Feb 23, 2015, 6:35 am
Last edit by: NWIFlyer
With the evolution of the Miles&Bonus program, there are a number of threads on this forum that contain outdated information, plus a further set that - whilst describing the new program - contain conflicting information that has only been crystallised as we all discover how certain aspects of the program either work or are interpreted.
It is perhaps therefore unsurprising that many new members find searching through this myriad of threads a little daunting, and consequently they post a question in one of the FAQ threads.
This tends to irk those who've been around for a while who expect the new posters to at least do some basic searching before posting a question that has probably been asked many times before. This also causes the forums to become very congested and less easy to read through with the same question being asked and answered many times.
I am therefore creating a thread, which will be stickied, for anyone to ask any question they like about the M&B program where they are unsure or it's not obvious where they should be posting it.
There is no such thing in this thread as a stupid question, no issue with asking a repeat question, and any answers should be 100% flame-free. I will take a dim view of anyone that abuses a member or provides a less than helpful answer (such as 'do a search') to any question asked in here, because this is being created to benefit all of us so the other threads flow more cleanly. Thank you for your co-operation on this.
It might be that I move questions to more appropriate threads so they receive an answer more quickly, but if I do so I will always add a note to indicate where they originated, and ask that the flame-free answer principle be respected.
NWIFlyer
Moderator
Aegean M&B
It is perhaps therefore unsurprising that many new members find searching through this myriad of threads a little daunting, and consequently they post a question in one of the FAQ threads.
This tends to irk those who've been around for a while who expect the new posters to at least do some basic searching before posting a question that has probably been asked many times before. This also causes the forums to become very congested and less easy to read through with the same question being asked and answered many times.
I am therefore creating a thread, which will be stickied, for anyone to ask any question they like about the M&B program where they are unsure or it's not obvious where they should be posting it.
There is no such thing in this thread as a stupid question, no issue with asking a repeat question, and any answers should be 100% flame-free. I will take a dim view of anyone that abuses a member or provides a less than helpful answer (such as 'do a search') to any question asked in here, because this is being created to benefit all of us so the other threads flow more cleanly. Thank you for your co-operation on this.
It might be that I move questions to more appropriate threads so they receive an answer more quickly, but if I do so I will always add a note to indicate where they originated, and ask that the flame-free answer principle be respected.
NWIFlyer
Moderator
Aegean M&B
Flame-Free Questions on A3 - ask your newbie (and not so newbie) questions here
Jan 20, 2022, 5:36 am
#2521
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,326
Thank you, both.
Sorry I wasn't clear. Let me try again. At the Aegean web site, I see business class seats available, for a price that is about $100 (after currency conversion) than I already paid for my economy class seat. Since I have a fully refundable ticket (allegedly), I could have the travel agent cancel my current ticket and book a new ticket. (There might be currency fluctuation issues, since I paid for the current ticket in dollars.) Did that make more sense?
Sorry I wasn't clear. Let me try again. At the Aegean web site, I see business class seats available, for a price that is about $100 (after currency conversion) than I already paid for my economy class seat. Since I have a fully refundable ticket (allegedly), I could have the travel agent cancel my current ticket and book a new ticket. (There might be currency fluctuation issues, since I paid for the current ticket in dollars.) Did that make more sense?
I assume that by saying you were able to access the "manage my booking" section, which as I see now has had (obviously recently) its name changed/reduced to just "my booking", but everybody knows it with the "manage" in front(!), you actually went here...
https://en.aegeanair.com/plan/my-booking/
probably entered HCMFLW and your last name and you were able to see the details you mentioned.
I would certainly enter my own e-mail address, since any change and all notifications (check-in opening etc.) will be sent there.
Now here are some screenshots from the "my booking" section to help you out (yes, it does read "change details", but that's because in any normal case it will be "your" very own details that are listed right above that, or it could also be that the word "your" was also cut out very recently, just like the word "manage"
).
use the "change flights" button if you want to "buy up" to business class
select "change" outbound if it's a one-way or either outbound or inbound if it's a return ticket and you want a specific leg upgraded (or select both, if you want both upgraded). Be sure to leave the date as it was on your original ticket!
verify that your are on the same date and the same flight, otherwise navigate to that date and flight. Select business class to see the fare difference that you will need to pay.
Feel free to browse somewhat further ahead next time, you can go as far as the step where you'll have to enter payment details and still Aegean will not change anything regarding your booked ticket/seat/class/baggage etc. (perhaps only your contact details, if you've already done that on the very first page of "my booking", but if Aegean allows you to change any of those details, you can surely change them back to whatever they were again later)
Jan 25, 2022, 7:38 am
#2522
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,375
As for which lounge. UA - nice bar where a proper bartender will mix you a cocktail. Great food. Good showers. SQ - amazing food, didn't use the showers, a little quieter with some private corners and better ambient lighting. AC - don't bother - just a typical lounge with average food, fairly small and not particularly comfortable, not terrible though. They're all a 10/15 minute walk from the A3 gates though. LH is right next to the exit from security and two or three minutes to the gate and is fine, although it can get VERY busy at times.
Jan 25, 2022, 12:23 pm
#2523
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: VIE/BTS
Posts: 975
In theory... but I have a friend who was refused by the UA lounge and told he could only use the LH one when 'just' in business class (rightly or wrongly, I don't know). I've never had a problem myself because I'm Gold.
