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I am new to these programs, and my flight is always the Athens-Munich ale re tour, with a Lufthansa flight (booked via the Lufthansa website). I fly on the economy class, with my hand luggage only.

I have a Miles & Bonus (Aegean) and a Miles & More (Lufthansa) frequent flyer card, both on the basic tier (I didn't have any upgrade).

Which card should I use in order to maximize the miles I earn?

Edit: I am only interested in using these miles to book my next ATH-MUC flight with Lufthansa, via Lufthansa website.

My attempt:

Aegean has these rules:

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For Lufthansa, as @jcaron said, you earn 4 miles per euro (src).

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Considering the miles you get from a single flight is the same with both cards, either cards will maximize the number of miles you get for that one flight. When you get a more advanced tier level, some programs have a multiplier which makes a difference, for example getting 1.25 miles for each mile flown, instead of 1.

The main point is not maximizing the number of miles for a flight but maximizing your balance so that you get to a reward level before the points expire. In that case, you should use the card for which you have the most points with already. Unless you fly truly a lot, the best advice is to keep only one program active per alliance since that will make you reach an award level faster.

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