Private questions. How to transfer miles to Aeroflot Bonus to another member: step-by-step instructions, rules and commissions Is it possible to restore the card

Does it make sense to buy miles? Or sell them? What if the miles are about to burn out? Answers below.

Consider the situation on the example of the Aeroflot Bonus program. The highlights also apply to other airline mileage programs.

Program Rules

We carefully read the rules of the program.

So, let's assume that you have accumulated a lot of Aeroflot Bonus miles and they will soon expire, but no flights are expected. What to do? How to save the miles accumulated over the years? Can they be transferred or sold to a third party? See the Aeroflot bonus rules from 08/01/2016 http://www.aeroflot.ru/ru-ru/afl_bonus/rules

4.1.7. A member of the Aeroflot Bonus program can transfer an Award in the form of an Award ticket, an Award upgrade for flights of Aeroflot and Partner Airlines, as well as Partners’ Awards to any person no more than 10 (ten) times per calendar year. Award upgrade with the transfer of the Award at the check-in counter is not included in the designated limit (10 awards per year).

Thus, you need to have enough miles for an Award ticket or for an upgrade. You can transfer / sell them to a third party. If miles are not enough for a flight, then you can spend them with partners or for charity (see clause 4.11 of the rules). Or, you can also use the remaining miles from the sale of basic miles.

How to buy/sell miles?

Aeroflot does not regulate in any way how you will negotiate among yourself (who gives and who receives miles). This happens in a purely private manner. There are so-called exchanges on the Internet, where you can find people who want to buy miles for money. Now, in the fall of 2016, the average mile price on such exchanges 0.6 ruble. From an economic point of view, such a price per miles is beneficial for the buyer when buying business class tickets. The price of economy tickets will not be much more profitable, and often even unprofitable in comparison with the direct purchase of tickets. Therefore, they are taken by those who fly by business or intermediaries who earn on the difference between a business ticket and a ticket bought for miles. So, Benefits of earning business class miles. It is always profitable to sell, especially when they burn out soon 🙂

You can also buy a ticket for another person for miles through the site. This is only if you completely trust each other. In order for the transaction to pass safely, you need to conduct it at the Aeroflot office by filling out an appropriate application. But it's safe from the mileage buyer's point of view. The buyer can theoretically not pay you after transferring miles and purchasing a ticket. To avoid this, you can draw up a contract in a simple written form or rely on the decency of the buyer by establishing a confidential communication with him before transferring miles (promise that you will bring many more miles in the near future and you do not need to throw it now))).

Miles Buyer Instructions.

According to Aeroflot bonus rules:

4.3.2. To issue an Award ticket with the transfer of the Award at Aeroflot's own sales offices/branches/representative offices, it is necessary to provide the original or a copy of the Membership Card, a completed and signed Application for the transfer of the Award by the Member - the account holder, originals/copies of the passports of the account holder and the passenger to whom the Award is transferred. An Award ticket with the transfer of the Award can be issued by the Participant - the owner of the account or his authorized representative. The powers of the authorized person must be confirmed by a power of attorney. If the ticket is issued to a third party, and not in the name of the Participant-account holder, the power of attorney must be notarized.

In practice, it is enough to provide the Aeroflot Bonus member number and provide a passport with an application.

Some exchanges write that Aeroflot does not welcome the transfer of miles for money, allegedly with the risk of losing the status in the program for the seller and the complete cancellation of miles. I have not found such information anywhere in the rules and FAQs.

Buyers are also advised not to buy cheap miles as they can be stolen. And this threatens with the fact that the owner of the miles can detect the loss and withdraw them before departure. This was especially true until the spring of 2016, when Aeroflot introduced two-factor authentication via SMS on the site, and the task of hacking accounts has since become much more complicated.

About the Mileage Transfer service

Miles transfer is an opportunity to transfer the accumulated bonus units to another member of the Aeroflot Bonus loyalty program. Thus, you can collect and share bonuses with friends and relatives or transfer them from one account to another to receive a gift, buy a ticket, and pay for other services:

1. Book hotel rooms and pay for accommodation.
2. Rent a car rental.
3. Upgrade the class of service.
4. Get a premium class ticket.
5. Donate to charity.

