{"id":234010,"date":"2025-11-06T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=234010\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:27:18","slug":"aegean-loyalty-program-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/aegean-loyalty-program-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Aegean Airlines Increases Elite Status Requirements and Adds a New Platinum Tier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aegean Airlines, the Athens-based European airline, has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.aegeanair.com\/milesandbonus\/what-is-changing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> some changes to its Miles+Bonus program. U.S. travelers may not be as familiar with Miles+Bonus, as you cannot transfer points to the program from any <a href=\"\/travel\/types-of-rewards-points\/\">flexible currencies<\/a>. However, European flyers and those who are interested in earning status with Aegean should take note of these changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Aegean_Status_Qualification_Changes\">Aegean Status Qualification Changes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Miles+Bonus program is unique, as the qualification time is a <span class=\"N9Q8Lc\">rolling\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"Yjhzub\"><span class=\"N9Q8Lc\">12-month period<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"N9Q8Lc\"> from your last tier upgrade or renewal date &#8212; there are no set calendar dates for everyone. If you have recently earned or upgraded to an elite tier, you are set for a while. But, going forward, there are now new qualification standards with Aegean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Miles+Bonus previously had three tiers: Blue, Silver, and Gold. By earning Aegean Silver, you also earn Star Alliance Silver, while Gold equates to <a href=\"\/airlines\/get-star-alliance-gold-egyptair\/\">Star Alliance Gold<\/a> &#8212; which enables access to lounges when flying Star Alliance partners. Those tiers remain, albeit with higher qualifications that we will discuss below. Aegean is also adding a higher status tier called Platinum.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the new qualifications for either earning status initially or retaining the status going forward.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"To_earn_Silver_status\">To earn Silver status<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Flying\u00a0<strong>16 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collecting\u00a0<strong>12,000 tier miles,<\/strong>\u00a0including\u00a0<strong>4 flights<\/strong> on Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collecting a total of\u00a0<strong>36,000 tier miles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"To_retain_Silver_status\">To retain Silver status<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly\u00a0<strong>16 flights<\/strong>\u00a0with AEGAN and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect\u00a0<strong>9,000 tier miles<\/strong>, including\u00a0<strong>4 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect a total of\u00a0<strong>36,000 tier miles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"To_upgrade_to_Gold_status\">To upgrade to Gold status<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly\u00a0<strong>32 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect\u00a0<strong>24,000 tier miles<\/strong>, including\u00a0<strong>12 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect a total of\u00a0<strong>72,000 tier miles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"To_retain_Gold_status\">To retain Gold status<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly\u00a0<strong>32 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect\u00a0<strong>18,000 tier miles<\/strong>, including\u00a0<strong>12 flights<\/strong> with Aegean and\/ or Olympic Air, or<\/li>\n<li>Collect a total of\u00a0<strong>72,000 tier miles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"To_earnretain_Platinum_status\">To earn\/retain Platinum status<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly <strong>32 flights<\/strong> with AEGEAN and\/or Olympic Air and collect <strong>72,000 tier miles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that you must earn Silver status first by meeting the requirements above. Your membership year then resets, and you can &#8220;upgrade&#8221; to Gold as above.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, earning Gold status &#8212; and also Star Alliance Gold &#8212; and then retaining it was the sweet spot of the program. That tier retention used to require four flights and 12,000 miles, while now it has increased to 12 flights and 18,000 miles. That's a hefty increase.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91021 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aegean-Airlines-A320NEO-Cropped-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aegean Airlines Airbus A320NEO in flight\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aegean-Airlines-A320NEO-Cropped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aegean-Airlines-A320NEO-Cropped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aegean-Airlines-A320NEO-Cropped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Aegean-Airlines-A320NEO-Cropped.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Aegean Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Aegean_Elite_Tier_Benefits\">Aegean Elite Tier Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can view all the Miles+Bonus tier benefits <a href=\"https:\/\/en.aegeanair.com\/milesandbonus\/what-is-changing\/mb_benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, but there doesn't seem to be outsized value in the new Platinum tier to warrant the high cost of achieving it. One more free checked bag, a dedicated customer service team, and better seat selection highlight the differences.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"747\/440\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-234041 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aegean-11-5-1024x604.png\" alt=\"Aegean Status Benefits\" width=\"747\" height=\"440\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aegean-11-5-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aegean-11-5-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aegean-11-5-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aegean-11-5.png 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/airlines\/do-aegean-miles-expire\/\">Do Aegean Airlines Miles Expire?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is unwelcome news for both Aegean loyalists and those looking for a fairly easy path to Star Alliance Gold. Effective immediately, those looking to earn or retain status with Aegean Airlines will face higher requirements. Both Silver and Gold status will be significantly harder to get, as it appears Aegean wants to reward those who are actually flying their own planes.<\/p>\n<p>The new Platinum status may be worth considering for those who fly Aegean with regularity, but the extra benefits seem generally uninspiring.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Aegean_Status_Qualification_Changes\">Aegean Status Qualification Changes<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#To_earn_Silver_status\">To earn Silver status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#To_retain_Silver_status\">To retain Silver status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#To_upgrade_to_Gold_status\">To upgrade to Gold status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#To_retain_Gold_status\">To retain Gold status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#To_earnretain_Platinum_status\">To earn\/retain Platinum status<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Aegean_Elite_Tier_Benefits\">Aegean Elite Tier Benefits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aegean Airlines loyalty program has changed elite status qualifications going forward. It will now take more flights and\/or miles to achieve or retain Silver or Gold status. Plus, Aegean introduced a new higher tier: Platinum. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":91036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12068],"tags":[12742,12622],"coauthors":[36490],"class_list":["post-234010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-award-programs","tag-aegean-miles-and-bonus","tag-elite-status"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234010"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257422,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234010\/revisions\/257422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234010"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=234010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}