Originally Posted by
HIDDY
If you're Euro mainland based with a FT'er mind one can get Gold for very little cost - certainly not enough to be treated as a high value passenger.
Earn 5000 tier points every year for ten years then BA will take you a bit more seriously.
Well, I could start thinking about earning that many tier points IF BA offered many more flights out of CDG to me. I can basically ither go to LHR or JFK using BA out of Paris. I understand why but basically I think that I cannot necessarily chose BA as much as I would want to earn more tier points. The lower requirement does make sense for those living in mainland Europe.