so loyalty goes unrewarded.
Not sure how BA can match a BAEC account with an FT handle though,
if BA wants to get people to fly then make them an offer - fly in the next X months and well give you a couple thousand avios as a bonus - don't just give them the avios!
If they havn't flown in while then it would make more sense for BA to try and time out the account and reduce their avios liabilty!