Please be assured that, although there are hardy, noble souls out there who do indeed manage Gold entirely on the back of ET flying, I am certainly not amongst them. I much prefer to earn my TP’s in (long-haul) comfort, whilst making good use of the range of options so helpfully provided by the OW alliance, and the resultant benefits which filter through to BAEC status membership.

Let’s see what changes come about following completion of the ongoing BAEC / Avios joint review. There is much apprehension .......