Most modern airlines have reward programs for the passengers who use their services most frequently. The national Russian air carrier Aeroflot is no exception. For almost 20 years, there has been a program called Aeroflot Bonus. What is the Aeroflot Bonus silver level? What range of possibilities does it open up for its owners?
Brief history and description of the program
"Aeroflot Bonus" is a reward program for air passengers of the Russian national carrier. It was established in 1999. Already after 10 years of its existence, more than 1.5 million passengers were its participants, more than 200 thousand of which were citizens of foreign countries.
According to the terms of the program, the passenger receives miles on his individual account for usingairline services. That is, they are charged for each flight, depending on the fare of the ticket. In addition, miles can be earned for making purchases in a number of retail outlets, subscribing to periodicals, paying for telecommunications services of operators, and purchasing insurance policies. The project participant can spend the accumulated miles on buying air tickets, upgrading the class of on-board service, as well as paying for additional carrier service.
Currently there are 4 levels of participation - basic, silver, gold and platinum. Now let's talk in detail about the silver level "Aeroflot Bonus".
Silver Benefits
What gives the silver level "Aeroflot Bonus" to its owners?
- Passing through priority check-in at the airport of departure, that is, at business class desks, even if you are flying economy.
- When overbooking, you will be given priority when confirming a seat in the cabin.
- Getting a free award ticket once a year for earned miles. A ticket is issued even if there are not enough miles on the member's account.
- A program participant can issue a free ticket for himself, as well as his friends and relatives.
- Earn miles can be used to pay for a service class upgrade on board an airliner.
- At least 500 miles are credited for each flight.
- Priority when boarding a flight and taking into account preferences when choosing a seat in the cabin.
- Business class earns more miles than economy class.
- The participant regularly receivesinformation about Aeroflot special offers.
Also, a silver card gives you the opportunity to use the lounges of enhanced comfort for free if the flight is made within Russia in economy class.
Aeroflot Bonus Silver Level: Baggage Allowance
The presence of a silver Aeroflot card is the basis for carrying one more (additional) piece of baggage. Therefore, passengers of this program level are allowed to carry:
- 3 bags up to 32 kg in business class,
- 3 to 23 - in comfort,
- 3 to 23 - in the economic bonus,
- 2 to 23 - standard economic.
Regarding hand luggage, the standards remain the same. That is, business class passengers are allowed to carry no more than 15 kg in the cabin. And in other service classes - up to 10 kg.
How to get the Aeroflot Bonus silver level
To receive bonuses from Aeroflot, you must first become a member of the program. To join the club of participants, you need to register on the official website of the carrier in the "Aeroflot Bonus" section. First, a questionnaire is filled out, in which the personal information of the passenger is indicated, and the mobile phone number is confirmed. After the number is confirmed, a new project client is assigned an individual number. At the end of the registration procedure, the participant500 welcome miles are credited to your personal account. Also in this section you can find detailed rules of participation.
If you flew flights of the Russian national carrier even before registering in the program, you can enter data for the last year in your personal account and get miles for flights. It should be noted that they are charged within 10 days. To get the Aeroflot Bonus silver level, you need to fly regularly. At the same time, the level can be achieved with the accumulation of at least 25 thousand miles per year. Also, to reach the level, you can take 25 flights without transfers.
Benefits on partner flights
As you know, Aeroflot is a member of the SkyTeam international aviation alliance. At the same time, the privileges of a member of the bonus program can also be used on flights of carriers - partners of Aeroflot. These benefits include:
- accrual miles in an amount equal to 25% of the distance;
- priority check-in and boarding;
- taking into account preferences when choosing a place.
Silver card is equivalent to the Elite level of bonus programs of alliance members.
Aeroflot Bonus Silver Level gives the airline's passengers many benefits. These privileges also apply to SkyTeam flights. Reaching the level is quite simple - you need to accumulate 25,000 miles on your personal account or make 25 non-stop flights. Silver members alsocan save on baggage fees and get free tickets every year.
