Perhaps someone on this thread (which I wish I'd read before I emailed BAEC) can help? I am silver (expiring April 2020) and my wife is Bronze (expiring--I think--March 2020). We had a son a few weeks ago during July 2019.
I emailed BAEC
[email protected] yesterday afternoon to check whether or not this benefit was still working -- I couldn't find anything about it in the 'My Exec Club' section of the website, and only the press release from 2018 announcing the policy. I didn't actually ask to apply for an extension; I simply asked whether or not it was still possible to apply to put our statuses on hold.
In reply, I got an email this afternoon (quoting my membership no., which I hadn't included in the original email, which strikes me as perhaps an issue, although the email address is linked to my account), and stating the following:
Thank you for getting in touch with us about your recent paternity leave - I would like to take the time to offer my personal congratulations on behalf of British Airways at this wonderful time.Members who may be taking fewer or no flights during their maternity, paternity or adoption leave can apply to put their account on hold for a year, protecting hard-earned Executive Club Bronze, Silver or Gold status.When we put an account on hold, the account can still be accessed and used as usual and the Tier Points that you have earned that year will still reset at the end of your current Tier Point collection year, however, the hold will ensure that you remain at the same Tier status for your next Tier Point collection year.I have checked your account and can see that your current Silver Tier status is not due to expire until April 2020. Therefore, it is not necessary for us to place your account on hold at this moment.However, if you contact
[email protected] again just before the end of your current Tier Point collection year in April 2020, we will be happy to review your application again for your collection year beginning 2020 to 2021.
I hope this is helpful and we would like to give you and your new child our best wishes for the future.
I'm confused. I had--perhaps incorrectly--presumed that we would both have our status extended for a year once I had enclosed the birth certificate. It seems looking at this thread, though, that BA have been fairly inconsistent and I may need to pester them to get this sorted out. Can anyone suggest the best form of reply? We will certainly be flying a lot less and, given that I have in-laws in another country, status extension will certainly prove very handy, I'd imagine...
All advice gratefully received!