If you don't know how to spend your s7 miles because you don't have enough of them to use for your flight, then the good news is that you have the opportunity to buy the missing amount of bonuses.

You can purchase 15,000 points per year. They are sold in packs of five hundred pieces, the price of the pack is 500 rubles. The status of the participant cannot change, that is, it will not become gold instead of green. But it will be possible to take the necessary ticket for miles.

How to buy s7 miles? To do this, you need to call free number hotline of the company s7. Tell the operator how many points you are going to purchase, answer a few questions. To log in to the system, you will need to provide the details of your bank card and make a purchase. The purchase will be credited to your account instantly, so you can also buy a ticket right away.

When figuring out how to sell s7 miles, keep in mind that this feature is not actually provided by the company. But there are two options that are very reminiscent of a sale.

• If you want to sell your bonuses, then you really just have to buy a ticket for them for the person who is ready to buy your miles. Of course, he will thank you, but the price of the service will be negotiated between you and the buyer. In this case, you need to be careful not to become a victim of a scam.
• The second way is quite official - mile transfer. If your relatives have bonuses, but they do not need to fly, then you can transfer their miles to your account by phone. This operation is not free. For five hundred points transferred, the company will deduct 250 rubles from you. Thus, you can transfer no more than 15,000 other people's bonuses. Of course, the consent of relatives is also needed for this.

All the details can be obtained from the operator by calling hotline companies.

According to statistics, 51.6% of passengers use airline bonus programs. The rest rarely fly on planes or simply do not want to "bother". Is it profitable to use such programs? Today we will talk about what S7 Priority is from the famous Siberian airline, what privileges it gives and how to become a member.

S7 Priority is a mileage accrual system that allows you to travel comfortably. Bonuses are awarded not only for ES Seven Airlines flights, but also for hotel reservations, car rentals, as well as for purchases in online stores MyDutyFree, AIZEL, Dom.ru, etc. To participate, you must do one of three things:

1. Fill out the form on the official website.
2. Issue a card through a partner bank (Alfa-Bank, UniCredit Bank and Bank of Moscow).
3. Contact the call center at tel. 8-800-100-77-11.

Statuses and privileges

The airline offers passengers several types of S7 Priority cards: Classic, Silver, Gold or Platinum. Each of them provides certain advantages. The higher the status, the more there are. Let's find out more what these privileges give:

• the ability to place additional baggage weighing up to 23-32 kg free of charge;
• priority for, waiting list confirmation or boarding;
• apply for a premium tariff "Priority".

Classic

Bonuses are awarded for using the services of S7 or partner companies. They can be exchanged for bonuses. Please note that status miles allow you to earn more high level in a programme.

Silver

Flying through Es Seven earns 25% more miles. Passengers can check in at the business class counters, as well as choose a seat in the cabin for free. Additional space is provided for luggage that is not heavier than 23 kg.

It differs from the previous status in that for flights via S7, bonuses are accumulated twice as fast. Passengers can go to the lounges of increased comfort.

Platinum

For flights through S7, miles are accumulated 75% faster than in other levels. You can choose a seat in the cabin for free. In addition, the class of service is upgraded twice a year. The weight limit for additional baggage is reduced (up to 32 kg).

Are you interested in how to get elite status? It is assigned to passengers who have collected a certain number of miles during the year. For example, Silver requires 20,000 status miles, Gold 50,000, Platinum 75,000.

How to spend S7 miles

The S7 Priority program provides a number of benefits. Once you have earned 6,000 miles, you can get a ticket for a scheduled flight with Es Seven Airlines. With relatively frequent trips, this is real.

Accumulated 6,500 miles? Upgrade your service to business class. The procedure is done at the front desk. Please note that in some cities a surcharge is required for this service. You can get acquainted with the list of premium zones.

If you have more than 25,000 miles, you can purchase a Oneworld ticket from S7 Airlines partner companies.

The award ticket for miles is bookable one-way or round-trip. Changing the date or time of departure is free for the Platinum level. Other passengers will have to pay extra from 500 to 1500 rubles, depending on the status.

