Originally Posted by
Ancient Observer
Try flying with a proper full service airline?
If you think that is best for your needs - absolutely. If you really are out of love with BA, (or never had much love) the status guarantee wont matter.
But back to the topic of what one does with guaranteed status for two years, after all its what many of us have pondered with Gold for Life.
The rarefied world of Flyertalk is the only place I've ever heard this idea of 'banking' status on once alliance, to then try and gain it with another. Yes it can help if you've already got dual status and want to maintain it - after all you are then drawing on the perks at the same time. But start from scratch? nah.
The majority of people don't do status runs or fly out of their way for status. They simply enjoy the tier benefit for the flying they do, and then try and maintain it best they can.
But some more TP focussed people people might change the mix of flying:
- redeem avios more, instead of TP earning options
- Take cheap fares knowing you dont need TPs
- Abandon TP rich routings in favour of simple point to point
- Relax about emergency trips to JER (or HNL)
But I really don't think the TP focussed are big business for BA.