Wow! Aegean’s Miles+Bonus missing miles claims are ridiculously easy

One of the most irritating things about frequent flyer programmes are when miles don’t arrive as expected. Having to make miles claims can be an arduous process, to the extent that you sometimes even need to furnish boarding passes to prove that you have flown on a particular flight.

In my experience, the airlines usually get it right and the IT works. Points arrive when they should, even if they occasionally take a little while to credit. That means I have only rarely had to go through the manual claims process.

Miles Claims with Aegean

I recently booked flights to Australia with Ethiopian, which meant I needed a Star Alliance programme to credit flights to. Aegean was a natural choice as they have a decent frequent flyer programme in Miles+Bonus, plus they seem to be a pretty good quality carrier.

Unfortunately I was unable to add the Miles+Bonus number to my booking, despite trying on the web, in the app and via a phone call. This didn’t really bother me, as I figured I’d claim once the flights had taken place.

After the first half of the trip, I logged in and entered in the claim. First one flight and then the second and both came up with a green notification that they were successfully submitted. All well and good, so next I wondered how long it would be until they appeared.

Imagine my surprise to see that the flights had been added to my account instantly. All the miles were there for both flights and I didn’t have to keep checking to see when they would appear.

Overall Thoughts

Miles claims with Aegean’s Miles+Bonus seem to be really simple. I have never had an instance in the past where the missing miles have just automatically posted. They have always had to have the intervention of a human being from what I can gather, so this is remarkable.

Now all I need to do is complete some sectors on Aegean or Olympic to unlock the status. Once I return, I should have enough for Gold, so I will be just four flights away. I’ve always enjoyed visiting Greece, so it’ll be simple enough to do.

What is your experience with miles claims in the Aegean programme? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.

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