Where else can you spend S7 miles Priority:

• status upgrade;
• status extension;
• obtaining GOLD status.

How to earn miles

The S7 Priority program has different ways to quickly accumulate bonuses: paying for daily purchases with an S7-Tinkoff card, participating in promotions, checking in for a flight online. Miles are earned for flights with S7 and partner airlines. For example, for a flight from Moscow (DME) to Vladivostok (WO) with the Economy-Flexible fare, the following is accrued to owners of a classic card: 1,992 miles, silver - 2,989 miles, gold - 3,985 miles.

You can calculate bonuses for a specific flight using the miles calculator (https://www.s7.ru/s7-priority/milesCalculator.dot). You will need to fill in the "From" and "To" fields, select the name of the airline and the type of S7 Priority card, then click the "Calculate" button.

Get first-class privileges with a joint bank card Tinkoff Bank and S7 Airlines (credit/debit). It allows you to earn miles for purchases on s7.ru, take part in closed sales, and place an online order with delivery. With active use, the owner is assigned a “Silver” status or a class level is upgraded for free.

Credit cards

There are two types: World Mastercard and WorldMastercard Black Edition. The first one provides for a limit of 700 thousand rubles, 12,000 welcome miles and one free upgrade per year. The owners of the second one are provided with up to 1,500 thousand rubles, 20,000 welcome miles and two free upgrades per year.

Debit cards

When using World Mastercard, 1.5, 3 or 18 miles are credited for purchases on s7.ru or on special offers from bank partners. The Black Edition has more advantages: currency conversion at a favorable rate, free transfers and payments, access to business lounges, concierge, etc. Miles are credited to the account monthly.

How to buy miles

If you do not have enough bonuses to get an award ticket, use the "Buy Miles" service. It is available not only to members of the S7 Priority program, but also to customers who have traveled at least once with Es Seven. Another condition is that the purchased tariff must participate in the accrual of miles.

How much do s7 miles cost? One mile = 1 ruble. The minimum package is 500 miles.

Attention: there is a limit. You can only purchase up to 10,000 miles during the year. It is impossible to cancel the transaction, the money for the paid service is not returned.

How to transfer miles

For this, two conditions must be met:

1. Be a member of the S7 Priority program.
2. You must have accumulated at least 500 points.

You can transfer up to 10,000 miles per calendar year. Please note that the service is paid. The cost of transferring the minimum package is 375 rubles.

How to get authorized

Go to the www.priority.s7.ru page and click on the link in the upper right corner "My Account". To enter, you will need to enter a username, phone number or card number, as well as a password / PIN. If you have not registered yet and are using the services of the site for the first time, scroll down the page and click "Become a Member".

Specify whether you are the owner of an S7 Priority bank/temporary card or if you are registering for the first time. Write your last name, first name, date of birth, as well as the city from which you most often fly. In the future, you will need to specify passport data (Russian and foreign), e-mail and come up with a password.

Note: a strong password consists of Latin letters and numbers. We recommend using both lowercase and uppercase letters. There must be at least 8 characters in total.

Click the checkmark in the "I have read" section and the "Register" button. An email with an activation link will be sent to your email address. By going through it, you will find yourself in personal account. Registration completed.

What manipulations can be done in your personal account:

• manage the accumulated miles (save, spend on award flights, transfer);
• save information about passengers for whom you often purchase tickets (section "My fellow travelers");
• receive information about orders and routes.

Your personal data will always be ready, so when booking a plane ticket, you do not have to constantly look for them. Using your personal account is simple, convenient and intuitive. By registering with it, you can appreciate all the benefits of S7 Priority.

Temporary and name card

Even if you are not a member of the "priority" program from S7 Airlines, you can earn miles using a temporary card. It fixes an individual account and is not nominal. From it you can find out the personal account number (located on the front side). Provide the code when buying tickets, and your miles will be accumulated.

You must activate a temporary card when registering in the S7 Priority program by selecting the appropriate switch. You can order a personalized card containing personal information and passenger status after your first flight with S7 Airlines.

