The harsh truth will be in the future pay in air fares plus extras or leave. For plat: Avios exchange + 4400 eur or 8800 eur (with current plat status, for lower mortals more...). Reasonable, in my mind. Against 33333 eur required for lumo as paid. That really distinguishes the really distinguished gentlemen and ladies
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leave seems the easy choice for me but I will hangout for one more year or two and see where the chips fall 😁