Looked left, looked right, spent a lot of time analysing all options, but at the end of the day, I remembered why I joined DC in the first place which was easy *G status.

I don't know why I have hesitated so long but Aegean is just the inevitable choice, even if it doesn't feel right, but then nor did BD at the beginning...

Credited my first flight yesterday which, co-incidentally, was the day I received a nice shiny box from British Midlands with my latest Gold card valid until March 2013.

I had never counted on much in the way of miles from BD - it was all about status. So imagine my surprise at suddenly finding myself with enough for two BC tickets from Europe to Aus, and availability on SQ A380.

Thank you BD - I will miss you.