bmi diamond club - VS partnership ends 31 August (unconfirmed)

MODS: Feel free to delete, just saw the news tucked away at the end of this other thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club/1352652-vs-still-available-awards-3.html).



According to the Virgin Atlantic website, the arrangements with bmi will cease after 31 August 2012. One assumes this is to be reciprocated on the Diamond Club side.

Also expect that this includes the ability to enter the LHR T3 VS Clubhouse with a DC Gold Card, which was a very welcome privilege (when flying VS in Y) that I will miss greatly.

From the VS page (http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/frequentflyer/fcpartners/airlines/bmi.jsp):

As the bmi operation comes to an end it is with regret that the Flying Club agreement will terminate on the 31st August 2012. Please see below for earning and redeeming information.

Please note that as of 1 September 2012, members will no longer be able to spend their Flying Club miles on bmi.

All existing reward bookings on bmi for travel on or after 1 September 2012 will be honoured.

For new reward bookings please contact your local Flying Club helpline to check availability. Travel must be completed on or before 31 August 2012.

If you are due to travel on any bmi operated flight on or before 31 August 2012, your miles will automatically credit to your Flying Club account.

Any travel on a bmi flight on or after 1 September 2012, will not be eligible to earn Flying Club miles.

Due to the bmi / BA merger miles will only be earned on bookings with a BD flight number.

Flight rewards can only be completed up until 31 August 2012 on routes with a BD flight number operated by BD.

Ouch! Sting in the tail... at least for VS Club members in the second to last line....
"Miles on BMI flights will only be earned with a BD flight number"

I wonder how many VS Club members seeing this, will not quite realize how many BD flights they might want to book in order to get some points before the shutdown, have already been taken over by BA and are BA flights already...!

Ouch! Sting in the tail... at least for VS Club members in the second to last line....
"Miles on BMI flights will only be earned with a BD flight number"

I wonder how many VS Club members seeing this, will not quite realize how many BD flights they might want to book in order to get some points before the shutdown, have already been taken over by BA and are BA flights already...!But at least they have the option of not booking flights on which they can only buy a BA flight number - BA flight numbers not earning in VS would be pretty ingrained in most VS members, I would think!

I feel sorrier for those who had already booked BD flight numbers but have been involuntarily moved to BA flight numbers during the transition.