My few observations:

+ quite a bit of “the level setting should just be where I’d qualify” going on
+ I think BA possess the data to know what each gold makes them, and who’d they want to keep
+ whilst FT may be frequent flyer, the basis of this board is to make status for lowest possible cost, I understand why people are upset. I understand BAs view point
+ I see some people are aghast that their 2500 spend isn’t going to give them gold anymore; sorry, but you’re not profitable customers (and you’re not the marginal customer either)

I remember back in the 90s and early 2000s, BA Gold was super elusive (at least from a teenager in the 90s). I think they’re just taking it back there, and if one will be a gold going forward, it will be nice.

I’d have had some years where I’d easily have made gold on these rates, but as a mainly leisure traveller these days cannot do two programmes for the little work travel I have. I’d be ok with this but don’t have skin in the game.

I’m curious to know what happens with the corporate contracts where eg someone pays x due to corporate discount however actual cost is y, and at which point they get credited. Previously people seem to have said y mattered when calculating CIV.