Originally Posted by
chris18london
Only ever at LHR, but
every time..
But, on my qualifying for silver flight ex-HAM they even allowed a companion (well, my mother) in the lounge there, I was J she was Y, even though I was one landing short of the tier points. And yes we swapped seats on the plane

I'm interested in this. I had presumed Silver benefits didn't kick in until
after the qualifying flight had been taken. Am I wrong? Could I expect Silver to kick in on the day I arrive at the airport for my qualifying flight, with all the attendant benefits?