Originally Posted by
larryflyer
Okay, I stand corrected re old/new TPs - and agree this makes it a pretty unappealing offer in terms of qualifying TP targets.
I would call it plainly ridiculous.
Originally Posted by
Midships
Apologies if I articulated myself poorly, I didn't intend to suggest leisure travelers were, "gaming". I was addressing TP runs for the purpose of status, rather than a leisure goal. Plenty of examples on these boards.
Where's the line? I think BA have just drawn it. In simple terms, your status will now depend on what you spend with them. Folk are upset because they could previously get as much status as a high revenue customer for much less money by shrewd flight choices and taking low cost flights for the specific purpose of obtaining that status, and that has been taken away. Now BA are saying your status is dependent upon the revenue we get from you. As I said before, I'm surprised it took this long and I'm surprised that it hasn't always been this way.
Am I happy about it? No. But I can at least look back on what was a good ride and appreciate what I got out of it.
What about TP runs done for leisure? Is there really a difference if one stays at a destination 7 days instead of 2? And if one prefers indirect routes because likes flying?
In any case, whatever the reason for the change could have been, announcing it only
3 months before enabling it is gigantic BS together with a slap in the face and a kick in the butt.
I'm not that upset for the change to revenue driven status - even if the amounts requested are ludicrous - but I'm royally p...ed off for how they managed to introduce it.