How to recover miles

If your flight was left unaccounted for, you can recover miles. Log in to your personal account and fill out a special form. But first, check two facts: whether 3 days have passed since the flight and whether the personal data of the ticket matches those specified in the member's profile. Send a request to the airline specialists. For what period it is possible to recover miles, is shown in the table:

Please note: not all tariffs are included in the charges.

Partners S7 Priority

Use the services of S7 Airlines partner companies (in Russia and abroad) and get bonuses. See the full list in the Program Partners section on the s7.ru website. The table shows some of the organizations.

Using the S7 Priority mile program is beneficial, because you don't have to pay anything for participation. Award tickets can be purchased on New Year's Eve or May holidays. If you have any questions, please contact the service center of Es Seven Airlines. It works around the clock. Call 8-800-700-9010 or leave a message on the website. Specialists can request passport data, departure date and ticket number.

Previously, S7 partners were six banks. However, Unicredit Bank and the Bank of Moscow stopped issuing airline cards. As a result, only three co-branded offers from Alfa-Bank, Promsvyazbank and Tinkoff Bank remained. With a Raiffeisenbank card, you can exchange bonus points for miles. You can accumulate miles on a Rosevrobank card when you connect this option, for which you need to pay 61 rubles. per month.

To determine the profitable card a flight was taken from Moscow to Sochi and back. If you fly away on May 1, 2017, and return on May 9, then you need to pay 11,970 rubles for tickets. Members bonus program S7 Priority can buy a ticket for at least 16,000 miles (Promo fare, without the ability to change dates). You will also have to pay taxes and fees - 3800 rubles.

The fastest way to earn 16,000 miles is with a debit Tinkoff map jar. To do this, you will need to make purchases in the amount of at least 640 thousand rubles. Minus the card in the cost of its maintenance - 2280 rubles. in year.

In second place is the Promsvyazbank card. To accumulate the required number of miles, you will have to spend 768 thousand rubles. In third place is Alfa-Bank with 930 thousand rubles.

The Raiffeisenbank card turned out to be the least profitable of all S7 partners, where the amount of expenses should be 1.29 million rubles. The problem is that in order to get 16,000 miles, you need to exchange 18,000 bank points for 20,000 S7 miles. In this case, after the flight, 4,000 miles will remain free, which you can continue to save for the next tickets. If you want to buy exactly 16,000 S7 miles, you will need to earn 32,500 Raiffeisenbank points.

How much do you need to spend to buy a ticket to Sochi?

	Bank - card	Maintenance cost per year	Accrual rate	How much do you need to spend to exchange for a ticket Moscow-Sochi-Moscow	How many months to save if each spend 30,000 rubles on the card.
		1.5 miles for every 60 rubles.	640 thousand rubles
		1.25 miles for every 60 rubles.	768 thousand rubles
		1 mile for every 60 rubles.	930 thousand rubles
		1 mile for every 60 rubles.	960 thousand rubles
		46.7-93 rubles. (46.7 rubles in the first year, 93 rubles in subsequent years)	RUB 1.29 million

How to earn miles faster?

1. Choose a premium card. For example, in Alfa-Bank, with the Green card, 1 mile is credited for every 60 rubles spent, and with the PlatinumBlack card - 1.5 miles. The disadvantage of premium cards is the high cost of service. Platinum Black will cost 1850 rubles. in a year.
2. Make any purchases with a co-branded card. The more you spend, the faster you earn the required number of miles. Try to pay for others with your card. For example, let's go to a restaurant big company. Invite your friends to pay the bill with their card, and for them to transfer money to the card or give it in cash.
3. Spend more in special categories. For example, on a Tinkoff card of BlackEdition Bank for every 60 rubles. you can get 4 miles when buying tickets on the S7 website and up to 18 miles when buying from bank partners.

How did they count?

