DC panic (over) - forced migration to M&M for Netherlands, Israel and Ukraine
#76
Join Date: Jun 2008
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what is the most likely scenario?
#77
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Stirling
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#78
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The match will be immediate, so I assume it would be treated as if you had hit SEN on May 16th and thus it would run to Feb 2013. This will be followed by 2 years of Silver to Feb 2015. This is what happened to me in the *A BA status match of 2005ish.
#79
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#80
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR/SEA/YVR
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#81
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 297
This is turning into a very stressful evening. Action plan needed. With flowcharts
Right, well, I've been spending the last half hour on skype with MrsLHR*G.
What we've come up with is
- not a disaster, the LH burning rates seem to be about the same
- but the LH miles expire in 36 months, unless you get a LH credit card
- so we sign up for the credit card (when they have some sort of offer on)
- move family accounts into one account for transfer over to LH
- register with AC for all future accruals of miles
- not immediately a problem as LH will presumably keep our status for 2 years
- panic
What we've come up with is
- not a disaster, the LH burning rates seem to be about the same
- but the LH miles expire in 36 months, unless you get a LH credit card
- so we sign up for the credit card (when they have some sort of offer on)
- move family accounts into one account for transfer over to LH
- register with AC for all future accruals of miles
- not immediately a problem as LH will presumably keep our status for 2 years
- panic
#82
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#83
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: KEL (1 Km) or HAM (85 Km)
Programs: LH SEN
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It might be transferred to offset any cash coming into bmi from the parent. Looking at The Times article, bmi appear to have done as much as they can with job cuts, return of planes and trading/selling/renting the LHR slots. They still need some cash from LH, and will need to give something back.
#84
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ABZ
Programs: BA Bronze, A3*G, TK*S
Posts: 764
The link is showing for me now, too, when not logged in. I have no plans to log in and see what it does though!
I suppose the whole situation might not be too bad, although still not fantastic. Assuming there's no "forced" migration, I should make BD*G next month, and if that'll give me 5 years of LH*G/LH*S, then I guess you can't really complain! And it seems an upcoming NZ redemption I want to make would cost exactly the same with DC as with M&M (although no C&M with M&M, and I'm not sure about their policy on stopovers). In terms of earning, I tend to do most of my travelling in long-haul economy, which is great with DC, but not so good on M&M. AC here I come too, perhaps?
I suppose the whole situation might not be too bad, although still not fantastic. Assuming there's no "forced" migration, I should make BD*G next month, and if that'll give me 5 years of LH*G/LH*S, then I guess you can't really complain! And it seems an upcoming NZ redemption I want to make would cost exactly the same with DC as with M&M (although no C&M with M&M, and I'm not sure about their policy on stopovers). In terms of earning, I tend to do most of my travelling in long-haul economy, which is great with DC, but not so good on M&M. AC here I come too, perhaps?
#85
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#86
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Under the Heathrow flight path
Programs: BAEC Gold, ICH Plat, Radisson Gold Elite, Hilton Gold
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Totally gutted
Love DC and BD despite all the reasons not to and I'll have about 300k miles to burn by the time of the transfer.
If like me you love redemptions then M&M seems a really poor choice in comparison to DC but so is nearly every FF programme. I'm hopeless at trying to decide which programme to move to but will probably be stuck with BAEC whilst leaving my DC miles where they are while I burn them unless I get my finger out and book some now then transfer, enjoying SEN untill 2013.
Rubbish end to the day.
Love DC and BD despite all the reasons not to and I'll have about 300k miles to burn by the time of the transfer.
If like me you love redemptions then M&M seems a really poor choice in comparison to DC but so is nearly every FF programme. I'm hopeless at trying to decide which programme to move to but will probably be stuck with BAEC whilst leaving my DC miles where they are while I burn them unless I get my finger out and book some now then transfer, enjoying SEN untill 2013.
Rubbish end to the day.
#87
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 297
Useful links
LH redemption chart
http://www.miles-and-more.com/mediap...dia_772322.pdf
Star Alliance FFP Comparison chart
http://members.shaw.ca/deercroft/starall.html
(still not sure AC vs TK vs TG -- although TK have lost my bags and I currently am annoyed with them)
Star Alliance Reward Comparison
http://hagbard.0-24.net/starawards.html
(probably very out of date)
http://www.miles-and-more.com/mediap...dia_772322.pdf
Star Alliance FFP Comparison chart
http://members.shaw.ca/deercroft/starall.html
(still not sure AC vs TK vs TG -- although TK have lost my bags and I currently am annoyed with them)
Star Alliance Reward Comparison
http://hagbard.0-24.net/starawards.html
(probably very out of date)
#88
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 1,360
I'm not seeing anything about M & M on the login page either. I'm avoiding logging in until there's some clarity.
As a BDLG this may well be the day I have come to dread I wouldn't have kept G this year were I not LG, so I've got no chance of qualifying for SEN through flights taken.
Tell me it's not so.........
As a BDLG this may well be the day I have come to dread I wouldn't have kept G this year were I not LG, so I've got no chance of qualifying for SEN through flights taken.
Tell me it's not so.........
#89
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This is all very bizarre though in keeping with the traditions of DC's web site and how DC communicates with its members ahead of a decision being implemented.
I really hope it's not the end of DC and that the suggestion that this is on an opt-in basis only stands.
Presumably M+M won't honour DC Lifetime Gold status (though in my situation it's academic really as I have three years left to run before this would be granted, assuming I continue to re-qualify for Gold).
I really hope it's not the end of DC and that the suggestion that this is on an opt-in basis only stands.
Presumably M+M won't honour DC Lifetime Gold status (though in my situation it's academic really as I have three years left to run before this would be granted, assuming I continue to re-qualify for Gold).
#90
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I can now finally see the option on the homepage under the 'Diamond Club' drop-down menu. Clicking it takes me to login though...which I won't be doing just in case for now