Can I still use my Aeroflot miles outside Aeroflot given the war?
Mar 6, 2022, 10:40 am
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Can I still use my Aeroflot miles outside Aeroflot given the war?
I have 41k Aeroflot miles which I haven't got a chance to burn it yet (the only use for me is to Amsterdam but it's unlikely I will go there soon). Will I still be able to use my miles if Aeroflot is cut off from the GDS?
Also, I'll move to the catchment area of Gatwick Airport later this year, what good value SkyTeam flights are available there for me to use my miles?
Also, I'll move to the catchment area of Gatwick Airport later this year, what good value SkyTeam flights are available there for me to use my miles?
Mar 9, 2022, 6:23 am
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For domestic flights it probably wont be a full armaggedon for SU , as they have a local GDS for domestic operations
if you still have status with SU , you'd better asking for status match elsewhere now , or restart from zero with UX or KL
Last edited by fifty_two; Mar 10, 2022 at 3:11 am
Mar 9, 2022, 1:44 pm
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Mar 14, 2022, 12:54 pm
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SU miles are not entirely worthless - while Sabre does not sell SU inventory on ther GDS - Sabre still very much rovides access to their PSS. ( in some ways this a much more lucrative contract for sabre) Internally - Russia has a GDS called Sirena - and a PSS module that they can fall back to . Sirena has back channels.
You might have luck if you have access to Unionpay which very much works inside and outside of Russia.
You might have luck if you have access to Unionpay which very much works inside and outside of Russia.