Originally Posted by adrianlondon

I dropped from Silver to Bronze at the end of 2019, and my plan to regain silver was scuppered firstly by Covid and secondly by flying other airlines as BA seemed to cancel the most during that period (to places I wanted to fly to).

I missed lounge access, but was surprised how well Bronze is treated otherwise. I also found that I'd get to airports much later than before (as I'd go earlier to enjoy the lounge!). I'm now finally back to Silver but, as I say, Bronze is surprisingly useful. Even going down to Blue isn't a killer.