Originally Posted by
simons1
It doesn't surprise me either that people should try and divert things away from the poster's original point through some spin which makes BA look good.
The point being made wasn't whether security is a good thing and protects one's Avios (clearly it is). It was whether BA was being honest by trying to pretend this is something being forced on them by the Government (which it clearly isn't).
The clue of course being in the thread heading.
Please don't try to re-write the facts to make your argument less feeble. Read post no.7, in which OP clearly protests against the need to provide his passport expiry date, as well as the reason given for demanding it.