The search for the most profitable card took place among S7 partners, which are listed on the official airline. Each bank has chosen debit cards with the lowest maintenance cost. The cost of maintenance was indicated subject to storage and expenses of 30 thousand rubles. during billing period. In case of an increased balance on the account or other expenses, the cost of service may not be charged. Calculation minimum amount expenses for accumulating 16,000 miles for the purchase of a ticket took into account the maximum accrual of miles for everyday spending. Spending in special categories, for which there is an increased accrual of miles for purchases, was not taken into account due to the impossibility of predicting them. Banks accrue miles when rounding down the amount of purchases. For example, spending 30 rubles on the card. the bank will not accrue miles, but having spent 530 rubles, the bank will accrue 8 miles (if each costs 60 rubles).

Today's review from our reader Sergio, the material of which was being prepared for publication back in November, but it turned out to be published for technical reasons only now. The most recent December S7 program changes have been made to the text.

I have been in the S7 Priority program since 2011, this is my first mile program. Now I have a gold status in it, which I actively use. I also have two co-brands out of three possible. During these four years, I flew a lot, both for money and for miles.

S7 airline review

S7 Airlines(brand of Siberia Airlines) has a wide network of domestic routes. S7 Airlines also operates regular flights to the CIS countries, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

The S7 fleet consists of 58 aircraft, including 20 A319 (C8 Y126), 19 A320 (C8 Y150 / 156), 4 A321 (it seems that all C8 Y189, but I have not flown them, I heard that there is some kind of economy aircraft only), 13 B737-800 (C12 Y154/156) and two old B767-300 (C12 Y240/C18 Y222). The sides are generally unified, without "surprises". You can in detail.

The route network includes two major hubs in Moscow (Domodedovo) and Novosibirsk and covers about a hundred cities in Russia, the CIS and Europe, as well as several Asian destinations, including Dubai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Phuket, Hong Kong.

Service classes

With this, the S7 is very bad. Bad economy and bad business.

As a status person, I certainly don't complain, always flying for money in the third row in the A319/A320 and the fourth in the B737 and in the front row, flying for miles. But without status, the layout, of course, wants the best. There are generally dead spots, such as a non-folding row in front of an emergency or a second row (this is in business !!!) in the A319

Service in business is always lame (worse than economy in normal airlines), in economy, in principle, quite tolerable crap. Not the worst, of course, but still sucks.

I just want to say: “To hell with this S7, fly Aeroflot planes!”.

// I wrote this with a faint hope for the attention of the S7 management, hear me! I see how AK is changing, “Priority” is now the best program available to Russians, the site has become quite efficient. Train your workers, AK is lame in terms of service. Complete indifference to passengers!//

But, oddly enough, I can’t say anything bad about both sides of the B767, there are very good seats in the economy, and the seats in business, although covered with gray hair, are quite comfortable. But the service there consistently sucks, no surprises. For example, water in the bathrooms can easily run out towards the end of the flight, and caring flight attendants will put a pack of wet wipes. You won’t get extra tea, you have to beg for water.

In business, everything edible can easily run out, and you have to suffer with a brick that was mistakenly put in place of a steak. Any request is a personal favor.

Alliance and partners

//or rather, the only partner for today//

This is where the S7 excels. For five years, AK has been a member One World- the best of the existing three and a half global alliances. The status is fully supported by all participants. And the participants themselves Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Qantas, Qatar Airways are very strong partners. Well, a few other airlines.

Well, the only non-alliance partner - Emirates. What can I say - such a partnership is worth a lot. Although with status support in this case a small, but very offensive embarrassment.

Changes in the S7 Priority program

The program has undergone many changes over the past year. Mostly, of course, negative. But there are also pluses. Extensive changes introduced since December 2015.

First, the possibility of issuing a transfer carriage for miles was canceled. Then they partially returned, but it didn’t get any easier. The list of exceptions is ridiculously short.

Introduced horse fees in some areas. Try to take Beijing-Krasnoyarsk for miles, for example, you will be very surprised.

Introduced a new zone "Near Abroad Countries".

Set up with the introduction of a new zone "Russia 4".

Now you need to fly for money at least once every two years in order to be able to spend miles.

For co-brands, accruals were cut very much.

Promo tickets can no longer be upgraded with miles.

Now it is impossible to convert Svyaznoy Club benefits into miles.

