Aerolineas Argentinas Fare Classes: Aerolineas Plus Miles and Elite Status

• Miles are the actual distance flown between origin and destination times the percentage. A connection is two flights, each counted on its own. Aerolineas Argentinas publishes no worked example, no minimum per flight and no rounding rule.
• Elite bonus: Aerolineas Argentinas' status rules refer to "extra miles" for Oro, Platino and Diamante members, but the pages read give no percentage, so none is shown or calculated.
• Who earns: only flights taken by the account holder, in eligible fare classes, and only for trips made up to 30 days before joining.
• SkyTeam: miles are also earned on flights operated and marketed by SkyTeam members, by each airline's own table; this chart covers Aerolineas Argentinas flights only. See Aerolineas Argentinas' SkyTeam earning page.
• Expiry: miles expire after 3 years with no air activity on the account.

There is no separate status currency. Within the last 12 months, any one of the options below earns the tier. It is evaluated automatically every month, and the tier lasts 12 months from the month after you reach it.

• Qualifying miles are the miles earned by the fare paid on flights credited to Aerolineas Argentinas and SkyTeam airlines, not counting the extra miles for Oro, Platino or Diamante status or promotions. Flights on non-SkyTeam partners, courtesy, reduced-fare, charter and travel-industry tickets do not count.
• Qualifying segments are flights credited to Aerolineas Argentinas and SkyTeam with 0 or more miles, so a segment that earns no miles still counts. Award tickets and the tickets above do not count.
• Bank miles are the miles from spend on Aerolineas Plus credit cards, without bank promotions. Purchased and transferred miles do not count.
• Benefits include SkyPriority check-in and boarding, extra checked baggage, access to the Condor Lounge at Ezeiza for Platino and Diamante, and SkyTeam lounge access with one guest on international flights operated by a SkyTeam member.
• Elite members must be older than 12.

Source: Aerolineas Plus Elite members.

How many miles does an Aerolineas Argentinas flight earn?

The actual distance flown times a percentage set by the first letter of your fare basis and the zone of the flight. Domestic flights within Argentina pay 150% for W and S, 100% for Y, B and M, 75% for U, K, H and L, 25% for Q, T, E, N and V, and 0% for A, R and G. Regional flights (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Colombia) pay up to 150% and international flights (the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States and Europe) up to 200%.

Where do I find my fare basis?

On your electronic ticket receipt. Aerolineas Argentinas sets the percentage by the first letter of the fare basis. Its earning pages do not say which letters belong to which cabin or fare family.

How do I reach Aerolineas Plus Oro, Platino and Diamante?

In the last 12 months, any one option: Oro 25,000 qualifying miles, 30 qualifying segments, or 15,000 miles and 15 segments; Platino 50,000 miles, 60 segments, or 30,000 miles and 30 segments; Diamante 70,000 miles, 80 segments, or 40,000 miles and 40 segments. Oro and Platino also have an option with bank miles from Aerolineas Plus credit cards.

Is there a minimum number of miles per flight?

Aerolineas Argentinas does not state a minimum on its earning page for its own flights, so none is applied here.

Source: Aerolineas Argentinas. Earn miles with Aerolineas Argentinas | Earn miles with SkyTeam | Elite members