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With the evolution of the Miles&Bonus program, there are a number of threads on this forum that contain outdated information, plus a further set that - whilst describing the new program - contain conflicting information that has only been crystallised as we all discover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
#2851
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: BRU
Programs: A3 *G & FB G
Posts: 640
Morning everyone, nice to meet you all , looking to get Gold on Aegean
(I stole this requirement list from the Air Canada forum )
Departure Airport: Anywhere in UK, Ireland, can position elsewhere too.
Miles Needed (SQM): enough to qualify for gold - currently 0
Segments Needed (SQS): enough to qualify for gold
Dollars Needed (SQD): GBP? Unsure what to put here
Maximum Budget: £3k
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Aegean + codeshares, whatever the required combination to qualify
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Starting from scratch.
Please let me know if you need more info!
TIA
NX
(I stole this requirement list from the Air Canada forum )
Departure Airport: Anywhere in UK, Ireland, can position elsewhere too.
Miles Needed (SQM): enough to qualify for gold - currently 0
Segments Needed (SQS): enough to qualify for gold
Dollars Needed (SQD): GBP? Unsure what to put here
Maximum Budget: £3k
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Aegean + codeshares, whatever the required combination to qualify
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Starting from scratch.
Please let me know if you need more info!
TIA
NX
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
#2852
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 23
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
Thank you
#2853
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bath, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,002
Morning everyone, nice to meet you all , looking to get Gold on Aegean
(I stole this requirement list from the Air Canada forum )
Departure Airport: Anywhere in UK, Ireland, can position elsewhere too.
Miles Needed (SQM): enough to qualify for gold - currently 0
Segments Needed (SQS): enough to qualify for gold
Dollars Needed (SQD): GBP? Unsure what to put here
Maximum Budget: £3k
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Aegean + codeshares, whatever the required combination to qualify
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Starting from scratch.
Please let me know if you need more info!
TIA
NX
(I stole this requirement list from the Air Canada forum )
Departure Airport: Anywhere in UK, Ireland, can position elsewhere too.
Miles Needed (SQM): enough to qualify for gold - currently 0
Segments Needed (SQS): enough to qualify for gold
Dollars Needed (SQD): GBP? Unsure what to put here
Maximum Budget: £3k
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Aegean + codeshares, whatever the required combination to qualify
Route(s) You've Already Searched: Starting from scratch.
Please let me know if you need more info!
TIA
NX
To get to Silver:
LHR - ATH - SOF - ATH - OTP - ATH - LHR
Then to get to gold you have 6 sectors between Athens and Tirana/Belgrade/Sofia/Bucharest and 8 sectors between LHR - ATH to fly which would comfortably get you to gold if you don't mind doing a few mileage runs between London and Athens. The advantage to me in this is that the price is fixed and you are not searching for dates with specific fares.
I THINK the above is accurate but some of the more experienced A3ers may spot something wrong with my calculations.
#2854
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 23
Alternatively you could buy a 10 x LHR-ATH pass and a 10 x ATH - Balkans pass - all in, including taxes for around €1,700.00 (based on 30 day in advance booking) - if travelled before 31st May 2023 you should qualify for reduced tier point requirements so if my understanding is correct you could qualify as follows:
To get to Silver:
LHR - ATH - SOF - ATH - OTP - ATH - LHR
Then to get to gold you have 6 sectors between Athens and Tirana/Belgrade/Sofia/Bucharest and 8 sectors between LHR - ATH to fly which would comfortably get you to gold if you don't mind doing a few mileage runs between London and Athens. The advantage to me in this is that the price is fixed and you are not searching for dates with specific fares.
I THINK the above is accurate but some of the more experienced A3ers may spot something wrong with my calculations.
To get to Silver:
LHR - ATH - SOF - ATH - OTP - ATH - LHR
Then to get to gold you have 6 sectors between Athens and Tirana/Belgrade/Sofia/Bucharest and 8 sectors between LHR - ATH to fly which would comfortably get you to gold if you don't mind doing a few mileage runs between London and Athens. The advantage to me in this is that the price is fixed and you are not searching for dates with specific fares.
I THINK the above is accurate but some of the more experienced A3ers may spot something wrong with my calculations.
NX
#2855
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 23
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
What does the "OTA" stand for in "OTA booking" please?
TIA!
#2856
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
#2857
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 23
How would I add my FF number to a booking like Booking.com, Expedia etc? I thought I had to book direct with Aegean to add my FF number (although it seems A3 doesn't appear to have a multicity function on their site (??)).
#2860
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 23
Originally Posted by unusualtravelblog View Post
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
unusualtravelblog hi - I was looking at your examples however I don't see the price that you see for section (2) - where did you find this price please and what dates are you searching under?
TIA again
NX
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
unusualtravelblog hi - I was looking at your examples however I don't see the price that you see for section (2) - where did you find this price please and what dates are you searching under?
TIA again
NX
#2861
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: BRU
Programs: A3 *G & FB G
Posts: 640
Originally Posted by unusualtravelblog View Post
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
unusualtravelblog hi - I was looking at your examples however I don't see the price that you see for section (2) - where did you find this price please and what dates are you searching under?
TIA again
NX
1) Fly LHR/MAN-ATH-CDG in A3 with cheap OTA booking (€114) in Y (<1000 miles + 2 segments)
2) Fly CDG-YUL-PUJ-YUL-CDG in AC (€1200) in C (+/- 22000 miles - silver qualification)
3) Fly CDG-ATH in A3 (€220) in C (+/- 2873 miles)
5) Go home: Fly ATH-DUB/MAN/LHR in A3 (€200) in C (4453 miles)
6) Fly to Greece afterwards in RT DUB-ATH A3 in C (€460) (8906 miles)
Gold.
unusualtravelblog hi - I was looking at your examples however I don't see the price that you see for section (2) - where did you find this price please and what dates are you searching under?
TIA again
NX
Eg: 15feb-22feb
#2863
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: PRG
Programs: A3 Gold, *A Gold
Posts: 63
#2864
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: FLYINGBLUE Gold QRPC Gold OMAN SINDBAD Gold
Posts: 408