other *G airlines understand that this is a serious FFP card that you have to do significant flying to retain, not a mere 12,000 miles. If flying economy, I use the A3*G card since I currently like the idea of Aegean paying for my lounge entry.

To get an LH FTL card, you actually have to fly 35,000 miles or 30 sectors so most holders of this card feel they have earned it and, unlike A3*S, it does give limited lounge entry. The reason for having the FTL card is merely to get mileage for restricted K, L and T fares that rarely receive mileage credit. As with many other LH Group FTL holders, a *G card is used to obtain pre-flight benefits and then mileage credit is changed later. So why is it 'fake' to game the rules? Why do you not say the same to all the posters on the Flyertalk Aegean thread who appear to maintain their gold status by flying on highly discounted SAS fares? I earn my A3*G card and TK*G card and LH*S card the same as everyone else!

By criticizing Aegean, I hope that the airline will improve. I have everything to gain, and nothing to lose, from there being a worthy *A competitor to LH Group flying from Cyprus. At present there is not, apart from the excellent TK which flies from Ercan/Tympou.