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With the evolution of the Miles&Bonus program, there are a number of threads on this forum that contain outdated information, plus a further set that - whilst describing the new program - contain conflicting information that has only been crystallised as we all discover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
Jul 26, 2017, 6:49 pm
#1336
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,567
Jul 27, 2017, 12:23 am
#1337
Community Director
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,478
At SKG, there is certainly priority boarding because it's done directly from the lounge, where presumably you'll also be guesting your friend.
ATH - it'll probably change from week to week!
Aug 6, 2017, 12:33 am
#1340
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: A3
Posts: 25
Hey so I qualified as silver way back on January 7th of this year, and have collected 33,579 tier miles since. I just completed my fourth A3 leg as well, which shows on my transactions list and M+B are telling me I still need 9000 tier miles to qualify for gold. What happened?.... It's 24k and 4 A3 segments after silver is it not?
Aug 6, 2017, 1:48 am
#1341
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: TXL
Posts: 218
Hey so I qualified as silver way back on January 7th of this year, and have collected 33,579 tier miles since. I just completed my fourth A3 leg as well, which shows on my transactions list and M+B are telling me I still need 9000 tier miles to qualify for gold. What happened?.... It's 24k and 4 A3 segments after silver is it not?
Aug 6, 2017, 2:41 am
#1342
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: A3
Posts: 25
Ah, ok. I completed the third and fourth leg 2 days ago. However, those two flights already show up on my overall list. Still need 9,000 miles after months of seeing "x miles OR x A3 flights." Hopefully soon I will see something about the status. Otherwise I will have to call someone there I guess.
Aug 10, 2017, 3:33 pm
#1343
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 15
Hi, my +1 will be flying out of ATH with LH and is A3*S. Now, since she is flying without me we are wondering if she can you the A3 Lounge even though she is not flying with them (but still on a star alliance flight) using one of the lounge coupons?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Aug 10, 2017, 5:48 pm
#1344
Community Director
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,478
Yes, absolutely she can - the vouchers are valid for flights on A3, OA or any other *A carrier. As you identify, they can only be used at the A3 lounges, not any generic *A one.
Aug 15, 2017, 9:56 am
#1345
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 7
Hi all,
Looking to feed on your experience here.
I need 2 more flights on A3 before 9th september and am currently looking for the cheapest way to do this from Zurich. Due to other travel commitments, the dates I could do are 31st august-3rd september ot 7th-9th september. Grateful for any ideas.
Looking to feed on your experience here.
I need 2 more flights on A3 before 9th september and am currently looking for the cheapest way to do this from Zurich. Due to other travel commitments, the dates I could do are 31st august-3rd september ot 7th-9th september. Grateful for any ideas.
Aug 16, 2017, 2:10 am
#1346
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,478
The best bet if you're short on time would probably be the ZRH-ATH A3 flights. If you plug origin and destination in here you'll see the lowest priced options to do that.
https://en.aegeanair.com/plan/low-fare-calendar/
The other option is to take a lower cost flight on whatever carrier is cheapest (Air Serbia, via Belgrade, perhaps) then pick up a couple of cheap domestic flights. Of course, the risk then increases of missed connections and the whole plan could fall over as a result. This might save you 100 Euros or so, but at a cost of time and increased risk.
You have a very restricted available travel period, close in, so I'm afraid at this stage you will most likely have to accept whatever it costs it re-qualify, and then decide if it's worth it.
https://en.aegeanair.com/plan/low-fare-calendar/
The other option is to take a lower cost flight on whatever carrier is cheapest (Air Serbia, via Belgrade, perhaps) then pick up a couple of cheap domestic flights. Of course, the risk then increases of missed connections and the whole plan could fall over as a result. This might save you 100 Euros or so, but at a cost of time and increased risk.
You have a very restricted available travel period, close in, so I'm afraid at this stage you will most likely have to accept whatever it costs it re-qualify, and then decide if it's worth it.
Last edited by NWIFlyer; Aug 16, 2017 at 2:16 am
Aug 16, 2017, 12:24 pm
#1347
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 410
I can't find any post related to a transit in Athens airport, so here is my question:
My friend (Turkish Passport) is travelling IST-ATH-MAN in one ticket with Aegean, but all the information we are finding about transfering in Athenes is really confusing. Normally in others airports in Europe she just go through security screening and gets directed to the Non-Schengen area to take the next flight. But according to the Athens Airport website and also the Aegean Call Centre in UK there is passport control in Athens and she needs either a 'transit' visa or a valid Schengen visa.
Is this true? Because if it is, is a massive pain in the a** for her
My friend (Turkish Passport) is travelling IST-ATH-MAN in one ticket with Aegean, but all the information we are finding about transfering in Athenes is really confusing. Normally in others airports in Europe she just go through security screening and gets directed to the Non-Schengen area to take the next flight. But according to the Athens Airport website and also the Aegean Call Centre in UK there is passport control in Athens and she needs either a 'transit' visa or a valid Schengen visa.
Is this true? Because if it is, is a massive pain in the a** for her
My friend flew (is flying) today and made the transit in ATH smoothly without a visa. According to her (I'll get more info when she arrives to MAN), there was passport control but no visa was required to transit. This was in accordance to what ATH Police told us by phone but contradicts much of the info you can find online and the response from the consulate.
Aug 17, 2017, 5:42 am
#1348
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 775
I Need 1 more A3/OA flight to maintain my silver -- only time I can fly is from September 2nd thru September 16th -- I live in Athens, any idea what is generally the cheapest place to fly to--if I know the "place" I can google for exact dates and prices