All operations are carried out on the official website aeroflot.ru in your account. Therefore, in order to transfer points, you must be a member of the bonus program.

Conditions for transferring miles to another person

You can transfer Aeroflot Bonus miles to another member who has been registered with the service for at least 3 months. In this case, the recipient must make at least one air flight in the past 24 months, paying for it in cash.

Despite the attractive opportunity, the service has a lot of nuances:

Once received, the miles become non-qualifying, regardless of what they were credited to the sender for. Therefore, it will not be possible to transfer units in order to upgrade the status to silver, gold or platinum at the expense of a gift.

The points received can be spent on any privileges provided by the loyalty program - the organizers have not set any restrictions in this matter. The only point is that benefits are available, if any, but these are standard conditions.

Important! It is not possible to cancel or reissue mileage transfers, even if the points are transferred by mistake or to a close family member. Therefore, it is necessary to check that the recipient's participant number is entered correctly.

An important point of the conditions is a ban on using the service for the purpose of earning money - it is forbidden to sell them. A person can give away or donate miles only free of charge. It is not a problem for the organizer to identify cases of resale - specialists regularly monitor thematic groups in social networks, virtual bulletin boards. If the fact of commercial use is discovered, then both participants can be blocked or write off miles, remove all statuses, and without financial compensation. And it does not matter how much the violator will spend on air travel and how many bonuses have been accumulated. Such measures are introduced for strict observance of the established order.

Instructions for transferring Aeroflot Bonus miles

Transferring miles from one passenger to another is simple. The sender needs to go to the website of the Aeroflot Bonus program and go through authorization by entering a username and password. The next steps are:

Units will be debited instantly, the crediting period is also only a few minutes, since the operation is carried out online.

At the moment, this is the only way to transfer miles from the account of one member to another without violating the established rules of the service. There are no SMS or USSD commands, the operation is also not carried out by phone of the call center.

The transfer fee

To transfer miles, you need to pay a commission. This can be done in two ways: with money, by depositing 600 rubles, or with bonus miles, by paying 20% ​​on top of the transaction amount. Given the conversion of points into rubles (1 = 0.3), the second option is more preferable.

At the same time, paying with miles is a privilege with restrictions, it is not available to users with a basic status. Members of the "Silver" level will be able to pay them for transactions up to 10 thousand miles, "Gold" - up to 20 thousand, "Platinum" - up to 30 thousand. Commissions for subsequent shipments will have to be paid in cash.

The loyalty program organizer reserves the right to revise the conditions regarding the amount of commission fees. Therefore, even before the operation, it is recommended to go to the news page and clarify whether the rules have been preserved.

Payment can only be made in rubles, the currency is not accepted. The service has a standard way - to transfer from a bank card. Miles will be deducted from the sender's balance, it is impossible to transfer points at the expense of the recipient.

What to do if miles are not transferred

If you analyze the reviews, there are practically no problems with such operations. Most often, users are unhappy with the fact that the sending is confirmed by a code from SMS, which is not received on the phone. In this case, you need:

1. Clear phone memory.
2. Reboot device.
3. Check your Spam or Blacklist folder.
4. Contact technical support. This option is suitable even if the codes for authorization in your personal account are received, but not for transferring points.

This issue is technical in nature and is usually resolved quickly. There may be others:

1. Insufficient number of miles on the account. According to the terms, the amount of the shipment must be round and a multiple of 500 units. Also, the balance of bonuses may decrease due to the fact that the system canceled them. Remember that the points are valid for 2 years, after which they expire, and it will no longer be possible to give them as a gift.
2. Blocking a user for violating the rules. It is almost impossible to correct the situation, only at the discretion of the organizers.
3. Non-compliance of one of the participants with the terms of the loyalty program.
4. Transaction limit exceeded. At one time or per year, it is impossible to transfer more than indicated by the rules. There are no exceptions.

Advantages and disadvantages of the option

If we analyze the conditions in terms of commissions, it can be noted that the service is most of all designed for status, active customers who regularly fly or use other services, for example, rent a car or rent hotel rooms. It is for this category of passengers that the most favorable conditions are the possibility of paying the commission fee in miles and higher limits. It is unprofitable to transfer a small amount; for a participant with a basic status, the operation will cost 600 rubles.

