Eligible accounts can use discount code THANKYOU to save 30% on economy and business class round-trip fares if booked by June 2.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

Note that the T&Cs state that this offer is only available for those that have received it from Aegean. I am not sure if it is available for all.

You need to use the promotional code THANKYOU to bring up these discounted rates.

It nicely discounts the fare that I was looking at by 30%,

Conclusion

I need to buy a couple of flights to/from Greece but may end up flying on another airline than Aegean because their prices appear to be out of whack.

Perhaps they are sending these codes to Miles+Bonus members that have searched but not purchased flights?

Terms and conditions of this offer:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting roundtrip flights from/to Greece and within Greece, operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. All codeshare flights are excluded from the offer. The offer applies for bookings from 19/05/2023 until 02/06/2023, through aegeanair.com, olympicair.com and the AEGEAN app, for flights from 01/06/2023 up until 31/10/2023 and only when all the flights included in the booking are between these travel dates. The discount 30% will only be valid when the promotional code THANKYOU is entered in the “Promotional Code or Credit Voucher” field displayed in the booking form and cannot be combined with any other promocode offer. Only one promotional code can be used in each booking. The promocode can only be used once and is linked only to the recipient email of this offer. There is no limitation in the number of passengers in each booking. The value of the discount will apply only to the fare and not to the total ticket value. The promotional code is valid for transactions in Euro (€). Discount does not apply on taxes. In case of ticket cancellation, refund policy is applied depending on fare class. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare. The offer is valid for both Economy and Business class. The promo ends on 02/06/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

Star Alliance Gold members traveling with a non-Gold companion can no longer access Aegean’s Schengen lounge but must use the Goldair Handling Lounge instead. Aegean will award an additional 500 bonus miles for international and 200 bonus miles for all domestic destinations from Athens due to this.

You can access Aegean’s page for the announcement here.

Star Alliance Gold members who fly on Aegean flights ex-Athens can access the Lufthansa lounge instead if they don’t prefer using the Goldair Handling one.

Note that most domestic and many short-haul international flights are operated by Aegean’s Olympic Air subsidiary, which is NOT a Star Alliance airline.

Star Alliance Gold members on Olympic Air flights won’t get any benefits, such as lounge access.

Miles+Bonus Gold members, however, are eligible for Aegean-specific benefits, such as extra luggage allowance or lounge access on these Olympic Air flights.

Lufthansa lounge access is NOT available for Olympic Air-operated flights, whether Star Alliance or Agean Gold.

Aegean & Lufthansa Lounge Hours In Athens:

Aegean’s Email:

Conclusion

It is unclear how long this arrangement will be in place, but it will take some time to procure more space at any airport and build a lounge.

Aegean Gold members don’t have that many options if they fly with a non-Gold companion on an Olympic Air flight than use the Goldair Handling Lounge unless they decide to use other lounge access methods, such as Priority Pass, as Lufthansa won’t be an option.

You can save 20% on trips on Aegean and Olympic Air flights if booked by May 3.

Offer Links:

• Italy – access here
• Spain – access here
• United Kingdom – access here

Note that the discount applies to both economy and business class flights.

Conclusion

Aegean has these promo offers monthly with variable discounts that usually are only applicable for economy class, but business is also included this time.

Terms and conditions of the UK offer:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting roundtrip flights from United Kingdom to Greece operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. The offer applies for bookings from 20/04/2023 until 03/05/2023, through aegeanair.com, olympicair.com and the AEGEAN app, for flights from 01/07/2023 up until 30/11/2023. All codeshare flights are excluded. The discount will only be valid when the promotional code VISASUMMER20UK is entered in the “Promotional Code” field displayed in the booking form and cannot be combined with any other promocode offer. The discount will only be valid when the payment takes place only via Visa card. Only one promotional code can be used in each booking. There is no limitation in the number of passengers in each booking. The value of 20% discount will apply only to the fare and not to the total ticket value. In case of ticket cancellation, refund policy is applied depending on fare class. The promotional code for UK will only be valid for transactions in GBP. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare category. The offer is valid for both Economy and Business class. The promo ends on 03/05/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

Miles+Bonus members who have not redeemed any of their miles can get a 50% rebate on the miles used between March 22 and April 19.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

Note that the terms state that this offer is ONLY available for those who have received an email from Aegean regarding it.

