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 offers lucrative class of service mileage bonuses; for example,…
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Don't forget the best part of Aegean elite status - the Together account that let's you claim miles for up to 5 friends and credit them to your own account.
I'd rather pay the surcharge and redeem 60k miles versus united's 110k or aeroplan for 70k. I'd bet they are going to devalue it with time though given how good of a deal it is.
You should also mention the 1 connection rule, which is arguably the biggest downside of this FFP
Speaking of Star Alliance awards, I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned the issues going on with booking online partner awards with Singapore Airlines, as they were supposed to include the ability to book all partner airlines 2 days ago. Appears only Lufthansa and NZ are available online as of now...
To qualify for Gold the first time, don't you have to accumulate 36,000 tier miles and fly 6 Aegean segments? 12K + 2 segments for Silver, then 24K + 4 segments for Gold.
@tom, yeah, that’s the worst part of their awards. 🙁 I hope that changes soon.
@Christopher, you’re right. But it’s actually worse than that, unless things have changed recently. The tier miles reset once you hit Silver, so in reality, it will probably take a lot more to hit Gold from zero status.
@Tennen, yes, tier miles reset once hitting Silver, but one continues needing only 24k miles, including 4 legs in A3 metal, to get Gold.
Moreover, A3 gives you 1k miles (both tier and award) for just enrolling in the program, so one that lives in Europe could get Silver by only flying a return ticket to USA in full fare Y, or premium economy with LH, for instance, then spending a weekend in Athens.
ok so to get gold i need 48000 miles on a partner airline. so i never need to fly aegean ???? Thanks
They obviously don't have (any?) access to United, for instance there is F award availability on 12/12 FRA-IAD, visible on ANA, United, Aeroplan, but not also on A3.
@Dylan yes you can get gold which is Star Alliance gold without the need to fly Aegean at all. Once you make it to Silver you need 48K miles in the next 12 months in any *A airline. Once you make it to Gold, to maintain it you need 24K miles in the next 12 months in any *A airline.
Definitely hit and miss. Lots of F showing on UA on LH metal, but not on A3. Interesting though they offer SQ rewards where UA aren’t showing those.
Does the number of miles requires and the amount of money I see a final price that I have to pay? And also does this mean I can get an on spot confirmation on my flight instantly after I reach and completed payment page? Or the system will put me on ‘waiting list’ like other airlines do with award redemption on partner airlines and confirm me at a later date when the award redemption becomes available.
Talking about United awards - you can't even select EWR as an airport in drop dpwn, let alone book anything out of NYC area in A3 engine.
Sorry, I'm very new to this- but are the charges (in addition to miles) normal? do most other airlines/programs charge similar fees for redemption?
Since you can't see award availability without buying the miles first, I'm out.