Aegean Airlines Miles & Bonus
Aug 31, 2010, 11:41 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Zurich
Programs: Miles and more Senator, Matmid Silver, AAdvantage GLD, Starwood
Posts: 153
I just signed up because I read that you can get star alliance silver with 3000and gold with 16000!
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
Sep 2, 2010, 7:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: TK*G (E+), IHG Plat Ambassador
Posts: 7,884
I am not sure if it makes sense for *A as soon my grandma, her neighbor and their postman and milkman will soon all be *A Golds
Oct 4, 2010, 9:31 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Zurich
Programs: Miles and more Senator, Matmid Silver, AAdvantage GLD, Starwood
Posts: 153
I've requested milage credit for C Class on SWISS, on my Aegean account but was so far ignored.
What should i do?
What should i do?
Jan 3, 2011, 4:07 pm
#4
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: AMS / ATH
Programs: AFKL Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 7,340
It is still unclear for me if the minimal earnings (Ie 500 miles for flying Swiss) are per segment (So minimum of 4 * 500 miles for a AMS-ZRH-ATh-ZRH-AMS itinerary)...or if they are per roundtrip.
Especially when doing many short flights within europe, this might or might not make the program valuable at ~40 segments...
Can somebody enlighten me?
Especially when doing many short flights within europe, this might or might not make the program valuable at ~40 segments...
Can somebody enlighten me?
Jan 4, 2011, 4:47 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,566
Minimal earnings are "theoretical". A list of booking fares that earn zero miles/points is always to be found at the bottom of each partner airline. As for the non-theoretical question, my experience so far says that miles are per segment, thus, in your example you would get a minimum of 2000 miles.
Jan 5, 2011, 8:01 am
#6
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: AMS / ATH
Programs: AFKL Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 7,340
Thanks KLous!
I am seriously starting to consider switching from Skyteam to *A and fly with LH and A3 to Athens. Maybe you have noticed (Do you fly KL?) that KLM has updated the flight times for the AMS-ATH route starting 27/3/11. The morning flight now leaves at noon from AMS; which is too late if you wanna travel down to the south of Greece that same day.
I am seriously starting to consider switching from Skyteam to *A and fly with LH and A3 to Athens. Maybe you have noticed (Do you fly KL?) that KLM has updated the flight times for the AMS-ATH route starting 27/3/11. The morning flight now leaves at noon from AMS; which is too late if you wanna travel down to the south of Greece that same day.
Jan 6, 2011, 11:01 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,566
Thanks KLous!
I am seriously starting to consider switching from Skyteam to *A and fly with LH and A3 to Athens. Maybe you have noticed (Do you fly KL?) that KLM has updated the flight times for the AMS-ATH route starting 27/3/11. The morning flight now leaves at noon from AMS; which is too late if you wanna travel down to the south of Greece that same day.
I am seriously starting to consider switching from Skyteam to *A and fly with LH and A3 to Athens. Maybe you have noticed (Do you fly KL?) that KLM has updated the flight times for the AMS-ATH route starting 27/3/11. The morning flight now leaves at noon from AMS; which is too late if you wanna travel down to the south of Greece that same day.
Jan 18, 2011, 5:49 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: CPH
Programs: SK Gold, IHG Gold, Carlson Club Gold
Posts: 12
Well, I quit Skyteam (FB) having been PE for 7 years when they changed their rules, and went into heavy *A usage due to A3 joining them; I now only burn my FB miles as a SE! I do have a better (larger) choice now, though, and *A-gold (with A3) is really smart: I was told at the lounges in both SFO and HNL last month that they had never seen the A3 card: they were amazed that there was no validity date on it!
Do you get any tags for your bags as you get on TG Gold for example?
I just got *G on A3 after a CPH-FRA-BOM-MUC-CPH with LH in C... and a CPH-BKK-HKT-BKK-CPH in Y.
Jan 18, 2011, 10:54 am
#9
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,566
Do you get any tags for your bags as you get on TG Gold for example?
I just got *G on A3 after a CPH-FRA-BOM-MUC-CPH with LH in C... and a CPH-BKK-HKT-BKK-CPH in Y.
I just got *G on A3 after a CPH-FRA-BOM-MUC-CPH with LH in C... and a CPH-BKK-HKT-BKK-CPH in Y.
Jan 26, 2011, 9:01 am
#10
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: FRA
Posts: 45
Are there really no minimum miles on Miles&Bonus flying on USAirways (would give 91 miles from LGA-PHL)?
Btw: Where can I check the booking class of a blue1 flight (that I have not booked yet)?
Btw: Where can I check the booking class of a blue1 flight (that I have not booked yet)?
Jan 28, 2011, 4:41 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: LGA/EWR/JFK
Programs: AA EXP, Amex Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 311
Jan 28, 2011, 12:11 pm
#12
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,219
Dumb question. If I flew msp-ord in F on United would I get just 1500 miles or would I get 4500 miles (1500 x 300%)?
Also do United miles post right away?
Thanks,
Delta747
Also do United miles post right away?
Thanks,
Delta747
Jan 28, 2011, 4:17 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: LGA/EWR/JFK
Programs: AA EXP, Amex Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 311
Considering MSP-ORD is less than 500 miles, you would just get the minimum 1500 miles. Based on experience (LH, LX, US) it takes approx 72 hours for miles to post to A3.
Feb 15, 2011, 4:44 am
#14
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HKG, BOS
Programs: CX SL, AB Gold, AF/KL FB Silver, HU/HX Silver, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,596
I guess the easy qualification *G status with their FFP costed them quite a bit, with lounge access entries costing ~US$50 per pax. 
Feb 15, 2011, 7:44 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MIL, PAR
Programs: FB Gold (E+),TK Elite(*A Gold)
Posts: 684
I'm not completely sure about that; consider that lounge entry fee is different for partner/member airlines and there are discounts applied to smaller members or newcomers. 50USD seems really too high.