Of the benefits - they introduced an accrual of 300% for business. In combination with a business pass, it was not bad at all. Then cut to 150% or 250%.

There was a discount on the award ticket for children.

Children can now also earn miles for their flights.

You can get an award on the Emirates (but the fees are killing).

It became possible to issue one-way tickets to a number of partners - a very strong step.

We stopped at Domodedovo in the upper hall, which used to be Transaero. This was my favorite lounge. It's a pity that the C7 ruined it. Food appeared, but space completely disappeared. It became some kind of "waiting room for superior comfort."

Various promotions are held, for example, “how many years, so much and a discount” - participants with experience very well added miles for flights on their own flights.

Or remember, they caught planes on iPhones? And now they give out 1000 miles on Facebook (I heard that with cheating, much more was possible).

Or the promotion has just ended - a 10% discount on the tariff for S7 Priority members.

Well, the main changes introduced from December 01, 2015. That rare case when the changes are positive, not negative. A new fare grid has been introduced, now most economy tickets are charged 100% of the distance, at least 500 miles, with the exception of baggage-free fares, which are 50%. Well, these bezbagzhnye tariffs are actually introduced. While the price has become cheaper. Although, of course, low price– only potential for further growth.

Registration in the program

After registering online on the site, you will receive 500 miles to your bonus account. The most interesting thing is that if you register already after the flight, then within 6 months you can restore the flights made earlier. But flights by partners cannot be restored retroactively ( flew S7 to Moscow for Avangard miles - in December they were credited when registering with S7 Priority - approx. Shtirlitz).

After the first flight, you will receive a basic level card in the mail. Taking into account the binding of some shares of the company to the length of service in the program, I recommend everyone to register right now - it will not be superfluous.

Status Benefits

The program has four levels of participation - basic, silver, gold and platinum. Starting from the Silver level, you can get additional baggage, access to lounges, the choice of any seat in the cabin for yourself and fellow travelers, you can get tickets for double pay by miles, even if there are no seats for miles. Well, I will not dwell on this, the status people already know everything.

Earn Miles & Banks

Accumulating miles on flights is easy. Fly and receive. On C7 and alliance partners. In some places and on other partners, you can get miles - when flying to Minsk, for example, on BelAvia.

Accumulation with partners - you can get 500 miles for renting a car, you can also get miles for booking hotels on ostrovok.ru. I'm piling up for renting a car elsewhere, so I can't comment on anything. But "monogamous" is probably convenient. As for Ostrovka, there is a transfer through their internal currency, I think if anyone uses it, it’s better to change their “dreams” at night, and not for C7 miles.

There are also several chains and hotels that I am not familiar with, so I cannot comment.

Another very strong partner is Tripadvisor. Leave reviews on the site and earn miles. The conditions are very good. You can earn money with flight reviews alone. Earn up to 1500 miles per month. There are a lot of restrictions.

There is also an opportunity to open a deposit in alpha and receive miles instead of money. But this is for those who are really bad at math. The conditions are not favorable, I don’t think that anyone uses it at all.

Well, and most importantly - the accumulation of co-brands.

Today there are three co-brands - Alfa-Bank, Bank of Moscow and Unicredit-Bank.

Let's consider each in detail.

Alfa Bank

They issue credit and debit cards. Debit only within service packages.

There is an interesting way to get an expensive credit card by issuing it as a supplement to a cheap credit card. But not everyone succeeds. Perhaps even no one will succeed now, but before such a trick passed.

Accruals: for a standard mile for 60 rubles, gold for 48 rubles, platinum for 40 rubles, black for 34 rubles (for credit, debit for 40 rubles). For all the most interesting they don’t pour, so any 4900, 4814, 4812 - without miles.

Also, for debits, regardless of the category of the card, when linking the card to accounts in euros and dollars, one mile is credited for spending 1 euro or 1 dollar. But no problems with conversion.

I myself have been using the debit golden alpha for many years, in principle, I am satisfied with everything. Everything is logical and understandable, the most convenient Internet banking, it is very convenient to link one card to different accounts - it is strange that all banks do not do this, it is very convenient to connect SMS informing on different cards to different phone numbers.