Conclusion

You should check your email inbox to see if you received this offer from Aegean and if the answer is yes, burn all the miles for awards. You will get half of the miles back.

Terms and conditions of this offer:

• The offer is valid for the recipient of the relevant communication only.
• The offer refers to miles redemptions to be applied from 22.03.2023 up to 19.04.2023.
• The miles will be credited to your account up to 10 working days following the end of the promotion.
• Transfer miles service is excluded from the offer.

Miles+Bonnus members earn double miles and save 20% to 30% of the fare, depending on the travel date. This offer is available for bookings through April 5.

You can access this offer here and here.

Aegean or Olympic Air must operate the eligible flights. Codeshare flights on other airlines are not eligible.

Discount Schedule:

• 30% discount on travel May 2 – June 30
• 20% discount on travel July 1 – August 31
• 30% discount on travel September 1 – October 31

+ double Miles+Bonus miles.

Conclusion

I have to read the two T&Cs a few times before concluding that this double miles offer is available only on trips originating or terminating in Cyprus. If you have a different reading of the terms, please leave a comment below.

Terms and conditions of this offer:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting flights one way or roundtrip from/to Cyprus to/from all our Greek and international network. The offer is valid for bookings between 30/03/2023 – 05/04/2023 and travel from 02/05/2023 until 31/10/2023 for flights operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. All codeshare flights are excluded. The routes that are also excluded from the offer are Paros, Naxos and Milos. 20% discount applies to flights between 01/07/2023 – 31/08/2023. 30% discount applies to flights between 02/05/2023 – 30/06/2023 and between 01/09/2023 – 31/10/2023. All discounts are applied on all fares and fuel surcharges. Fares and fuel surcharges shown on the reservation system are already reduced by 20% and 30% accordingly. Discount does not apply on all taxes. In case of ticket cancellation refund policy is applied depending on fare category. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare category. The offer is valid for Economy and Business Class fares. The extra miles that will be credited refer to award miles in the Miles+Bonus program. The extra award miles will be credited to Miles+Bonus accounts up until 15 working days upon the completion of each of every flight and provided that the Member has entered Miles+Bonus member ID during reservation. The promo ends on 05/04/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

And another:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting flights one way or roundtrip from/to all our Greek and international network. The offer is valid for bookings between 30/03/2023 – 05/04/2023 and travel from 02/05/2023 until 31/10/2023 for flights operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. All codeshare flights are excluded. The routes that are also excluded from the offer are Paros, Naxos and Milos. 20% discount applies to flights between 01/07/2023 – 31/08/2023. 30% discount applies to flights between 02/05/2023 – 30/06/2023 and between 01/09/2023 – 31/10/2023. All discounts are applied on all fares and fuel surcharges. Fares and fuel surcharges shown on the reservation system are already reduced by 20% and 30% accordingly. Discount does not apply on all taxes. In case of ticket cancellation refund policy is applied depending on fare category. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare category. The offer is valid for Economy and Business Class fares. The extra miles that will be credited refer to award miles in the Miles+Bonus program. The extra award miles will be credited to Miles+Bonus accounts up until 15 working days upon the completion of each of every flight and provided that the Member has entered Miles+Bonus member ID during reservation.The promo ends on 05/04/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

You can save €100 per trip using promotional code WELCOMEBACK and book by April 21. The offer is valid for economy and business class travel.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

The terms state that the promo code can only be used once (it cannot be the case because it is generic) and would be only valid for the recipient of the offer (also not the case).

Flight Search:

Larnaca – Thessaloniki

You can combine economy and business and still be eligible for the discount.

The code deducts 100 euros from the base fare. Therefore, if the base fare is less than 100 euros, you only pay the taxes and fees.

Conclusion

This is an excellent offer if you need some segments to qualify for Aegean Miles+Bonus status because you can get those cheaply if you book one or two round trips using this offer.

It won’t surprise me if Aegean retires this offer before April 21 because it is terrific.

