bmi diamond club - What made you a loyal BD Flyer?

I had a flashback last night to the very first time I ever flew BD and it made me realise what had made me a loyal BD Customer.

Briefly I was booked on a BA Shuttle - due to "turbulent" times at home my mind was elsewhere and I left my passport in a taxi (in true "Airline" style) , I was meeting friends at LHR for a Californian road trip, and by the time the taxi returned the BA shuttle flight had left.

A BA Supervisor at MAN asked a friend of hers at BD if they would take me , they did (at no cost) , they saved my holiday and for the cost of en economy seat on a shuttle have got any available business ever since.

I just wondered if this was a random act of kindness or if there are any other unusual stories as to why you love BD - quirks n all ;)

I had a flashback last night to the very first time I ever flew BD and it made me realise what had made me a loyal BD Customer.

Briefly I was booked on a BA Shuttle - due to "turbulent" times at home my mind was elsewhere and I left my passport in a taxi (in true "Airline" style) , I was meeting friends at LHR for a Californian road trip, and by the time the taxi returned the BA shuttle flight had left.

A BA Supervisor at MAN asked a friend of hers at BD if they would take me , they did (at no cost) , they saved my holiday and for the cost of en economy seat on a shuttle have got any available business ever since.

I just wondered if this was a random act of kindness or if there are any other unusual stories as to why you love BD - quirks n all ;)

Proper English afternoon tea, scones and clotted cream on the afternoon service from BHX to BRU, knowing the most of the staff / crew hence excellent service (drinks!!)

The Good Old Days ....

1. I had a series of awful experiences with what passes for "customer service" at BA, at around the same time they were up to dirty tricks, so I decided they were evil and immoral and I wouldn't fly them again, so I started flying BD and joined DC.

2. I was very pleased to be able to earn Gold status on three xatlantic trips a year.

3. I then discovered FT and happily realised that DC was by far the best place for me.

Interestingly, I now find myself a loyal DC member, flying pretty much exclusively on the *A, but less and less on BD metal due to the mileage thievery...

I know it's not important .... but ... if you write to Michael Bishop - he at least signs the letter in response. I know it's petty - but this impresses me - and impresses the people he asks to actually deal with the problem at BMI.

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I know it's not important .... but ... if you write to Michael Bishop - he at least signs the letter in response. I know it's petty - but this impresses me - and impresses the people he asks to actually deal with the problem at BMI.

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If you write to him more than once, do they get the same secretary to do the signature so that both your "signed letters" look the same ?

Now that would be impressive .... :)

1. Burning Hot bacon panini on the morning flights. Perfect for the post-hangover morning headache. :D

2. Separate business cabin on all domestic flights.

3. DC lounges in general and especially the cappucino machines at LHR domestic. The lounge staff are really nice too. Brilliant and cheerful at MAN and GLA. And quite good at LHR and EDI.

4. Check-in possible at Paddington.

5. Good star alliance gold recognition and Full status miles on LH (atleast so far on all fares)

6. Earl Grey tea with lemon on all flights, and the excellent afternoon tea service too.

7. Long haul BD is superb too. Catering, food service, amenities in 'the business' are equivalent to UA and LH in F IMHO.

Slightly longerwinded but BA got me into flying BD\*A. I will try and keep it short!

Having met a young lady from BOS in 2001, I started a transaltlantic relationship. My first flight was with AA (Proberbly the best economy transatlantic flight I have taken). My next 2 flights were booked with BA, upon returning from my first transatlanic economy BA flight I promptly cancelled my next flight, my main reaons for this were:
No gate on my outbound, bus to the plane!
No PTV on the 747 that was flying LHR-BOS-lhr
Bad attutiude from the cabin crew
Seeing how few miles had posted in my FF account
My next attempt was UA, No E+ yet at this stage but at least I had a PTV and it was a 767, which I prefer to a 747 when I fly cattle class. But the main upside was the miles I earned. I continued flying UA and then after 911, they made the deal even sweeter, 10,000 bonus miles for every flight booked with a Mastercard (random I know) and a reduced redemtion for award flights (35,000 miles LHR-BOS-LHR) that meant I got about 1 free flight for every 3 paid, which was a bonous as I was flying on my own dime.

When I started to fly LHR-MAN, I did start by using BA (given the above I have no idea why) but soon switched to BMI and have never looked back, I will take the train or drive before I will set foot on a BA flight.

Not to impressed with the food on the internal BMI flights, but for a GBP50 return you can't really complain.

Just wish UA would credit full miles for BMI flights, just got back from a PMI flight and recived only 250 miles for a flight over 2 hours long. Tight id you ask me! The chek in @ PMI was an experience, but thats another thread!.

tht

BA!

(Words included to detract from my one-liner to meet the min message length policy)

The status match, KLM's deteriorating service, a change in travel patterns, and a colleague's recommendations got me.

Now I've requalified, it's the cheerful service and planes, the generosity of DC and the Irn Bru in the lounges that keep me...