OREANDA-NEWS. November 28, 2008. JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines”, a member of the SkyTeam global alliance of air carriers, is introducing the program upgrading the servicing class for the frequently flying passengers for the flights of any airlines – SkyTeam alliance member within the frame of the Mileage Upgrade initiative, reported the press-centre of Aeroflot.

Now the customers of the Aeroflot bonus programs have a possibility of a bonus upgrade of the servicing class for the accumulated miles by one level from the Economy class on the flights of any airlines – a SkyTeam Alliance member (except, Alitalia airlines).

In order to use this service:
- purchase the ticket for the full Economy tariff for the flight including at least one international section, by any of 10 carriers of the alliance (this program does not spread over the “code-sharing” flights);

- connect with the call-center of the bonus program to confirm the possibility to upgrade the servicing class;

- after the confirmation the booking agents will write the miles off the passenger’s account and register the new electronic ticket confirming the upgrade in the servicing class.

The introduction of the new service is the first step in this Mileage Upgrade program of the SkyTeam alliance. On the grounds of the received results, there will be a possibility to request and confirm the bonus upgrade of the servicing class via the Internet.

It is possible to know more about the servicing class upgrade program on the “Aeroflot Bonus” site: www.aeroflotbonus.ru or any other loyalty program of the SkyTeam alliance.