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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 4:36 am
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simons1
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Originally Posted by nobbyclark
I am coming to realize this too. As a 180 sector a year SH/Dom flyer, BA obviously does not want my loyalty any more, as evidenced by the GGL bar being moved, TPs being recalibrated and now this HBO change. Add to that the awful SH refit. As someone once said, "I'm out".
Interesting example there. I wonder in hard commercial terms (£££) what your 180 sectors a year are worth to BA once you take the base fare that BA gets and then deduct overheads plus the cost of benefits like lounge access.

Not trying to make a point in any way, however it does start to get to the nub of whether they want your loyalty. I haven't a clue whether their profit is £1 a flight, £10 a flight and so on, I just vaguely recall someone saying a few years back that the LCCs didn't make a profit until more than 80% of the seats were filled.
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