Sometimes the ideas of loyalty managers take strange turns…

For example, Vueling: One must already be grateful in Europe if a low-cost airline even offers a Frequent Flyer Program – the list of counterexamples is still very long, from easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air to Volotea and Smart Wings – Vueling is now taking an even stranger path in its Vueling Club.

As a basic member, you no longer earn any miles with Vueling flights. Only from the Smart level onwards do you earn 3 miles per EUR, which increases to 5 and then 7 miles at the higher Elite levels.

The elite levels are now reached on a revenue basis, with a minimum annual spend of 200 EUR with Vueling required for the Smart level. If you fly less, the program probably won’t bring you any benefits anyway, so why this complication…?

Furthermore, it seems that as a Vueling Club member, you can still collect miles on all Vueling flights if you book the flights through Iberia. Or Iberia Club members can collect miles on Vueling flights as usual.