Originally Posted by
Tobias-UK
Originally Posted by
Brookhouse
Could I pick collective wisdom. Currently am GGL/CCR member and my collection year ends on 8th March 2019. I am flying into LHR from SIN in F having used a GF1 upgrade arriving on the 8th March. If I am given 240 points I will have 5,060 points for the year end and renew CCR status, but as I used GF1 should I only get 160 points? thus ending year with 4,980 and no CCR status.
FYI I booked directly with BA rather than using travel agent and was given 240 points for the original LHR-SIN leg.
You should be awarded 160 points and I would proceed on that basis. Yes, sometimes upgraded TPs are earned but that is an error rather than an entitlement. If you end the year with 4980 TPs you will not get your CCR Card renewed, and (unlike retaining Gold or Silver status) there is no two week extension available to you either in which to collect the additional necessary TPs.
Instead of finding out on March 9 or 10 that you've (only, but as stated above, correctly) been credited 160 TP, with no possibility to earn the missing 20 TP, my suggestion is that you avoid that risk by earning the crucial 20 TP by doing a quick return, domestic or short hop over the water (LUX or AMS), going ET, fare classes K, L, M, N, S & V, will give you 10 TP each way. Then no worries, should you, by mistake get 240 TP, enjoy that mistake as a bonus. But the White Card will be secured for the next year.
Happy travel!