sliiide

If you have no miles in the M&B account you are a basic member - no benefits at that level.

A3Fan

I think what you mean is "Can I earn Aegean Gold status without actually flying on Aegean?" Yes, you can.

nanini

Thanks! And yes, I'm not expecting any other benefits at this time.

rrgg

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kmg125

Question 1.
I'm hoping i can get A3 *G around the total budget of 1,000 EUR.
Base airport is BRU from 25 AUG 2014
Is there any Cheapest way to get the goal?
I've already read the thread 'A3*G Challenge: who have the most creative routing to achieve *G in shortest time?', but i couldn't find a lot of options from BRU.

Question 2.
I've been checking all the rules on the homepage and
I was also searching for some routes with LH, LX etc...

Although i was not sure i can count fleets from those airlines listed on the Aegean web page but operated by similar or other low cost airlines(which are not listed on the webpage).
for example,
ex1) Brussels airlines(SN) flight operated by 'flybe'
ex2) Swiss airline(LX) flight operated by 'Swiss european'
ex3) Lufthansa(LH) flight operated by 'Lufthansa Cityline'

Question 3.
If i have a flight change in a route(One way) then does it counts as two?
for example, with Lufthansa, BRU-PRG but change plane in MUC? (so, actually BRU-MUC-PRG)

Thank you

sliiide

With M&B, miles are calculated according to the route shown on a BP. If MUC is not mentioned then they'll take it as being a direct flight between BRU and PRG.

kmg125

Is 'BP' meaning Boarding pass?

Skyborne Flyer

I think lufthansa is well past the need of a technical stop in MUC just to get to PRG. 2 separate flights will certainly be taken, with 2 bps

sliiide

Yes

Yeah as long as the BPs specify the stops; they will be acknowledged by M&B.

JDiver

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flyingdragon123

Hi All,

I'm a newbie to Miles and Bonus. I've been following on a number of threads and I am a bit confused about codeshare and retroclaiming on the Aegean website.

I booked a return flight where the outbound was marketed as Brussels Airlines and the return was marketed as Lufthansa.

I flew on 20th April from MAN-BRU-VIE. with e ticket starting 082 xxxxxxxxxx marketed as Brussels Airlines.

The segment BRU-VIE was operated by Tyrolean which appears to be Austrian airlines.

Question: when I retroclaimed should I have put in Brussels Airlines with the SN flight number or should I have put in Austrian airlines with the OS flight number? I put in Brussels with the SN flight number in retroclaim after 14 days and nothing has shown up yet. Class of ticket was M.

The boarding card has both flight numbers.

Similarly on the return journey 22nd Apr VIE-MUC-MAN, this was marketed as Lufthansa. VIE to MUC was flown by Tylorean but also had OS and LH flight numbers. I used Lufthansa and LH flight number rather than OS flight number to retroclaim and nothing has shown up (same e-ticket number as outbound).

The flights that were actually flown by Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa have credited automatically within 2 days but the Austrian Airlines/Tylorean have not and I retroclaimed and I am still waiting.

Did I use the right Airlines and flight number or did it not matter since both flight numbers are on the boarding card?

Should I resubmit the 2 retroclaims?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

sliiide

Resubmit it. Go with the info of the airline of the plane you flew in.

HoosierJohn

What’s a good strategy to earn status miles on A3 flying UA from the northern Virginia area (DCA, IAD, RIC, BWI, in order of preference) to central Florida (TPA or MCO)?

Background:
-Trying to get 10,193 points before October, but don’t have many opportunities other than Sat-Mon weekends.
-Considering July 2nd – July 8th (dates flexible, though), with possible short weekend trip(s).
-Don’t want to fly outside of the US (eliminating Air Canada, and most of the MR tips).
-Sounds like I should avoid codeshares due to the unknown booking class translation.
-Should I avoid partners such as United Express too (eliminating Richmond & Newark)?
-Connections at O’Hare (3200 mi, RT) or Houston (3950 mi, RT) add mileage over direct (1600 mi, RT).
-Is flying First Class a good idea (avoiding “P” booking class)?
-I have played with ITA, KAYAK, & FareCompare Getaway based on what I learned here on FT, and willing to check out any others.

Thank you and looking forward to any tips or advice you may offer.

sliiide

this is very simple. If the plane you are flying in has a name from the list here (except for "TAM" as they've left the *A) - http://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbonu...ion/earn-miles - on the outside, you will get miles. For US Airways you'll only get award-miles.
United Express will be ok if it is a part of the "United" company.

"Codeshares" are entirely different. Aegean has a codeshare agreement with Etihad - all it means is that if you want to fly from Athens to Melbourne, Aegean's website has permission to book you onto an Etihad flight that will take you to Melbourne after your arrival in Abu Dhabi with Aegean. This facility and more comprises the relationship between airlines in the star alliance.

sliiide

Yes those are the only booking codes around. Whether they are eligible is what you must confirm. I think they are but it's worth calling aegean up and asking. Do those planes have the United logo on them? If they do, I'd be 95% sure that those planes will count as UA ones.