Originally Posted by
lhrpete
In my memory of this board the OP told us he was never flying A3 again and wouldn't fly TK because he had his car vandalised at ECN - something that has never happened to me or anyone I know and we have a property on the coast near Kyrenia and visit regularly.
Now he's cross again about A3 fares but their aircraft seem pretty full any time I'm on them (so perhaps others think the fares are good value) which is more than I can say for OS and equally he now tells us he has a TK Elite Plus card so perhaps flying from ECN after all. I can't think why you would retain status with A3 when you have it with TK and avoid A3 because of the high fares.
I think this is just an opportunity for a rant.
Perhaps you should check what you previously read: I have never said that I would not fly A3 again. After this, you can apologize.
Yes, I have had my car vandalised at ECN and this is not as uncommon as you think. Nevertheless, I still use ECN occasionally and have not had a problem there since.
The reason I have a TK Elite Plus card (which has always been listed on my profile) is that I make around 4 Germany-Asia trips per year - it's dangerous to come to unwarranted conclusions! The cards get renewed automatically because I fly a lot (mainly on TK and LH/OS) and the A3 card is actually almost a giveaway. The main use of the Aegean card is, in fact, to collect and use Alpha Bank miles.
The reason I started this thread is not to rant but to point out the uncompetitive nature of A3 business fares. This week, I booked two return business fares from LCA to TXL for next year. These cost around €390 compared to more than €800 on Aegean. If you think this is irrelevant, fine. But don't make statements about others that have no basis in fact.