Originally Posted by
rossmacd
I'm not sure I am following your argument, but obviously BA deemed that 2 years that for those affected is something they needed to do in order to limit the damage to the brand and forward bookings.
I still don't understand why those not affected by the systems outages are aggrieved, nor why it is an "insult" for not receiving a complimentary extension.
I will maintain my opinion that calling up and begging for a status extension if you were not impacted by the events of last weekend as desperate and cheap.
Well, I won't be calling up either even though I was (sort of) effected.
My plans changed and on Saturday I had to book an LHR to BUD for Monday. Seeing the carnage and knowing BA's natural aptitude in IRROPS handling, I booked LX via ZRH. Normally, I would have booked a BA direct flight, of course. BA didn't get my business because I had lost trust in their management and didn't want to take the risk. My 2 sectors in LX C were quite enjoyable and I hardly noticed that BA had mostly recovered by then. Would I see them differently if they were to extend my Gold by another year? No.