Originally Posted by
krispy84
Rumour has it that some pax travel without status and access to airport lounges 😁
If that happens to us I’m sure we’ll find a way to cope, I might even BUY a glass of champagne! 😁
It's true. I had to do 3 sectors on Easyjet this year because BA weren't flying on the days I needed, and the lounge was closed at TFS. { On the plus side, at least you could buy booze in Y.
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As for "BUYING" Champagne? Seriously?
If I was spending my hard earned on fizzy grape juice, Prosecco generally has a much better flavour / bang per buck. 😁
Originally Posted by
Crampedin13A
Same scenario for me. I thought I could probably re-qualify at the 1150 TP but 2021 is looking as bad as last year from a travel perspective. Might just accept I'll be dropping to Silver in Nov. and just use Avios for any flights I manage to get in hopefully by summer. Might as well just stay on 0 TP and save the cash
Originally Posted by
RB211
That's my current plan - I'm burning Avios for my trips, and will take the soft landing to silver, then see where we are then!
rb211.
Interesting approach, and definitely one for those with bundles of Avios and a cautious approach to BA still being around in it's current form this time next year. If BA go under, or there is a serious Avios devaluation you are quids in. However, flaws in this strategy if BA is still around this time next year is that if there is some kind of (further) reduced tier point thresholds come renewal time you will miss out, and the actual value you are getting for the Avios you are burning through.
Because of the tier bonuses, the higher your status the less value you actually receive from redemptions. EG In normal times we generally only burn Avios if we can get 1p or more for them. { Includes AMEX 241 vouchers. } The calculation includes the Avios you would receive on a cash ticket, and also the best cash + Avios combo for the redemption. So for example on a 1 way off-peak TFS club ticket depending on status, we would generally not use a redemption unless...
9000 Avios + £70.50 RFS + 4468 ( Earned ) = Cash price £205.18 or above. { Gold }
9000 Avios + £70.50 RFS + 3575 ( Earned ) = Cash price £196.25 or above. { Silver }
9000 Avios + £70.50 RFS + 3128 ( Earned ) = Cash price £191.78 or above. { Bronze}
9000 Avios + £70.50 RFS + 2681 ( Earned ) = Cash price £187.31 or above. { Blue }
Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
If we look at the other side of the situation,
Those airlines who have pressed the button and extended the status of their members 12 months directly and do not follow a calendar year system would have members dropping status in March 2021 and some of these programs didn't take action yet. For example, FlyingBlue members that have a collection year ending in March 2021 could drop status and have an unpleasant surprise in the spring.
BA has still time to think and apply the appropriate decision and in this case, they have more time than most other competitor programs.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the thresholds this year, as although the thresholds have been cut 25%, pax flying is down by 80%. Doesn't take a genius on those numbers to see that there won't be many that requalify. { Although we'll have a bloody good go at it.
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