Didn't get the BA offer Had to qualify the 'hard' way, which is a shame as I could have done with being able to pre-assign my seats earlier! Maybe it was country-specific?

moriarty - indeed, no change in official policy, it seemed that last year some people were 'invited' to renew/achieve status when they were close to the official thresholds. I would be extremely surprised if the same people were extended the same facility a second time in a row.