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A friendly reminder that Flyertalk is not a marketplace, and nothing may be offered (or solicited) for sale or barter within the general forums - which includes offering vouchers for free. For those with sufficient posts and length of membership, trading/exchange is allowed solely within Coupon Connection, and then only in accordance with the specific rules of that forum.
Please do not attempt to solicit, sell or trade upgrade vouchers within this forum. Posts will be deleted and the members concerned potentially subject to disciplinary action. **Please note that this includes directly using the PM system to do so without first posting in Coupon Connection**. Thanks for your co-operation.
A friendly reminder that Flyertalk is not a marketplace, and nothing may be offered (or solicited) for sale or barter within the general forums - which includes offering vouchers for free. For those with sufficient posts and length of membership, trading/exchange is allowed solely within Coupon Connection, and then only in accordance with the specific rules of that forum.
Please do not attempt to solicit, sell or trade upgrade vouchers within this forum. Posts will be deleted and the members concerned potentially subject to disciplinary action. **Please note that this includes directly using the PM system to do so without first posting in Coupon Connection**. Thanks for your co-operation.
Criteria
- You must be travelling on A3 or OA metal - codeshares are not included.
- The original ticket must be issued on either A3 (390) or OA (050) ticket stock.
- Only revenue (paid) tickets, in fare classes other than U, P & T on a GoLight fare basis, can be upgraded, but not redemption tickets.
- All flights on the ticket must be on A3 or OA metal.
- There must be award availability in I-class for the upgrades to clear. You can check this by logging in to M&B then going to https://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbon...t/spend-miles/ The results page will initially be a calendar. To see Business availability, you have to click through to the next step. (You can also use a free or paid tool such as ANA website, UA website (looking for saver award space), Aeroplan, AwardNexus or ExpertFlyer to check for availability.)
- One coupon per person per journey leg is required - so, for example, TXL-ATH-SKG and return via the same route would require four coupons per person.
- Anyone can be upgraded using the coupons - you do not have to be travelling on the same booking or even the same plane.
Procedure
- Call A3 to request the upgrade. The phone numbers are listed at https://aegeanairlines.custhelp.com/ (most of them should go to the same call centre in Greece).
- If successful, a new ticket will be issued (with a new number). The PNR will remain unchanged.
- You are liable for any extra taxes applicable to Business Class (e.g. APD from the UK). Sometimes this gets charged, sometimes it doesn't - if it's due and you're not charged because the agent forgets, you've just been lucky.
- If there's no immediate I-class availability, you can ask to be waitlisted for upgrade. The ability to waitlist was reported to have been removed in August 2016, but was again possible in September. Check with the agent - option available on May 2018.
- in case you requested to be waitlisted for upgrade and want to check if the customer care agent made the changes on your booking you can check the reservation on checkmytrip.com (click here), the leg you requested the upgrade will be shown here as ”Waitlisted”.
- If you wish to upgrade one segment of a multi-segment trip (e.g. XXX-ATH-YYY) and there is availability on the leg you wish to upgrade, you may still have to be waitlisted due to married segment issues. The process of clearing the waitlist is somewhat confusing and may result in frustration due to the availability seeming to disappear but in reality, this may mean that the segments have been "unmarried" and the availability has been allocated to your reservation. See post 2272 and the update in post 2294 for more details.
Benefits
- No matter what the fare basis of the original ticket, you receive full Business Class benefits after upgrade.
- This includes lounge access (useful if you're upgrading someone other than yourself who has no status, or if you've run out of Silver lounge vouchers) and full baggage allowance (it applies for first leg as well, in case you are upgraded only on the 2nd leg of your trip - confirmed on the etix).
- Because the ticket books as a redemption, the free car hire is not included.
Mileage/segment earning
- You will earn at the underlying rate of your purchased ticket in economy, not at a business class rate. Because status miles are awarded, this also counts as a segment for re-qualification purposes.
- The flights may credit automatically, but may take longer to credit than tickets that have not been changed. They may also credit as 0 miles, and later change to the correct rate. If the flights have not credited properly after a few weeks then calling A3 will rectify this rapidly.
Expiry
- The vouchers expire at the end of your membership year - they do not carry over, even if status is retained. A new set is issued every year.
- It is the date when you use the voucher that matters. It can upgrade a flight that takes place after expiry as long as you apply the voucher before.
- On upgrade from Silver to Gold, any remaining Silver upgrade coupons expire, but they are replaced by four Gold ones which expire at the end of the Gold membership year.