Terms and conditions of this offer:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting roundtrip flights from/to Greece to/from all international destinations, operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. All codeshare flights are excluded from the offer. The offer applies for bookings from 22/03/2023 until 21/04/2023, through aegeanair.com, olympicair.com and the AEGEAN app, for flights from 01/04/2023 up until 31/10/2023 and only when all the flights included in the booking are between these travel dates. The discount will only be valid when the promotional code WELCOMEBACK is entered in the “Promotional Code or Credit Voucher” field displayed in the booking form and cannot be combined with any other promocode offer. Only one promotional code can be used in each booking. The promocode can only be used once and is linked only to the recipient email of this offer. There is no limitation in the number of passengers in each booking. The value of the discount will apply only to the fare and not to the total ticket value. The promotional code is valid for transactions in Euro (€). Discount does not apply on taxes. In case of ticket cancellation, refund policy is applied depending on fare class. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare. The offer is valid for both Economy and Business class. The promo ends on 21/04/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

You can save 20% off economy and business class flights if you book using promotional code VISASUMMER20NA by March 27 and pay using Visa.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

There is no note on the page or the T&Cs, but the page returns an error if you try to book a one-way flight using this promo code. It must only be applicable for return trips.

Athens to Amsterdam Price Check:

ECONOMY

BUSINESS

The discount only applies to the base fare, not actual taxes and fees unrelated to the airline.

Conclusion

There are not often discount codes that work for business (usually only for economy), so this might be worth considering if you plan to book a return trip on Aegean.

I need to book something on Aegean, as I am heading for Greece in July, but it won’t be a simple RT, so this doesn’t work for me.

Terms and conditions of this offer:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting flights to/from Greece and within Greece operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. The offer applies for bookings from 03/13/2023 until 03/27/2023, through aegeanair.com, olympicair.com and the AEGEAN app, for flights from 05/01/2023 up until 11/30/2023. The discount will only be valid when the promotional code VISASUMMER20NA is entered in the “Promotional Code” field displayed in the booking form and cannot be combined with any other promocode offer. The discount will only be valid when the payment takes place only via Visa card. Only one promotional code can be used in each booking. There is no limitation in the number of passengers in each booking. The value of 20% discount will apply only to the fare and not to the total ticket value. In case of ticket cancellation, refund policy is applied depending on fare class. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare category. The offer is valid for both Economy and Business class. The promo ends on March 27th at 23:59 Greek time.

Domestic economy tickets are 3,000, and business tickets are 6,000 for the campaign’s duration. You must book by March 1.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

The discount is available on all Aegean and Olympic Air domestic networks, and there is a limit of 20,000 discounted tickets.

Conclusion

This is an excellent offer for those living in Greece and planning to fly to/from the islands in March. Check the paid ticket prices because they can sometimes be low.

Terms and conditions of this award sale:

• The offer applies to the requested miles for redemption and is valid for all award tickets issues and re-issues from 23.02.2023 (12:00 GR time) up until 01.03.2023 (23:59 GR time).
• The offer is valid for award tickets, for all one way and return flights operated by the AEGEAN and Olympic Air domestic network, which are subject to award seat availability (20,000 award seats).
• Valid for travel dates between 01.03.2023 – 31.03.2023, upon availability.
• The offer is not valid for miles redemption through Miles+Cash service.

You must book February 14 – 15 using promotional code BEMYVALENTINE, and the travel must be on flights that are both marketed and operated by Aegean and Olympic Air between March 1 – 31, 2023.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

Note that this offer only applies to economy flights, and you must pay taxes/fees for the second ticket (not entirely free).

Promo Information:

Don’t forget to use the promotional code:

Conclusion

I tried to pull up rates using this promotional code and didn’t have much luck, or the rates in March are very high. Perhaps it works better for you.

Terms and conditions of this sale:

The offer is valid for all direct and connecting flights to any international or Greek destination, operated by AEGEAN and Olympic Air. All codeshare flights are excluded from the offer. The offer applies for bookings from 14/02/2023 until 15/02/2023, through aegeanair.com, olympicair.com and the AEGEAN app, for flights from 01/03/2023 up until 31/03/2023 and only when all the flights included in the booking are between these travel dates. The discount will only be valid when the promotional code BEMYVALENTINE is entered in the “Promotional Code or Credit Voucher” field displayed in the booking form and cannot be combined with any other offer. Only one promotional code can be used on each booking. The reservation must contain 2 adult passengers. The discount will be calculated automatically with the addition of the second passenger. The offer refers to the fare of the ticket and it does not include the airport taxes. The promotional code is valid for transactions in Euro (€) and in GBP. In case of ticket cancellation refund policy is applied depending on fare category. Ticket changes are permitted – relevant charges depend on fare category. The offer is valid for Economy class. The promo ends on 15/02/2023 at 23:59 Greek time.

