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Old May 18, 2025 | 7:27 am
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Originally Posted by erutuf
Yes, that is what I meant. Using the usual pass has shown the correct amount of miles in the past. For me, it seems that Έχω πάει is not properly integrated. However, the Agent confirmed that the full amount of miles should be credited despite lower booking class and lower visualized Miles.

And yes, I looked on the usual flex fare:
Athen - DüsseldorfY, B, M, H Tier Miles 1.869 (one direction)

Thanks for the Help and shared experience.
I can confirm this earning rate as I purchased the Έχω πάει in January and one of the flight pairs was Athens-Dusseldorf. I was expecting earning in the 1,200 range, however, when miles posted - they were 1869.

Few things about the Έχω πάει pass that I don't see mentioned in this thread.

1. The requirement to book round trips vs. one-ways has significant implications. You cannot book flights back-to-back. It's not allowed by the system. I ended up calling Reservations and they confirmed it's not possible. Since I'm practically using the flights to meet A3 4-segment requirements, I would have preferred to do the flights back-to-back. But not an option.

2. The routes included in the Έχω πάει technically didn't change, however, at least 2 are not bookable. ATH-LPA was supposed to be available for the duration of the pass validity through the end of October but route ended early (in March) and it's practically not available anymore. Another route I tried to book and is no longer available is SKG-AMS - currently, no flights - scheduled to come back on 27/10 but trips in this pass can be flown by 23/10 at the latest, so practically, this destination cannot be booked.

The biggest appeal to this pass was the many destinations to pick from. Aegean already has multi-destination Aegean Passes but they are usually country-based. This pass offered destinations throughout Europe, however, even though it's stated in the terms and conditions:

The Airline reserves the right to modify and otherwise change these Terms and Conditions at any time at its sole discretion. These modifications or changes shall not impact the current AEGEAN Pass bundles.

They obviously made changes that made some flight pairs unbookable. I thought about doing a complaint but not sure of the relevant authority in Greece, nor do I know Greek to do it.

3. I couldn't verify if all 3 round trips have to be to a different destination. I simply booked 3 different flight pairs but couldn't verify if there is a system limitation checking for that.


4. The flights book in class W, so that's why they mention that there might be seats to sell but no availability for this pass. I believe other passes book in Y.

5. Should you wish to change to another city pair - as I tried to do - you have to do it through the Call Center. I thought that they cancel the specific flight pair and the coupons become usable again. Apparently, that's not how it works. I have to provide the new desitnation - they make the change and the 23 EUR fee is mandatory. Since I didn't want to pay it, I didn't make a change but am not sure if this fee will be applicable per ticket or segment.

Overall, nice surprise for the mileage earning but due to the many restrictions in the redemption dates and the non-bookable routes, I'm not sure I'll book it again if it's offered. Just thought that some more info for people who already have it or were curious about how it works would be helpful.

I already requalified for this 12-month period and am using the last 2 round trips (4 flights) to meet the 4 A3 flight requirement at the end of the month and then I'm done with A3 (and the pass) until next year. Having secured the lower flying requirements, I can fly other airlines.

Just remembered an issue I encountered. As a pass booking, you get standard seats for free, however, I was able to upgrade the inbound, outbound remaining in Economy. When I checked in for the outbound flight, I was assigned a middle seat and couldn't change it. The system wanted to charge me for any seat I picked. A3 agents said that plane was swapped but it still doesn't make sense. Eventually, they fixed it but it took quite the effort.
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