BEWARE
- Once you have upgraded your seat, your ticket will be reissued. Suddenly, this ticket may be VERY expensive to change. If, for instance, you later decide to travel on a different date, you will probably be required to rebook into Business, even if Economy was available for new bookings. A3 will charge you the difference from your original Economy fare to a NEW Business fare. Plus fees, taxes and whatnot. Update 18/08/2021: this appears to no longer be the case, as an upgraded ticket was changed and the underlying Economy fare was used for the upgraded segments. The coupon was "removed" from the old dates and "reapplied" to the new dates.
- Coupons will not be returned/reinstated. Once a coupon is applied, it is gone for good (the T&Cs printed on the coupons allow for date and time changes, but not route changes).
- If you want to provide your coupons to upgrade a friend's travel, it is advisable to call in yourself. Your friend can call in if they know your name, birthdate, M&B-number and the email address associated with your account. That means: Anyone who knows these particulars can use your coupons without your knowledge. They do NOT need the coupon numbers.
- Crediting upgraded segments to another program will likely fail, as it will be reported as I-class. It may be possible to retro-claim the miles.
Seat upgrade coupons
Nov 21, 2018, 3:07 pm
#1831
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
No issue with that, you can buy your lap infant ticket at a very last moment. Even tough your flight is fully booked and since it doesn't require a seat, you may buy the ticket at the check in counter just 1 hour before your flight departs. But yes, I can largely understand that feeling of not having a ticket for your +0.5 until the very end. Flying with a +0.5 is already a challenge depending of his/her "at the moment" mood, then adding the fact of buying a ticket at the airport is really demanding. But at least, you know it's possible 
What I would do is check that the flights you pick has already 2 I tickets in its inventory. And then call the right agent, explain the situation and book it over the phone (with a fee
), upgrade it right away, and add the lap child after that.
What I would do is check that the flights you pick has already 2 I tickets in its inventory. And then call the right agent, explain the situation and book it over the phone (with a fee
), upgrade it right away, and add the lap child after that.
Nov 22, 2018, 12:50 am
#1832
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: M&M Frequent Flyer, A3 GOLD
Posts: 39
Now that's an interesting idea. I hadn't thought of that. The only issue is that the flights are next June and it appears that all will be waitlisted for upgrades so I'd be nervous of not adding the lap infant until the waitlist clears in case something went wrong and she wasn't able to fly with us. Somehow I think her mum would be less than amused with me. Thanks very much for the suggestion though! 
Thanks very much for the suggestion though! I tried it two times this spring and it worked, I didn't observe any discrimination from Aegean. We were waitlisted (no I availability) and upgraded at T-72.
Nov 22, 2018, 12:53 am
#1833
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: M&M Frequent Flyer, A3 GOLD
Posts: 39
- The maximum number of infants allowed per aircraft is decided by the number of oxygen masks and infant belts available on board the aircraft.
Nov 22, 2018, 1:39 am
#1834
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
No need to make things too complicated. You can book your tickets in ordinary way: book economy tickets in eligible class with infant included then ask for upgrade. No issue at all and they will take 2 coupons.
I tried it two times this spring and it worked, I didn't observe any discrimination from Aegean. We were waitlisted (no I availability) and upgraded at T-72.
I tried it two times this spring and it worked, I didn't observe any discrimination from Aegean. We were waitlisted (no I availability) and upgraded at T-72.
That's also a good point. I imagine it's very rare for there to be too many infants but it's not worth the risk in my opinion.
Nov 22, 2018, 6:25 am
#1835
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
So I booked the flights online with the infant as I was too chicken to do it any other way. I rang A3 and it is indeed 2 coupons for the 2 adults and nothing for the baby, as confirmed by Jonatan. The problem I have is that 2 of my coupons expire on Saturday and the agent refused to ask revenue management if they could possibly open 2 seats up before they expire, as otherwise the waitlist is cancelled. It's not a major issue, as I have 4 new coupons due when these 2 expire but annoying to throw 2 away due to a lack of I class when I have flights booked. 
Anyone got any suggestions as to how to get around this?
I rang A3 and it is indeed 2 coupons for the 2 adults and nothing for the baby, as confirmed by Jonatan. The problem I have is that 2 of my coupons expire on Saturday and the agent refused to ask revenue management if they could possibly open 2 seats up before they expire, as otherwise the waitlist is cancelled. It's not a major issue, as I have 4 new coupons due when these 2 expire but annoying to throw 2 away due to a lack of I class when I have flights booked. Anyone got any suggestions as to how to get around this?
Nov 22, 2018, 8:38 am
#1837
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
Nov 22, 2018, 1:22 pm
#1838
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,369
So I booked the flights online with the infant as I was too chicken to do it any other way. I rang A3 and it is indeed 2 coupons for the 2 adults and nothing for the baby, as confirmed by Jonatan. The problem I have is that 2 of my coupons expire on Saturday and the agent refused to ask revenue management if they could possibly open 2 seats up before they expire, as otherwise the waitlist is cancelled. It's not a major issue, as I have 4 new coupons due when these 2 expire but annoying to throw 2 away due to a lack of I class when I have flights booked. Anyone got any suggestions as to how to get around this?
