"How to get gold status with a single flight"

[SteveJohnson]

The secret's out - SMH reveals how to use Aegean Airlines frequent flyer program as a shortcut to Gold with Star Alliance.

Gold Status In A Single Flight | Star Alliance

 

[hummel]

The secret's out - SMH reveals how to use Aegean Airlines frequent flyer program as a shortcut to Gold with Star Alliance.

Gold Status In A Single Flight | Star Alliance

Direct copy from AusBT.

 

[bobe]

Ok so if i fly SYD - LAX in PE will that make me Gold ??

Direct copy from AusBT.

 

[tuapekastar]

Ok so if i fly SYD - LAX in PE will that make me Gold ??

Off the top of my head I don't know, but I suspect if you look in the right places you will find the answer.

 

[sjd]

But its gold *Alliance, not much good domestically in OZ.

 

[serfty]

But can be very useful if you travel overseas.

 

[bobe]

most of our traveling is o/s , i will go to LAX on Air NZ if i knew how many miles i would get , anyone know how i could find out ( aprox?

But its gold *Alliance, not much good domestically in OZ.

 

[toowongman]

Direct copy from AusBT.

David from AusBT cross-posts to Fairfax now and again.

 

[markis10]

Ok so if i fly SYD - LAX in PE will that make me Gold ??

Who does SYD LAX PE in Star?

 

[markis10]

most of our traveling is o/s , i will go to LAX on Air NZ if i knew how many miles i would get , anyone know how i could find out ( aprox?

Depends on fare class, its 7502 miles.


First Class F, A, 300%
Business Class P, C, Z, J, D 200%
Economy Y, E 100%
Economy Discounted B, S, M, K, L, H, W, G 100%
Economy Discounted T 50%

 

[bobe]

Air NZ Per- AUCKLAND - LAX

 

[markis10]

Air NZ Per- AUCKLAND - LAX

In that case it will be 1343 SYD AKL and 6523 AKL LAX, O credits at 100 percent.

 

[bobe]

Thanks Markis your a star might give it a go.

 

[Awesom Andy]

Thanks Markis your a star might give it a go.

At that distance, you'll need to give it 2 goes. However, there is a PER-AKL on NZ metal available which can get you to gold in 1 go at 100% accrual rate for new Aegean members, but it does not connect well at all.

 

[bobe]

At that distance, you'll need to give it 2 goes. However, there is a PER-AKL on NZ metal available which can get you to gold in 1 go at 100% accrual rate for new Aegean members, but it does not connect well at all.

Hi Andy , when you say 1 GO do you mean one way or return , also what is the flight you mention regards bob

 

[markis10]

Hi Andy , when you say 1 GO do you mean one way or return , also what is the flight you mention regards bob

Perth Auckland would credit 3319 each way, so it would need a round trip.

 

[Awesom Andy]

For PER-AKL-LAX, you need 1 round trip, but the flight connections are horrid.
If you are connecting via the east coast, there's no *A metal on the AU domestic leg so you'll need to do more than 1 round trip to make the gold status.

 

[jsoprano]

Stupid question, but looking at the program rules it seems like you need 4,000 points first to get to Blue status (*A Silver), and then another 16,000 to get to Gold (hence the 20,000 mentioned here).

So is it confirmed that if you do for example AKL-LAX (6500 miles) at 200% in Business return, that you qualify by simply achieving the 20,000 on the whole trip, and that it does not count like this: 13,000 on the first leg (so you've got Blue when arriving in LAX), then you get another 13,000 on the second leg, but still not enough for Gold as you need 16,000 according to the program rules?

 

[bobe]

Ya was thinking about doing Y= with Air NZ

 

[bobe]

Ya was thinking about doing Y+ with Air NZ