Originally Posted by
KARFA
the only extra rewards seats relating to status are those in economy on BA flights as golds get access to V selling class as well as the normal economy rewards. i am not sure how much use that would be for you if you are not UK/EU based.
Or, indirectly, the fact that those earning enough Tier Points get Gold Upgrade Vouchers or 'Jokers' (Space Release) which can use commercial availability. But you need to be on over 2500 TPs a year for that.