Now, Aegean is significantly increasing the tier miles requirement for status qualification or renewal IF you don’t take 2 or 4 Aegean or Olympic Air segments during your tier year.

You can access Aegean’s page for changes here.

Upgrade to Silver:

12,000 Status Miles + 2 Aegean/Olympic Segments OR 35,000 Status Miles (previously 24,000)

Retain Silver:

8,000 Status Miles + 2 Aegean/Olympic Segments OR 35,000 Status Miles (previously 16,000)

Upgrade to Gold:

24,000 Status Miles + 4 Aegean/Olympic Segments OR 70,000 Status Miles (previously 48,000)

Retain Gold:

12,000 Status Miles + 4 Aegean/Olympic Segments OR 70,000 Status Miles (previously 24,000)

Aegean’s Email:

The airline sent out a vaguely worded email about these changes that were not disclosed in the email.

Miles+Bonus Silver & Gold Benefits:

The main benefits of Miles+Bonus Gold are to have extra luggage allowance + lounge access on Olympic Air flights (all domestic and some regional flights are Olympic Air operated) that is not Star Alliance partner. Star Alliance Gold benefits from partner programs don’t apply.

Miles+Bonus 2014 Changes:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Program Changes November 2014 (Easy Star Alliance Gold Gone!)

Conclusion

You could previously (before 2014) retain Miles+Bonus Gold status by merely crediting a flight to the program every 36 months; that was very generous.

Aegean’s Miles+Bonus has probably been the easiest Star Alliance program to requalify for Gold, regardless of the flown airlines. However, the initial qualification hasn’t been as easy due to higher tier miles requirements and resetting tier miles when moving to Silver and Gold.

It is clear that Aegean doesn’t want members in its program that don’t fly the airline by significantly increasing tier requirements without Aegean/Olympic Air flights.

I have kept Aegean Gold status and, in some years, have had four or more Aegean/Olympic Air flights and years when I have not. The requirement of 70,000 tier miles without four own segments is high.

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You can access Aegean here.

Email From The Reader:

Compensation question

A3 SKG-FRA, paid business fare.

The screaming toddler from the lounge was also on my flight. The kid was likely ticketed in 1D, Dad in 1F wanted nothing to do with him so passed him to mom in 2D who was in my row. They removed the middle divider so the “monster” could wiggle around that seat.

FA should have removed divider between 1D and Dad to allow mom to care for the kid, but nope, dad had row 1 to himself.

Can I ask A3 for a partial refund?

Aegean Promotes Business Class As:

Main Point:

Your personal space

Leather seating with the middle seat always vacant, extra pitch and a cabin separator can ensure extra personal space, comfort, and privacy throughout the flight. You may choose your preferred seat even during booking.

Not sure why the family was not booked for the same row. Then removing the divider would not have affected the business class experience and benefits of other passengers.

The flight attendant should NOT have removed the divider and seated the kid on the middle seat when 2 -2 seating is one of the business class benefits.

The reader should ask for compensation (a partial refund), and hopefully, the airline should stress to flight attendants that these middle dividers should not be removed to accommodate other passengers.

Conclusion

I almost had a similar situation on an Austrian flight last year when a passenger’s partner had a hissy fit and threw the kid at him. He then asked if it would be ok for the kid to sit on the middle seat (at least he asked), and I declined (that, luckily, was the end).

British Airways often seats passengers on these business class middle seats during irregular operations without compensating affected fliers.

The main benefits of the “European” business class for frequent fliers are the onboard Food & Beverage offering + blocked middle seat. All the other benefits you can already get if you have status with the airline or alliance (checking in, boarding, extra luggage allowance + lounge access).

The reader should demand compensation from Aegean, and, at least theoretically, you could consider this a travel class downgrade and proceed per EC 261/2004.

The airline has now launched another offer that allows Miles+Bonus members to use their miles for Aegean and Olympic Airlines flights at a 20% discount.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

Award Search Athens – London

Options:

Conclusion

I don’t think I have ever used Miles+Bonus miles for Aegean or Olympic Airlines flights, but I always use them for partner flights.

These short-haul flights tend to be relatively inexpensive, but perhaps there are some expensive city pairs where using them can be a reasonable option.

