Aeroflot recently introduced the ability to submit an online application to restore Aeroflot Bonus miles for flights with SkyTeam alliance partner airlines. A corresponding tab has appeared on the "Accumulate Miles" page of the Aeroflot Bonus personal account, reports Travel.ru's own correspondent.
Previously, online applications were only available for miles accrual on Aeroflot Group flights. This has now been extended to other SkyTeam alliance airlines, and in some cases, miles are credited instantly. Previously, crediting miles on partner flights required sending flight documentation by mail or email.
However, the process of entering information about a completed flight is more complex. While the ticket number (or date and route) is sufficient to accrue miles for Aeroflot flights, for partner airline flights, in addition to all this information, you also need the flight number, airline name, and, if possible, the booking code and seat number.
Flight information can be submitted no earlier than 7 days and no later than 3 months after the flight date. All other standard mileage accrual rules apply—in particular, mileage may not be credited on certain low-fare fares and codeshare flights operated by non-SkyTeam airlines. The maximum crediting period (if not immediate) is 30 days. You can track your request status in the "Processing Requests" tab.
As a reminder, earlier this summer, Aeroflot introduced online exchanges for Aeroflot Bonus award tickets and, in some cases, online upgrades. Meanwhile, the benefits of the Aeroflot Bonus program itself were significantly reduced again two weeks ago due to a new increase in fees charged for award tickets.
Let us recall that soon passengers of all Russian airlines may lose the guarantees of free transportation of briefcases, handbags, backpacks, outerwear, as well as baby food, medicine, canes, crutches and other items necessary for medical reasons. This is the draft order of the Ministry of Transport, prepared after the appeal to the ministry by the airline Pobeda, which demanded that passengers be deprived of all these guarantees. If the draft is approved, carriers will be able to limit passengers to only 5 kilograms of hand luggage, and the permissible dimensions of such luggage will be determined by the airlines themselves (Pobeda itself already uses a tiny “calibrator” measuring 36x30x27 centimeters for this, in which it is impossible to place many ordinary small city bags, as well as some mobile electronics - for example, some laptops).
Source: travel.ru