As for which lounge. UA - nice bar where a proper bartender will mix you a cocktail. Great food. Good showers. SQ - amazing food, didn't use the showers, a little quieter with some private corners and better ambient lighting. AC - don't bother - just a typical lounge with average food, fairly small and not particularly comfortable, not terrible though. They're all a 10/15 minute walk from the A3 gates though. LH is right next to the exit from security and two or three minutes to the gate and is fine, although it can get VERY busy at times.
As for which lounge. UA - nice bar where a proper bartender will mix you a cocktail. Great food. Good showers. SQ - amazing food, didn't use the showers, a little quieter with some private corners and better ambient lighting. AC - don't bother - just a typical lounge with average food, fairly small and not particularly comfortable, not terrible though. They're all a 10/15 minute walk from the A3 gates though. LH is right next to the exit from security and two or three minutes to the gate and is fine, although it can get VERY busy at times.
Jan 27, 2022, 6:47 am
#2525
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
Miles+Bonus for infrequent flyer?
I have an upcoming Aegean flight. My United MileagePlus number is on the reservation. I expect to fly Aegean rarely (less than once every two years). Is there any reason for me to register in Miles+Bonus? Thanks.
Jan 27, 2022, 6:54 am
#2526
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: VIE/BTS
Posts: 975
Jan 27, 2022, 7:35 am
#2527
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,326
Well, that was the ...long answer :P
Jan 27, 2022, 9:46 am
#2528
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
Thanks. That was the answer I wanted.
Thank you for that level of detail; I will think about it. I'm trying to simplify my life and there's a good chance I'll decide that even a free flight in four years (or more likely six to eight years based on what I guess my travel will be) is not enough to make me get yet another account to track. Still, "get something for nothing" is a powerful drug.
Thank you for that level of detail; I will think about it. I'm trying to simplify my life and there's a good chance I'll decide that even a free flight in four years (or more likely six to eight years based on what I guess my travel will be) is not enough to make me get yet another account to track. Still, "get something for nothing" is a powerful drug.
Feb 3, 2022, 1:14 am
#2529
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 281
If you create the account then and retro-claim the miles after that (you can do this up to 12 months after the flight), you will probably end up having a "free" ticket (or at least get quite close to an award ticket) for international destinations (perhaps your next connecting flight?) and you'll have more than enough for an award domestic flight, in case you need that. Even if you don't use the miles right away, you can still slowly pick up miles with your once-every-two-years Aegean flights (not to mention having an additional option to credit some miles from other star alliance flights too, in case those tickets credit more miles with Miles&Bonus than MP or other FFP's you may currently be a member of) and use them like even after 4 years, since they won't expire (and the once-every-two-years flight will keep your account alive too).
Well, that was the ...long answer :P
Well, that was the ...long answer :P
Feb 3, 2022, 3:29 am
#2530
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,326
The same assumption applies for future flights (even if only once every two years) as well. It's almost always worth it to book flex over light (though I do see signs of the price difference going slightly up between these two) and if luggage is a must, then there's no way that your ticket is "light" (unless of course you've booked via an ota and added luggage as a separate service from them, which is simply never worth it).
So if you're already starting at 6500-7500 miles (registration bonus + retro-claim), you already have enough miles to redeem for a flight from Greece to anywhere below or around the Alps and if you add a couple more non-light flights, you're set to redeem for almost any direct destination. It's really not that hard, at least that's what I think. Light is almost a non-existing fare for me since the last changes. It makes zero sense.
Feb 3, 2022, 7:22 am
#2531
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: flyover country
Posts: 2,435
It's a puzzle how many details to put in a request for information. My goal is to provide the minimum needed to get an informed response. Apparently, I fell short.
My flight is intra-Europe with no connection to other flights. For me, luggage is a must. I assume Light refers to the lowest fare, and I thank you for confirming that it makes no sense.
[...] Now the not-so-clear assumption is, that serpens is on a transatlantic ticket, that connects to an Aegean flight.
[...] luggage is a must, then there's no way that your ticket is "light"
[...] Light is almost a non-existing fare for me since the last changes. It makes zero sense.
[...] luggage is a must, then there's no way that your ticket is "light"
[...] Light is almost a non-existing fare for me since the last changes. It makes zero sense.
Feb 3, 2022, 6:29 pm
#2532
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: non
Posts: 36
Hello all! This may be a simple question, but I haven't been able to find an answer yet. If I collect more than 12k (currently 9k) miles and 2 segments on Aegean to qualify for silver, will I be able to use the extra miles towards gold later? For example, if I collect 15k miles before flying on Aegean and then get 6k more with a 2-segment Aegean flight, will I then get silver and 0 status miles or will I keep the remaining 9k (12k until end of May) miles to use towards gold?
Feb 4, 2022, 2:34 am
#2533
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,375
Hello all! This may be a simple question, but I haven't been able to find an answer yet. If I collect more than 12k (currently 9k) miles and 2 segments on Aegean to qualify for silver, will I be able to use the extra miles towards gold later? For example, if I collect 15k miles before flying on Aegean and then get 6k more with a 2-segment Aegean flight, will I then get silver and 0 status miles or will I keep the remaining 9k (12k until end of May) miles to use towards gold?
Feb 6, 2022, 10:30 am
#2534
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
With Greece dropping the PCR before departure requirement on 7/2 is their any mandatory requirement for A3 with respect to pre-departure PCR Testing?
Feb 6, 2022, 11:59 am
#2535
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: London
Posts: 192
To answer your question, no, Aegean never had nor has such a requirement.