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Tier miles
Hi, I'm under 400 tier miles short of gold...dont fancy another flight before end of October just to get gold status but dont want to miss it either. Are there any other ways to obtain tier miles?
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Hi there, unfortunately you can only earn tier miles by flying on Etihad operated flights or with our partners such as Air Berlin and Virgin Australia. Stays tuned to our Etihad Guest website for double miles promotions where you can double your earning with short hall flights. *ES
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Originally Posted by Chocoholic123
(Post 23472621)
Hi, I'm under 400 tier miles short of gold...dont fancy another flight before end of October just to get gold status but dont want to miss it either. Are there any other ways to obtain tier miles?
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Originally Posted by EtihadHelp
(Post 23472665)
Hi there, unfortunately you can only ear tier miles by flying on Etihad operated flights.
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Is the user EtihadHelp an actual Etihad representative?
Their posting record is sparse, but unusual. |
Originally Posted by edy4eva
(Post 23477642)
That's not true. Tier miles can be earnt flying on partner airlines as well such as AB and VA. At least that's what the t&c state. Or has there been a recent policy change?
As an Etihad Guest member you will earn miles every time you fly with Etihad Airways, our airline partners, visit our online shops or spend with our non-airline partners. This caught me out last year and took it took 6 months of protracted communication with Etihad to finally get someone to apologise for the misleading info not only on their website, but from their call centre too. I had in fact called up and asked if I would earn miles on the specific FlyBe route I was going to be taking and had been told I would. In the end, this was all baloney. My advice would be to prepare yourself for the fact that you may earn nothing at all despite their advertising 'promises'. |
Originally Posted by sicklyman
(Post 23478700)
Be very careful of this. Let the flyer beware. Under the Earn Miles section of the website, Etihad says
you can then scroll down and click on Airline Partners. You'll see FlyBe there but no indication at all that you can only redeem miles (not earn them) when you use FlyBe except in very exceptional codeshare situtations. This caught me out last year and took it took 6 months of protracted communication with Etihad to finally get someone to apologise for the misleading info not only on their website, but from their call centre too. I had in fact called up and asked if I would earn miles on the specific FlyBe route I was going to be taking and had been told I would. In the end, this was all baloney. My advice would be to prepare yourself for the fact that you may earn nothing at all despite their advertising 'promises'. Flybe is a codeshare partner and lists specific routes for the code share, hence the earning potential. |
For VA: http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/e...lue-Group.aspx
Flights taken on Virgin Australia are eligible to earn Etihad Guest Tier Miles and therefore do contribute to earning or maintaining your Etihad Guest Silver or Gold Tier. Flights taken on airberlin are eligible to earn Etihad Guest Tier Miles and therefore contribute to earning or maintaining your Etihad Guest Tier status. |
Originally Posted by edy4eva
(Post 23478954)
Flybe is a codeshare partner and lists specific routes for the code share, hence the earning potential.
However, what makes FlyBe deceptive is that unlike, say, codeshare partner BMI, FlyBe are specifically listed on the Earning Airlines partners page at http://www.etihadguest.com/en/earn-miles/airline/ I have been told on the phone "sorry sir, FlyBe is only a redemption partner, not an earnings partner". That's fine. But if so, do not put it on the earnings page of your website Etihad :mad: |
very helpful, thanks all.
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Originally Posted by sicklyman
(Post 23488097)
True. The full list of routes codeshare earning routes available HERE includes FlyBe.
However, what makes FlyBe deceptive is that unlike, say, codeshare partner BMI, FlyBe are specifically listed on the Earning Airlines partners page at http://www.etihadguest.com/en/earn-miles/airline/ |
I wrote to Etihad to explan I was just under 400 tier miles short of achieving Gold status with the points year coming to an end this month. Asked them if they'd consider extending it as my next trip was not likely to be till December. They very graciously, as a gesture of goodwill, upgraded me to Gold. Hurrah :) Thank you Etihad!
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