As a conclusion: the ability to transfer or give bonuses is certainly a useful and convenient function, but a lot of restrictions significantly reduce the list of benefits. Today, this is just a way to keep the bonuses accumulated by one previously active member who does not intend to use the services in the future, a bank card with miles accrual. Also, the function will allow you to add the missing number of miles to purchase a gift in the store, book a hotel, take a flight or receive other loyalty program benefits.

Passenger air transportation is the most convenient and modern way of transportation, both between settlements within the borders of the country and beyond its borders. Air transport is universal, and assumes an important role, both in the transportation of goods and as a comfortable means of transportation.

Air transportation has a number of advantages, which earned its love and popularity, among them:

• High movement speed;
• Reliability compared to other options for crossing large areas;
• Overcoming long distances, no geographical obstacles.

Today, Aeroflot is the most famous and largest carrier representing the Russian Federation. The company values ​​its customers, both permanent and those who fly only once a year, moving to places of rest, and offers many personal offers and promotions held together with partners for its passengers. The main innovation of the service provider was the possibility of transferring the relevant accruals to Aeroflot Bonus.

Aeroflot bonus miles transfer rules

This airline provides for the possibility of transferring the amount of traveled distance among its customers participating in the loyalty program from this company. This prospect makes it easier to issue awards for persons who do not have enough accruals to purchase a ticket.

For passengers who do not often use the services of the airline, the accumulation of miles entails some difficulties, for this reason it is not always possible for them to purchase a bonus ticket. For a long time, this problem did not have a solution. Today, however, much has changed, and the scheduled passenger airline has allowed the transfer of Aeroflot benefits from one program participant to another, while not allowing account pooling.

You can transfer miles to an Aeroflot passenger thanks to a simple algorithm of actions performed in the member's personal account when the service is requested. The exchange of bonuses is carried out by program participants in the section: “Spend miles”.

Mandatory conditions

The main criterion for giving Aeroflot Bonus miles to other passengers is that the client has at least one paid flight, according to the fare included in the accrual and made within the last two years.

Attention! Before transferring bonuses to members of the Aeroflot Bonus program, the airline strongly recommends that the client make sure that there are available concessions on the account. Participant registration period

The airline warns loyalty program participants that the transfer of accruals is possible only if the Aeroflot Bonus account was registered more than 3 months ago, which is an essential condition for the transfer of miles.

Transfer miles limits

So, how to transfer Aeroflot Bonus miles to another member?

The transfer of benefits, according to the loyalty program, is allowed between any accounts. The only exceptions are those that were opened in the near future. One-time transfer should not exceed 5000 accepted distance units. Obtaining airline benefits is limited by the number of transfers. Transfers can be made no more than 10 times per year. Therefore, in total during the year, the transfer of points to another participant cannot exceed 50,000.

Actions for the transfer of benefits are accompanied by the payment of a commission fee, which is charged when making a transaction and currently amounts to 600 rubles. In this case, the payment can be made both on the website of the service provider using a bonus card, and through the bonus program installed on the smartphone of the user.

Aeroflot Bonus clients with VIP status are offered to make payments for transactions with accumulated miles. In this case, the commission fee is paid in the amount of 20% of the transfer volume. Interaction under such conditions is especially convenient and economical for passengers. It should also be noted that in this case there are some nuances: to transfer miles with payment by bonuses to customers who have reached:

1. can with a calculation of not more than 10,000 miles per year;
2. gold - no more than 20,000;
3. platinum - no more than 30,000.

Other nuances

Aeroflot's new Mileage Transfer service warns customers that the airline reserves the right to make changes to the amount of commission required to transfer bonuses. At the same time, the tariff can be revised unilaterally without mandatory notification of program participants about the adjustments. This rule for the transfer of miles is published on the website of Aeroflot Airlines and is in the public domain for consumers of services.

Each owner of the Sberbank Aeroflot Bonus card knows that miles are accrued in a passive mode - for using the services of an air carrier company. Holders receive a number of incentives that benefit their budget. However, in order to fully use all the options, you need to know the conditions provided by the authors of the projects.

The campaign for the accrual of bonuses for passengers began almost 20 years ago. In 1999, passengers received bonuses that could later be used to pay for the carrier's services.