Terms and conditions of this offer:

• The discount 20% applies to the requested miles for redemption and is valid for all award tickets issues and re-issues from 26.01.23 (11:00 GR time) up until 06.02.2023 (23:59 GR time).
• The offer is valid only for award tickets, for all one way and return flights operated by the AEGEAN and Olympic Air network, which are subject to award seat availability.
• Valid for any date upon availability.
• The offer is not valid for miles redemption through Miles+Cash.
• It is clarified that the 20% discount is not calculated on top of any other offer.

Part of the celebration was to give a random number of miles from 1,000 to 2,000,000 to all who decided to participate.

You can access Aegean here.

Aegean shared some statistics of its giveaway that are quite eye-shattering:

• 150.000+ members took part in the activation
• 500.000.000+ miles were gifted to our members in total
• 2 lucky members earned 2,000,000 miles each
• 2 lucky members earned 1,000,000 miles each

Conclusion

Most members who only received a few thousand miles will likely only have those sitting on their accounts, never to be redeemed.

Few without any prior activity and registered received significant amounts of miles that can be used for regional business class flights or long-haul in the economy.

I am still not convinced that this was the most reasonable way of randomly distributing an excess of half a billion miles to Miles+Bonus members when many, if not most, of the most “valued” got hardly anything.

Members of genAIRation get flight discounts, free bags and inflight internet, and bonus miles on select flights.

You can access this offer on Aegean’s website here.

15% Discount on Flights

Free Checked Luggage

Free WiFi

50% Pet Discount

Conclusion

It makes sense for Aegean flyers in this 18 to 25-year-old age group to sign up for this program and collect the benefits. Nothing to lose, really.

Here are the frequently asked questions by Aegean:

What is genAIRation AEGEAN?

GenAIRation AEGEAN is the new travel company created by AEGEAN exclusively for people aged 18-25. As a member you will always have an extra 15% discount on your ticket prices, as well as other services and benefits exclusively for you!

What are the benefits of joining genAIRation?

With genAIRation AEGEAN, you will always have a 15% discount to travel at lower prices to all destinations in our network and live all the experiences you have been dreaming of. The best part is that you can combine these with the other offers that are available at that time. Also, you’ll have free Wi-Fi for chatting on all your flights, 23kg of free baggage for two of your flights, a 50% discount to travel with your pet and many more surprises and offers just for you!

How will I get the genAIRation benefits?

The permanent discounts, the benefits, the offers and the competitions are offered exclusively to genAIRation AEGEAN members! To enjoy them, log in to your account and upload a photo of your ID or passport. We will need a few minutes to check it and then you are ready! Your identification document must match the registration form you have completed (name, surname, age).

Can i be a member of genAIRation and Miles+Bonus at the same time?

We have already taken care of that! genAIRation members enjoy all the benefits of Miles+Bonus, and all Miles+Bonus members (between 18- 25 years old) are also members of genAIRation. The tiers, the miles, the coupons and the benefits of Miles+Bonus are not affected. You can access both with your log in details.

How do I book a ticket with genAIRations’ discounts?

Are you a genAIRation member and ready for a trip? Log in to your account, fill in the genAIRation page and search through the booking engine for the destination you want to book. Remember! you will only get the discount of 15% on your ticket prices to travel in all AEGEAN and Olympic Air network either in Greece or Abroad – if you are logged in to your account. genAIRation AEGEAN discounts are only for you, as a member of this amazing travileing group! Log in to the genAIRation page and book your flight (your details will already be filled in). Share the news with your friends and hopefully they will book their tickets as well.

Can I book a ticket in any fare category?

You can choose the Economy Class fare category that best suits your needs. The fare categories available through genAIRation AEGEAN are Light, Flex and Comfort flex.

How can I use my coupons?

One of the benefits of being a genAIRation member is the vouchers you get to make your trips even better! The coupons with a discount on the ticket price must be added when you make your booking, in the “Discount code” field. You can use the coupons for other services either when you make the booking, in the “Discount code” field, or at any time after you’ve made the booking. Go to the AEGEAN home page and then “My Booking”.

What is “My ❤ destination?

To reward frequent travels to a specific destination, we created “My ❤ destination” . You can select the destination you travel most and you will get 50% more miles on each flight, after the third trip. Each year you may select a new favourite destination (or not ?).

Will I remain a genAIRation member after I turn 26?