It's rare to see a frequent flyer program offer a significant bonus just for registering, so this is pretty noteworthy. That's especially true when you consider that this is potentially enough miles for a one-way award. Greek Star Alliance airline Aegean…
Aegean
Aegean is the Star Alliance airline based in Greece. While it's generally hard to get excited about an airline just operating short haul flights within Europe, I find them to be a pleasant airline to fly with. While other airlines offer you nothing in…
Aegean's Miles+Bonus program has historically been one of the most lucrative Star Alliance award programs in terms of the ease with which you can earn elite status, and also in terms of their redemption costs. Well, Aegean has just rolled out their latest…
Historically Aegean's Miles+Bonus program is a popular Star Alliance frequent flyer program, even for those who don't often fly with Aegean. There are a few things that make Aegean's program so interesting: They have one of the easiest to attain thresholds…
It's rare that economy is anything to get excited about, though I do think airlines that try to differentiate their experience deserve some credit. In the US I'd argue that service in economy is getting better rather than worse at the moment (I'm referring…
Aegean is one of the smaller Star Alliance airlines out there, though they have a lucrative frequent flyer program, even for those who don’t fly with the airline often. I’ve written about the Aegean Miles+Bonus program in the past, and what sets it apart:…
Aegean is one of the smaller Star Alliance airlines out there, though they have a lucrative frequent flyer program, even for those who don't fly with the airline often. I've written about the Aegean Miles+Bonus program in the past, and what sets it apart:…
A couple of days ago I wrote a post asking which Star Alliance frequent flyer program I should credit my miles to. I'm on a paid business class ticket on Air Canada and South African Airways to Cape Town, which has me flying 24,000+ miles. While I fly…
One of the stranger airline stories of the week came from Aegean, where a Sunday night flight from Athens to Tel Aviv was delayed after a group of passengers refused to fly with the two Palestinian passengers onboard, to the point that they refused to…
You've gotta love airline alliances and the arbitrage opportunities that exist thanks to their unique programs. For example, I was a top tier elite member with British Midland (bmi) for five years before I actually flew with them. I was actually sort…