In addition to its own accounts, the air carrier allowed the use of incentives for similar actions of enterprises - partners of Aeroflot Bonus. After 3 years, Sberbank joined him. The result of this cooperation was the implementation of a joint project called the "Visa Aeroflot" card.

After paying for the purchase by bank transfer, miles are accrued, which later act as monetary compensation in the process of purchasing the following goods and services of partners.

Maintenance of a bank card of this sample is paid and depends on its category.

Varieties of cards

Sberbank allows you to order the issuance of an Aeroflot Visa card of the category it needs. To date, it is allowed to issue both credit and debit, depending on the preferences of the customer. The combination of various options allows the client of Sberbank to fully satisfy their needs.

You can order a card online on the official website of Sberbank

The conditions for issuing cards are given in the table below.

It should be noted that after receiving the card, you must activate your personal account on the Aeroflot website. Only after that the holder will have full access to all options.

Aeroflot Gold Card Cost

The above conditions are identical, regardless of whether it is a debit card or a credit card.

How is the accrual

Miles are credited under the Aeroflot Bonus program according to the same rules for all partners of the company. The list of companies is constantly expanding, so it is recommended to periodically check with it through the aforementioned personal account.

Before talking about the procedure for accruing miles, it should be noted that they may differ depending on what they were credited for:

• Miles for flights on Aeroflot aircraft are called qualifying miles.
• For paying for a hotel, buying groceries and other actions, non-qualifying fees are charged.

The difference in monetary value between them is not felt. However, the number of qualifications allows you to get more privileges at the airport and in the cabin.

The basic principles for earning miles are as follows:

1. The amount of accrual varies depending on the duration of the flight, the cost of the ticket. Some periodically appearing economy class tariffs, which are considered promotional, are not covered by the program.
2. Miles are not credited for flight cancellations.
3. Forced change of flight is considered according to the previously purchased ticket.
4. After registering in the Aeroflot Bonus program, you can collect miles for the last 6 months. The offer is allowed to be used only for the first 3 months after the purchase of the card.
5. The company's management allows the option of canceling the automatic accrual of miles after payment. In this case, you must independently restore them on the carrier's website, use the feedback form or apply in writing to the central office of the enterprise.

The list below alerts cardholders to situations where mileage is not credited:

1. Cash withdrawal and payment for services using ATMs.
2. When paying with such a card utility bills, taxes, fines.
3. For transfers to an individual or legal entity.
4. In case of spending money in casinos, slot machines and other establishments related to the gambling business.
5. Payment for servicing this bank card.

A person who has set himself the goal of accumulating a large number of miles in order to exchange them for something worthwhile may wish to adhere to certain rules. This will allow him to receive even passive income, that is, without making any expenses on the card.

Conditions and privileges of the Classic bonus card

However, the amount of profit may be lower than the cost of annual maintenance of the card. So, the process of obtaining the maximum possible number of miles consists of the following:

• Use aircraft only of Aeroflot or partner carriers. Ideal for people who frequently fly in the same direction. In this case, it is possible to change the air carrier without major changes in the schedule and route.
• Purchase of goods and services of partners:

1. Yandex Taxi.
2. "El Dorado".
3. Network of grocery hypermarkets "Perekryostok".
4. "Alfa Bank".
5. Gazprombank.
6. Bank Uralsib.
7. "M Video".

• Use additional sources of remuneration:

1. Fixed amount for joining the program (depends on the type of bank card chosen).
2. Wait for holiday and congratulatory miles.
3. Collect rewards for reviews, participation in contests and quizzes held by Aeroflot Bonus member companies.
4. Buy from other users.

The validity period of miles accrued under the S7 Priority program is active for 1 year in which they were received and 2 more years after that. After this period, they expire or are renewed.

To do this, the cardholder must perform at least one of the following actions:

• Take a flight with Aeroflot or a partner company participating in the program.
• Earn 5,000 additional miles per year by making purchases with your Aeroflot Bonus card.
• Contact a Service Center specialist with a question about the extension. The value of extending the minimum package of 500 miles for 1 year will cost 250 rubles.

