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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #40 on: December 14, 2011, 05:47:32 PM »
I was Aegean silver, and then in middle of my itinerary hit 20,500.
From then on (HALF MY TRIP) i was *G.
 
Its a great advantage that with Aegean you keep status for 3 years (and extend it easily)!

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #41 on: December 14, 2011, 05:48:41 PM »
I was Aegean silver, and then in middle of my itinerary hit 20,500.
From then on (HALF MY TRIP) i was *G.
 
Its a great advantage that with Aegean you keep status for 3 years (and extend it easily)!

So have you been Gold since? How many years?

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #42 on: December 14, 2011, 05:48:53 PM »
Well, let the Gold challenge begin...I wonder how fast it will change once other *A partners get wind....

Most of them never heard of Aegean.
In tel aviv the agent said she never saw it!

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #43 on: December 14, 2011, 05:49:57 PM »
So have you been Gold since? How many years?

Since  august until 12/14.

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #44 on: December 14, 2011, 05:51:15 PM »
Since  august until 12/14.

holy moly...enjoy! did they send you a card?

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #45 on: December 14, 2011, 05:54:11 PM »
they sent me a kit with gold card, luggage tags and some junk.
if in the middle of your itinerary you go from silver to gold, just print out a screen shot from your online account.
you will also need your original blue or silver card even though it doesn't say gold.
it seems the lounges need an actual card.

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #46 on: December 14, 2011, 06:17:05 PM »
they sent me a kit with gold card, luggage tags and some junk.
if in the middle of your itinerary you go from silver to gold, just print out a screen shot from your online account.
you will also need your original blue or silver card even though it doesn't say gold.
it seems the lounges need an actual card.

cool

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #47 on: December 14, 2011, 07:41:02 PM »
Nice chidushim.

I'm now a couple of different *A G, so I don't see real use here. (Especially that the miles aren't really worth anything).

If they would have some lifetime gold after a couple of years, it would be wow !

@isac: strange story, I flew aegean to tlv, so they should have known of its existence...

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #48 on: December 14, 2011, 08:08:53 PM »
@SF
Until they change the rules this is lifetime gold...with 1 flight of any length every 3 years.
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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #49 on: December 14, 2011, 09:22:03 PM »
NYC-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC is 9,410 RT.  2 RTs would give 18,820, or just 180 miles short of *G until 12/31/2015
$565 per RTx2 RTs=$1,130

Jan 23 4:12pm-12:49am +1
Jan 24 1:50am-4:57pm

Alaska MR DO?
NYC-BOS-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC is 9,741 RT.  2 RTs would give 19,482, enough for *G until 12/31/2015.

$569 per RTx2 RTs=$1,138

Jan 23 2:00pm-12:49am +1
Jan 24 1:50am-4:57pm
If we got together 10 or more DDF'ers to do an ANC MR or 2 I bet we could get a nice discount.

Also you can do one run NYC-BOS-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC and the other NYC-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC.  Even at the regular price of $1,134 that ain't bad for what's basically lifetime *G...That's free lounge access worldwide, even in the US, 3x70 pound bags for you and all companions, and priority luggage tags/checkin/security/boarding, etc.
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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #50 on: December 14, 2011, 11:30:31 PM »
If we got together 10 or more DDF'ers to do an ANC MR or 2 I bet we could get a nice discount.

Also you can do one run NYC-BOS-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC and the other NYC-PHX-ANC-PHX-NYC.  Even at the regular price of $1,134 that ain't bad for what's basically lifetime *G...That's free lounge access worldwide, even in the US, 3x70 pound bags for you and all companions, and priority luggage tags/checkin/security/boarding, etc.

I'd be interested assuming the timing is right!
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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #51 on: December 14, 2011, 11:41:20 PM »
good stuff!! now how to get it without flying .. or at least better than $1000 we need some good *A Dumps

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #52 on: December 14, 2011, 11:44:59 PM »
good stuff!! now how to get it without flying .. or at least better than $1000 we need some good *A Dumps
The $1,000 for lifetime status I don't mind, it's the 48 hours on a plane...
my laptop battery won't work that long ;)
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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #53 on: December 14, 2011, 11:46:44 PM »
The $1,000 for lifetime status I don't mind, it's the 48 hours on a plane...my laptop battery won't work that long!
in coach

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #54 on: December 15, 2011, 01:26:41 AM »
If timing is "very" good, I might be in.

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #55 on: December 15, 2011, 08:06:56 AM »
If timing was right I'd be in too (from nyc). But what are the chances that the rules won't change?

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #56 on: December 15, 2011, 08:12:47 AM »
If timing was right I'd be in too (from nyc). But what are the chances that the rules won't change?

you should get it for at least 3 years...for those living/traveling to/from israel in the near future on *A, just credit 1 RT and you should almost nail it depending on final destination/fare class.

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #57 on: December 15, 2011, 08:17:51 AM »
id hate to see you guys invest the time and effort and have them change the rules soon after...

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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #58 on: December 15, 2011, 08:19:44 AM »
id hate to see you guys invest the time and effort and have them change the rules soon after...
Once you get the status, their not likely to take it away, so at worst you have 3yrs of *G for ~$1100. Not too bad
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Re: Aegean Star Alliance Gold
« Reply #59 on: December 15, 2011, 08:26:07 AM »
1100 for 3 yrs gold aint cheap