Miles are reflected in the S7 personal account on the first days of the month, as a total amount for expenses in rubles, a separate total amount for expenses in dollars, and a separate total amount for expenses in euros. Despite the worst of the conditions among co-brands, I continue to use cards from alpha (I have two of them, one in my name, the second one in the name of my wife, with her S7 number), because in terms of service, neither the Bank of Moscow nor Unicredit with Alphas don't stand next to each other.

UniCredit Bank

They issue credit cards. It is possible to issue a credit card with a zero limit. Charges: standard - a mile for 60 rubles, gold for 48 rubles, platinum for 40 rubles (or 48, but with rather stupid "additional benefits").

Internet banking is very inconvenient. Perhaps even the worst of all. In terms of the number of ATMs / branches, everything is terrible. Especially with regard to ATMs with the function of depositing cash.

I can’t cover the topic of accruals in sufficient volume, since I don’t use the card actively and not willingly. But all the most delicious things pass by.

I have a standard credit card with a microscopic limit. Released for free under the action (I don’t even remember whether the action was carried out on Facebook or VKontakte). Given the terrible service and such a small accrual, I don’t think that this card will be of interest to anyone.

Sometimes there are interesting promotions for additional accrual of miles. It is for these shares that I keep the card. Miles in your personal account are reflected at the beginning of the month, as a separate amount for each operation. Another significant disadvantage is the removal own funds With credit card paid.

Bank of Moscow

In terms of accruals, the bank is the best. Issues debit and credit cards.

For the classics, a mile for 40 rubles, gold for 32 rubles, platinum - ~ 22.85 rubles. per mile (1 , 75 miles for every 40 rubles spent on the card).

I don’t use a card from BM, according to the reviews of the owners, nothing good can be expected in terms of accruals, all the goodies pass by. Well, since I was a client of the bank before, I can say for sure that the bank is absolutely not aimed at the client, the service is terrible.

Promotions are being held for the free issue of cards. But I was not attracted even by these actions. The only interesting option is a card for 20 thousand per year, which can be used to upgrade two tickets to business, and tickets can be on a rather complicated route, with several stopovers. But there are a lot of restrictions on such an upgrade.

Buying miles

On the S7 website, you can buy the missing miles, up to 15,000 miles per year, at the price of 1 mile for 1 ruble, in blocks of 500 miles. To be able to buy miles, there is a condition for a paid flight in the current or previous year.

You can also gift your miles to other members, up to 15,000 miles per year, for a fee of 0.5 r/mile.

Spending miles

For own flights, an award ticket can be issued on the website, both the amount of fees and the availability of seats are immediately visible. It seems that these are the most ordinary things - but a year ago one could only dream of this. For own flights, you can issue a ticket both round-trip and one-way - for half the cost (which is very nice, in the same Aeroflot there is a surcharge for wanwei).

Here is the award table:

Russia 1: Astrakhan, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhnekamsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Rostov, Samara, St. Petersburg, Stavropol, Surgut, Tyumen, Ufa, Chelyabinsk.

Russia 2: Abakan, Barnaul, Bratsk, Gorno-Altaisk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Nadym, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Omsk, Salekhard, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita.

Russia 3: Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok, Magadan, Mirny, Norilsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Yakutsk.

Russia 4: Adler, Anapa, Vladikavkaz, Mineralnye Vody, Simferopol.

Near abroad countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.

Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic.

Near East: UAE.

Far East: China (excl. Hong Kong), South Korea(Seoul), Japan.

Southeast Asia: Hong Kong (excl. China), Thailand.

The price is for a round-trip ticket, one segment each way. If the ticket is with stops, then the cost is taken as for two separate tickets (with a number of minor exceptions). For example, GOJ-DME will cost 7,500 miles, and within the same zone, but with a stopover in Moscow, GOJ-DME-AED will cost 15,000 miles. But, according to an additional table, from the same Nizhny Novgorod, through Moscow, but to a more expensive zone, to Tivat, a ticket will cost 12,500 miles.