Privileges for cardholders

By purchasing an Aeroflot Bonus card, a person becomes not only a recipient of bonuses for using the services of an air carrier and its partners. In addition to this, the aforementioned qualifying miles are accrued to him. In monetary terms, they do not give anything, but when a certain level is accumulated, the holder receives a number of privileges, the list of which depends on the level reached:

• Silver starts from exceeding 25,000 miles. Can be applied if a person has made 25 or more flights in 1 year.
• The Gold level is applied after doubling the early achievement, i.e. 50,000 miles or 50 flights.
• Platinum - after 125,000 or the same number of flights.

Gold level applied after 50 flights

The minimum service package applies to all passengers who have one of the following levels:

1. Purchasing an air ticket by using bonus miles that will be credited for this trip. The so-called credit.
2. Providing the first queue at the landing stage.
3. Additional free baggage allowance.
4. Separate check-in area at the airport.
5. The priority choice of seats in the cabin.

Holders of debit and credit bank cards with a gold or silver level have the opportunity to use a separate passport control desk. And after reaching platinum, he can receive a separate gold card for transfer to another person. And he is also allowed to reissue an air ticket without paying a penalty fee, and he receives individual discounts from Aeroflot.

Platinum level applies after 125,000 miles

How to find out the amount of bonuses

The difference between miles and real money is that it is not possible to check their number at any ATM. You can get information about them in 2 ways:

• Call the Aeroflot hotline at 8-800-444-55-55.
• Clarify the information using the personal account on the carrier's website.

The procedure is as follows:

• Go to the main page and select the “Personal Account” button at the top of the screen.
• Enter cardholder information:

1. FULL NAME.
2. Plastic card number.
3. The expiration date of the card is indicated on the front side.
4. Email.

• Check mail. There was sent a message with a number for authorization.
• Enter the promo code in the Aeroflot website window that opens.
• View information about the accrual, consumption and validity of miles.

You can find out the number of bonuses in your Aeroflot account

The Aeroflot Bonus program does not allow registration of two cardholders using the same email address. She recognizes the double box at the time of registration and bans him. Thus, each client should have his own.

The s7 Priority program was created for those who constantly travel by plane and want to do it in comfort. When using the program and participants can accumulate bonus units - miles. They can then be redeemed for award flights, upgrades, and so on.

But they can also be given to another person. Now is the chance to help a friend. At the same time, it is important to understand that if bonus units are not spent within a certain period, they will still burn out.

Transfer to another person's account

Transferring your s7 miles is a necessary procedure that helps those who travel rarely and do not use their opportunities. Now such people will be able to help family members who often fly, or friends. In order to make such a transfer, you must be a user of the s7 Priority system.

To give a person s7 miles, you need to be a system user or register. In addition, the following conditions must be met:

1. Anyone who transfers units to another person must have at least 1 flight on his account at a rate that accrues bonuses. The flight must be completed after registration in the Priority system.
2. You must have at least 500 miles on your account. This is the minimum number of units to be converted.

You can transfer your kilometers to another person not only in your personal account, but also by calling the call center operator.

To avoid burning miles, you can simply buy a ticket in the name of the person to whom you want to give your bonuses. This will work quickly and reliably. But for this, you must have enough accruals on your account to purchase an award ticket.

Commission

When transferring from one member of the system to another, a commission is collected, which is equal to 375 rubles per 500 m, that is, for the minimum package. At the same time, it is important to remember that this procedure does not have a retroactive effect, and it will not work to pick up your gifts, as well as return the money.

Therefore, you should be careful during the operation. Otherwise, you can pay for your mistake. For the transfer of 1000 miles, the payment is 500 rubles. Can be used . It turns out 50 kopecks. for a bonus.

Restrictions

There are limitations in the s7 Priority program. First of all, this is the minimum number of bonus kilometers sent - there must be at least 500 of them. There are also restrictions on the maximum. In one calendar year, a program participant cannot send more than 10,000 units to another person. At the same time, the one to whom the bonuses are transferred must also be part of the system.

More recently, s 7 did not provide such a service as transferring bonus accruals to another person. Therefore, now people are happy to take the opportunity to help someone who needs units of bonuses much more. It is so convenient, for example, if the whole family is included in the program, and most often one person flies. Then, after a joint flight, the rest of the family can transfer the accruals to the participant who needs them more.