I rang A3 and it is indeed 2 coupons for the 2 adults and nothing for the baby, as confirmed by Jonatan. The problem I have is that 2 of my coupons expire on Saturday and the agent refused to ask revenue management if they could possibly open 2 seats up before they expire, as otherwise the waitlist is cancelled. It's not a major issue, as I have 4 new coupons due when these 2 expire but annoying to throw 2 away due to a lack of I class when I have flights booked. Anyone got any suggestions as to how to get around this?
Nov 22, 2018, 3:24 pm
#1839
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
(sorry, I've told this story before but this poster might benefit). This happened to me just before renewal date last year. I was trying to upgrade for a friend. Like you, the upgrade was on request and the agent told me the request would be cancelled when the coupon expired. I called again a few days later about another matter and asked the new agent and this one told me my upgrade request would still be valid after the coupon expired because the I class reservation had already been made but not ticketed (not her exact words but that was the gist of it). I checked the booking online just after the coupon expired and it was still showing as wait-listed for upgrade (I class reservation visible along with another in the original class). I called once more, around three days before the flight and was told that the request would automatically have been moved to one of my new coupons. I didn't really want this to happen - I needed the new ones for myself, but I decided to let it stand. Three different responses from three different agents! The upgrade finally went through around 12 to 18 hours before departure and, a week later, I was happy to see that none of my new coupons had been used. So... either the upgrade was indeed still tied to my old coupon or there is (was?) some bug that allows this kind of situation to fall through the cracks in the system. Either way you might just be lucky... Check your booking online the day after the coupons expire.
Nov 23, 2018, 7:24 am
#1840
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: A3*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium
Posts: 851
OK, so final update from me on this one for the moment (unless a miracle occurs and I get the upgrade before tomorrow ). As Knobbgb found, different agents have told me different things. The first agent completely stonewalled and said that if the upgrade was not cleared by the time the coupons expire, the waitlist would be cancelled automatically (those are the terms and conditions, deal with it!). Agent 2 told me that the waitlist would stay but one of the new coupons were used (it sounds like we got the same 2 agents in the same order Knobbgb ). I tried my luck once more about an hour ago and got a very helpful third agent who promised to send the request again and highlight that the coupons were going to expire tomorrow. To be honest, I'm resigned to losing these 2 coupons but at least I know I have given it my best shot. I'd thought I would lose them anyway, as I hadn't originally planned to book any A3 flights before they expired but then we suddenly made holiday plans for next year last weekend and my very kind OH was happy to combine a family holiday with an A3 segment run so we're all winners. If the upgrades come through, I'll be even more popular.
Thanks very much to all of you for your insights!
). As Knobbgb found, different agents have told me different things. The first agent completely stonewalled and said that if the upgrade was not cleared by the time the coupons expire, the waitlist would be cancelled automatically (those are the terms and conditions, deal with it!). Agent 2 told me that the waitlist would stay but one of the new coupons were used (it sounds like we got the same 2 agents in the same order Knobbgb ). I tried my luck once more about an hour ago and got a very helpful third agent who promised to send the request again and highlight that the coupons were going to expire tomorrow. To be honest, I'm resigned to losing these 2 coupons but at least I know I have given it my best shot. I'd thought I would lose them anyway, as I hadn't originally planned to book any A3 flights before they expired but then we suddenly made holiday plans for next year last weekend and my very kind OH was happy to combine a family holiday with an A3 segment run so we're all winners. If the upgrades come through, I'll be even more popular. Thanks very much to all of you for your insights!
Nov 27, 2018, 9:59 pm
#1841
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,944
Anyone having issues with upgraded flights not posting to A3 accounts? I flew my 4 segments last week and none of the uouograded flights have posted yet the none segment that did did clear posted the next day? Its been a couple of years since I flew A3 metal so I cannot remember if it took longer or required manual intervention
Nov 28, 2018, 2:31 am
#1843
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Paris
Programs: Miles&Bonus *G
Posts: 318
Anyone having issues with upgraded flights not posting to A3 accounts? I flew my 4 segments last week and none of the uouograded flights have posted yet the none segment that did did clear posted the next day? Its been a couple of years since I flew A3 metal so I cannot remember if it took longer or required manual intervention
Thus I believe it will eventually credit automatically, but it will take several days. If you can't wait, contact A3 and ask about it. It will then credit immediately, like KLouis said.
Nov 28, 2018, 6:25 am
#1844
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,944
I tried calling they said they will send them to be credited and I should expect them in a week. Time will show
Last edited by kauppias; Nov 28, 2018 at 6:36 am
