Originally Posted by
dylanks
I think it’s highly likely we’ll have a further 12 months (ignore my use of further if you were a July-September person who had already qualified) of reduced threshold for earning and/or extensions. Most of us have received very little benefit since March and the current norm is likely to continue until Autumn 2021 given the time for a vaccine rollout and given BA’s expectations with a significant reduction in flights for the summer.
Or, letting people lose their status is a way to cut costs from the business. Some of the people who lose status won't keep on flying extensively, and so renewing them doesn't help the bottom line. I think a status challenge - e.g. fly X flights in two months and get silver - is more likely.