The most interesting expense (in my opinion) for own flights now is the business from Moscow to Spain (if you find seats available). The cost is 20,000 miles one way.

Another option to spend miles profitably is the OVB-DXB business, 22500 one way.

For triple the amount, you can take a ticket for miles, even if there are no seats in the corresponding classes. And for status members - only double the cost.

Also for tickets for children from 2 to 12 years old there is a 30% discount on the mileage fare.

It is also possible to upgrade for business miles. But there are a lot of restrictions, so it is unlikely that such a waste of miles is now reasonable. A ticket at Promo fares cannot be upgraded, the cost of an upgrade for the Economy fare group is almost equal to the cost of a full ticket for miles, and the cost of Standard group tickets is almost equal to the cost of tickets in Business.

Although situations, of course, are different, and sometimes an upgrade for miles will also not be the worst waste. An upgrade is made upon a written request through the website, an upgraded ticket must be couplet directly to S7, miles for a paid ticket are credited upon request. If you want to fly exclusively for business, then a mile upgrade is the best option for making the necessary paid flight.

A paid transfer of the date of departure is possible (subject to availability of seats in the corresponding fare). No returns, no change of destinations.

Spending miles on partners

Here is the award table.

Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan.

Europe: Austria, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Svalbard and Jan Maen, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Montenegro, Sweden, Switzerland.

Near East: Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Oman, Iraq, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Yemen.

Far East: China (excl. Hong Kong), Japan, Korea.

Southeast Asia: Hong Kong, Sanya (China), Taiwan Island, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Guam, Palau, Brunei, Christmas Island, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos.

Australia and Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji (Nadi), New Caledonia (Noumea), Vanuatu (Port Vila), Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Islands, Nauru, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Northern Mariana Islands.

Africa: South Africa, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Chad, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Togo, Mauritius, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d- Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Comorras, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles.

North America: USA, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Central America: Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Grenada, Montserrat, Martinique, Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Virgin Islands (UK), Virgin Islands (US), Santa Lucia, St. Kitt and Nevis, Cocos Islands, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Antilles (Netherlands), Anguilla, Hawaii .

South America: Suriname, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Falkland Islands, Paraguay

India: India, Maldives, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan.

There are a lot of restrictions - no more than two segments in each direction, stopovers are not allowed, OJ is prohibited, return is prohibited, only date change is allowed from changes. A ticket can be issued only for one of the partners, one-way tickets can only be issued for Japan Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways and Qantas, for all others only RT. There are no discounts for children.

Fees can be both quite humane, for example, on American Airlines and Cathay Pacific (both do not fly to Russia), or simply extortionate, for example, on Emirates. But, flying with Emirates business to the Maldives (DME-DXB-MLE-DXB-DME will cost 75,000 miles in business), it’s not a sin to pay about 50K rubles in fees. Although on this route it is better to choose Qatar Airways, which is not inferior to Dubai, the fees will amount to “only” 24,000 rubles.

Of the economy, the most profitable routes are distant Europe - the Canary Islands, Iceland. From business - as I have already indicated - the Maldives. Residents of the Asian part of Russia may be interested in the PEK-HKG-CEB-HKG-PEK route (Cathay Pacific, economy 30,000 miles + 2,000 rubles fees, business 45,000 miles + 2,000 rubles fees).

Comparison with other loyalty programs

Here I will write very briefly. In Russia, I see only two competitors for the S7 Priority program - Aeroflot Bonus and Miles&More. I have to accumulate miles in all these programs, as each has its own purpose. S7 miles cannot be used for first class. The S7 route network is much smaller than that of Aeroflot. S7 has far fewer earning partners than Miles&More. Therefore, a lot goes from S7 to competitors.

Well, I will repeat my idea, which I have already mentioned many times in the comments - to accumulate miles - to fly in business. The only way. Otherwise, why is all this necessary? And for economy flights, there are other tools - “pseudo-miles of ticket offices” - the best for today - World Map from VTB24, iGlobe from Gazprom and the Travel option from MTS Bank.